# Golf: World number one Scottie Scheffler hit an opening-round 62 to tie the lead with fellow American Austin Eckroat at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy also made a strong start to sit two shots back on six-under, together with Americans Keegan Bradley and Wyndham Clark. England’s Tommy Fleetwood and Norwegian […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force has been a good challenge for the government. The country was greylisted in February 2023 for not complying with international standards that relate to money laundering and addressing illicit financial flows. South Africa has completed all 22 items on the […]
# The White House says president Donald Trump will decide if the US gets directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks. This is to allow for negotiations, with the hopes that Iran will relent on its hardline position and agree to terms it had previously rejected, including abandoning its enrichment of […]
# Tennis: World number one and defending champion, Jannik Sinner, has been knocked out of the Halle Open in Germany. The Italian was stunned by 45th-ranked Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, his worst defeat by ranking since August 2023. German world number three Alexander Zverev defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, to […]
# Parliament’s select committee on Economic Development and Trade has expressed concern regarding the work of the business rescue practitioners on the South African Post Office’s turnaround strategy. A total of four-thousand-875 employees were retrenched in 2024, after the Post Office entered business rescue, with an 8.7-billion-rand debt. It has been backed by a 2.4-billion-rand […]
# The Special Investigating Unit has secured a freezing order from the Special Tribunal against a property allegedly purchased using funds misappropriated from the National Lotteries Commission. The property in Centurion, Gauteng, is registered under Black Tshisimba, a company owned by Collin Tshisimba, who has been implicated in other instances of NLC grant misappropriation. The […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised president Donald Trump, saying the US is helping a lot in his country’s conflict with Iran. According to reports, Trump has reviewed attack plans for Iran but is waiting to see whether Tehran steps back from its nuclear programme. Netanyahu visited the Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheba yesterday, […]
# The World Health Organisation says the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran is putting health facilities and access to health care at risk. A new wave of Iranian missiles hit Israel yesterday, with the Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheba being hit, resulting in over 70 people being injured. WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says it has become very clear that the world needs solidarity now more than ever, amidst the tumultuous global crises. He delivered a public lecture at St. Petersburg State University in Russia. He has been on a working visit to Moscow this week, aimed at strengthening economic and trade ties […]
