# Die ANC se parlementêre koukus sê die Konstitusionele Hof-beslissing oor president Cyril Ramaphosa se interdik bevestig dat geen parlementêre meerderheid, opposisieparty of politieke veldtog bo die wet verhewe is nie. Die hof het politieke partye en die ampsklagkomitee toestemming geweier om te appelleer teen ʼn tussentydse interdik wat openbare verhore in die Phala Phala-saak […]
# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy says South Africa has to be deliberate about ensuring that women are part of the skills pipelines, training opportunities, recruitment strategies and leadership pathways in the aviation sector. The country has over 33-thousand-500 licensed aviation professionals, almost six-thousand-800 of whom are women. Creecy says her department has awarded 317 of […]
# The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the Israeli military’s operations in the occupied West Bank, saying the settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low. About 20 Palestinian families from Qusra had been evacuated by Israel Defence Forces soldiers allegedly for security purposes. The UN’s Ajith Sunghay […]
# Transnet is seeking private sector partners to refurbish, finance, operate and maintain South Africa’s B-Network railway lines, covering approximately nine-thousand-and-98-kilometres. Through the Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager, government has published a Request for Information, inviting interested parties to submit proposals for partnership opportunities. TRIM CEO Moshe Motlohi says the introduction of private sector participation opportunities on […]
# Tennis: Fifth seed Ben Shelton has successfully defended his Canadian Open crown in Montreal to clinch his second ATP Masters 1000 title. The American defeated compatriot Brandon Nakashima, 6-3, 7-6, becoming the fourth man this century to successfully defend his Canadian title after Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. In the women’s draw […]
# National Coloured Congress leader, Fadiel Adams, says he will be taking legal action against Parliament for defamation. This comes after Parliament stated that its records do not support Adams’s claim of persistent laptop malfunction before the Madlanga Commission. It also insisted that he had access to other devices to maintain his work. Adams claimed […]
# US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says they will continue to economically isolate Iran and blockade its ports. Last week, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on individuals, exchange houses and companies across several countries that it accused of helping Iran’s Shahr Bank move hundreds of millions of dollars clandestinely. […]
# Soccer: South Africa defeated Nigeria 2-1 in their CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations playoff match in Morocco to qualify for the FIFA Playoff tournament for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Goals from Thembi Kgatlana and Refiloe Jane secured the victory for Banyana Banyana. The next phase of the qualification process will be […]
# Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee chairperson, Soviet Lekganyane, says the findings and recommendations of the committee may help shape the criminal justice system. The committee was established to investigate allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who accused high-ranking politicians, police leaders and criminal cartels of infiltrating South Africa’s criminal justice system. Lekganyane says […]
