# Not In My Name International eis dat ʼn onderwyser by die Prinshof Skool vir Blindes in Pretoria afgedank word. Dit volg na bewerings dat ʼn onderwyser in 2024 ʼn 14-jarige leerder seksueel aangerand het. Die beweging het gister ʼn vreedsame betoging buite die skool gehou. Not In My Name International se woordvoerder, Themba Masango, […]
# Tennis: Defending champion Jannik Sinner is through to the US Open quarterfinals. The Italian thrashed Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, to set up a clash with compatriot Lorenzo Musetti. Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, while Australia’s Alex de Minaur beat Swiss qualifier Leandro Riedi, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. In […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Service and Administration has expressed concern about reports on a repayment based on a ghost contract of the Government Pensions Administration Agency. According to reports, the agency paid Shula Developers, who allegedly misrepresented themselves as the landlord, 36-million-rand upfront to lease a building for its headquarters. Shula Developers has […]
# New evidence has emerged in the ongoing Digital Vibes corruption scandal involving over 150-million-rand in alleged unlawful contracts awarded by the Department of Health. The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigating Unit permission to introduce the new evidence in its case against Digital Vibes and several other companies and directors. The SIU spokesperson, […]
# A plane carrying European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday. She landed safely. The Bulgarian authorities suspect that Russia was behind this. Von der Leyen has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine as Kyiv tries to defend itself against Moscow’s […]
# Accused number four in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, will find out today if the charges against him will be dropped. This is after he applied for a Section 174 discharge under the Criminal Procedure Act. Maphisa has argued that the State has failed to link him to the alleged plot to […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the decision not to include Asenathi Ntlabakanye in the squad for the two-Test tour of New Zealand was to protect him. The 26-year-old tested positive for a banned non-performance substance, which SA Rugby confirmed he was prescribed by a sports doctor to address a health issue. Erasmus says if Ntlabakanye were […]
# The DA says government inaction has resulted in thousands of South Africans losing their jobs in the steel and auto industries. This comes as ArcelorMittal South Africa will be cutting three-thousand-500 direct jobs, while at the same time, Ford, Goodyear, and Mercedes are also cutting hundreds more jobs. The DA’s Toby Chance says industries […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation that broadens the scope of a Special Investigating Unit’s probe into the Integrated Financial Management System tender. Initially, the unit was only focusing on the National Treasury. The investigation has now been broadened to include the State Information Technology Agency and the Department of Public Service and […]
