# Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane says government is making progress in providing dignified housing, bringing communities closer to economic opportunities and essential services, and addressing spatial inequalities. Since the advent of democracy, government has delivered more than five million housing opportunities. The proportion of households living in formal dwellings increased from 65-percent in […]
# Fourteen people were killed and ten others wounded when a Russian drone struck the main railway station in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro yesterday. A jet-powered drone hit the station as a train due to travel to Zaporizhzhia stood at a platform. This marks the latest in a series of Russian attacks on transport […]
# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has criticised sentiments that votes for newer political parties are wasted votes, saying the country needs a new vision under a new political leadership. BOSA held its final campaign rally in Finetown, Johannesburg yesterday ahead of its first local government elections. Maimane made the case for a […]
# Olympics: The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee has selected Durban as the preferred host city for its bid to stage the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The government has backed the bid following Cabinet approval. Johannesburg and Cape Town were also considered as candidate cities. Currently, seven countries have expressed […]
# Presidential Envoy on Agriculture, Wandile Sihlobo, says South Africa loosing access to the African Growth and Opportunity Act would create challenges for several agricultural industries, but it will not be catastrophic. The country has been the greatest beneficiary of AGOA, under which participating countries get duty-free access to the United States market in a variety […]
# Cricket: South Africa ended day three of the third and deciding Test on 140 for four in their second innings, leading Australia by 40 runs in Cape Town. The visitors were bowled out for 429 after lunch, with Josh Inglis scoring 102 from 135 balls. Trailing by 100 runs in the first innings, the Proteas […]
# Democrats are well-positioned in key Senate races in Texas and Michigan ahead of next Tuesday’s midterm elections, while there is a tighter contest in Kansas and Maine. A new CNN poll has found that in Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has received support from 49-percent of likely voters compared to 42-percent for Republican Mike Rogers. […]
# Krieket: Die Protea-snelbouler Marco Jansen het sy 100ste toetspaaltjie gevier deur die wêreld se beste bouler en veelsydige speler in die formaat te word. Hy het dit vermag in Australië se eerste beurt tydens die derde toets in Kaapstad. Die 26-jarige Jansen het in Desember 2021 sy buiging vir Suid-Afrika gemaak en speel tans […]
# Former US president Barack Obama has mocked president Donald Trump administration’s response to his joke comparing the White House’s renovations to “Saddam Hussein opening a cheesecake factory”. Obama criticised the gold decor changes Trump has made to the official residence since his return to office. Speaking at a Democratic Party rally in Georgia ahead […]
