# US president Donald Trump has issued another warning to Iran, declaring that the military is prepared to completely dismantle the country’s infrastructure if a diplomatic deal cannot be reached. Indirect US-Iran talks ended last week without any public sign of headway toward a lasting peace, despite a 60-day ceasefire intended to create space for […]
# Cricket: Marizanne Kapp is the only South African named in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament. The 36-year-old scored 124 runs and took eight wickets in the tournament, where the Proteas Women were knocked out in the semifinals by England. After clinching a record-extending seventh title, Australia has four players: […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is pleased with the work of the Madlanga Commission, which is an important step towards lasting reform in the police service. The commission was established after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s media briefing a year ago, in which he exposed alleged corruption within the country’s criminal justice system. Speaking […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson, professor Somadoda Fikeni, says there is a need for strategic foresight and effective governance at the State Information Technology Agency. An independent investigation covering the period 2020 to 2025 has found serious weaknesses in spending controls, contract management, and governance. The report found, amongst other things, that over two-billion-rand in […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia will continue to hit residential buildings as long as Patriot defensive missiles remain in allies’ stockpiles. Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, killing at least 15 people, while 56 others were injured. Another six people were killed in the wider […]
# Tax Justice South Africa vra die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag om te verduidelik hoekom die sakeman Adriano Mazzotti nooit strafregtelik vervolg is nie. Dit is ondanks sy beweerde erkenning dat hy met tabak gesmokkel, belasting ontduik en pogings aangewend het om amptenare van die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens om te koop. Die organisasie se stigter, Yusuf Ambramjee, sê […]
# Cricket: England’s Women’s captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, says she’s not considering retirement and is determined to continue competing in major tournaments. Australia defeated England by seven wickets to win the T20 World Cup for a record seventh time at Lord’s yesterday. Thirty-three-year-old Sciver-Brunt, who played through a calf injury during the tournament, says the loss is […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says investor confidence in South Africa’s digital economy trajectory is growing, as the country’s ambition to be a leading digital investment destination is being recognised globally. Last week, Google hosted its first-ever African Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, where it announced a range of investments. This includes a three-million-rand digital innovation centre […]
# The death toll from Russia’s latest missile and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv stands at ten, with at least 46 people wounded. This morning’s strikes heavily damaged at least 15 apartment blocks and other buildings. The Russian Defence Ministry claims it hit military and energy facilities in the city and its surroundings, […]
