ʼn Brand het Sondagnag die lewens van vyf gesinslede in die Steve Biko-plakkerskamp in Etwatwa in Ekurhuleni geëis terwyl ʼn tiener ongedeerd ontsnap het. Die Ramp- en Noodbestuursdiens se woordvoerder, William Ntladi, sê toe hulle op die toneel aankom, was ʼn vyfvertrekhut in ligte laaie en mense binne-in vasgekeer. Hy sê paramedici het die pa, […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunisteparty sê hulle veroordeel en verwerp in geheel president Donald Trump se jongste tirade van valse inligting en rassistiese propaganda teen Suid-Afrika. In ‘n plasing op Truth Social het Trump weer beweer Afrikaners word uitgemoor, en hul grond en plase onwettig afgevat. Alex Mashilo van die SAKP sê Trump se rassisme kom […]
# In his latest application in the Johannesburg High Court, convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester, is seeking to compel the Department of Justice and Correctional Services to relax his prison conditions. Bester argues that his current solitary confinement at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre is unconstitutional and violates his right to a fair trial. […]
# Tennis: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz got his quest for a first ATP Finals title and the year-ending world number one ranking off to the perfect start in Turin, Italy. The 22-year-old Spaniard defeated Australian Alex de Minaur, 7-6, 6-2, in his opening Jimmy Connors Group match. In the Bjorn Borg Group, two-time winner Germany’s […]
# The BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, and News CEO Deborah Turness have resigned, following concerns about impartiality, including how a speech by US president Donald Trump was edited in an episode of Panorama. The Telegraph published details of a leaked internal BBC memo that suggested the Panorama programme had misleadingly edited a speech by […]
# The Khampepe Commission of Inquiry is scheduled to commence its public hearings with opening statements by interested parties at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg today. The commission, which president Cyril Ramaphosa established, is tasked with determining whether attempts were made to prevent the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. Foundation for Human Rights, […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption says it won’t be drawn into speculation of what might have led to the kidnapping of its head of investigations and operations, Matthews Sesoko. He was kidnapped, beaten, and robbed of his electronic devices while driving home on Friday. Sesoko’s assailants abandoned him near Rabie Ridge east […]
# Parliament’s ad hoc committee will today consider its interim report on the work completed to date. The committee is investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, including alleged criminal infiltration and political interference in the criminal justice system. The committee has heard from nine witnesses so far, including Mkhwanazi, National Police Commissioner, […]
# Motorsport: McLaren’s Lando Norris won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, and extended his drivers’ championship lead over teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri to 24 points. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finished second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who started from the pit lane, taking third. Mercedes’ George Russell finished fourth while Piastri could only claim […]
