# Malawi’s Foreign Affairs ministry has confirmed that 150 of its citizens left South Africa by bus over the weekend as part of a voluntary repatriation programme. The group had been staying in temporary camps in Mossel Bay, in the Western Cape, after being displaced in violent anti-foreigner protests in the area last weekend. They are expected […]
# The Israeli Defence Force launched retaliatory strikes on military targets in western and central Iran this morning. This comes after Tehran launched missiles at Israel in apparent retaliation over attacks on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, a stronghold of the Iran-allied Hezbollah militant group. Israel’s latest attack comes after US president […]
# Golf: American J.T. Poston defeated compatriot Ryan Gerard in a playoff to win the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, the biggest victory of his career. He won on the second play-off hole after Gerard missed a crucial putt. Another American, Wyndham Clark, finished one shot behind Poston and Gerard in solo third. Poston, who has […]
# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has welcomed the Cabinet’s decision to allow the South African National Roads Agency Limited to implement the closure of the historical debt linked to the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project. The write-off of outstanding debt gives effect to the government’s April 2024 decision to close the e-toll scheme. Road users […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the party will support every lawful effort in government to secure the country’s borders and fix the broken systems that have allowed illegal migration to become a source of fear and frustration. He has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s message that South Africa’s economic struggles are not caused by foreign […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has called on government to formulate a comprehensive legal response to undermine illegal mobilisation, which he warns could lead to vigilantism. This comes as over the past few months, there has been a surge in protests against undocumented foreign nationals across the country. Speaking to the media on the sidelines […]
# Iran launched its first missiles at Israel since April on Sunday, and warned of further attacks if prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government continues its offensive in Lebanon. This comes after Israel struck Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut. Iran has also threatened to block the Bab al-Mandab Strait, another vital maritime corridor in […]
# Motorsport: Nineteen-year-old Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli produced a dominant drive to win a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix, his fifth consecutive victory this season. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton finished second with Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar claiming the final podium position. Antonelli leads Hamilton by 66 points in the drivers’ championship, with his teammate George Russell now down to […]
# Tennis: World number three Alexander Zverev is now a Grand Slam champion after winning the French Open. The 29-year-old German defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1. Zverev, who lost his three previous Grand Slam finals, is the third German man to win a major in the Open Era. He is also […]
