# President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially launch the rollout of the lifesaving HIV prevention injectable medicine, Lenacapavir, in Secunda, Mpumalanga, today. This is a new long-acting antiretroviral drug that is delivered by injection only twice a year, offering six months of continuous protection per dose. The Presidency says the rollout of Lenacapavir highlights the collaboration […]
# Die adjunkminister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Andries Nel, het die Grondwet as beide ‘n viering van Suid-Afrika se demokratiese prestasies en wekroep tot aksie beskryf. Hy het gister ‘n gesamentlike sitting van die Parlement toegespreek om die 30ste herdenking van die aanneming van die Grondwet te herdenk. Nel het Suid-Afrikaners aangemoedig om hulle […]
# The US House of Representatives has approved the Ukraine Support Act, a key legislation that will provide aid to Kyiv while imposing sanctions against Russia. The legislation passed in a 226 to 195 vote, and provides about 16.2-billion-rand in security and reconstruction aid to Ukraine. It would also authorise about 129-billion-rand in financing loans […]
# Soccer: Spaniard Andoni Iraola has been appointed as the new Liverpool manager, signing a two-year deal. The 43-year-old replaces Arne Slot, who was sacked just a year after winning the Premier League title. The former Bournemouth manager led the Cherries to a sixth-place finish in the Premier League and a place in next season’s Europa […]
# The MK Party says it is finalising its election strategy, mobilisation programme, and organisational structures ahead of the local government elections in November. The party is set to field mayoral candidates in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City and Mangaung. MK Party secretary-general, Sibonelo Nomvalo, says the mayoral candidate […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in a renewed effort to end the war. This comes as Moscow has intensified its deadly aerial campaign in Kyiv, with Monday’s combined missile and drone strikes killing at least 22 people. In a letter, Zelensky stressed that peace shouldn’t […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has welcomed the rejection of the City of Ekurhuleni’s proposed 2026/2027 budget. The 71-billion-rand budget failed to secure the required support, with 96 councillors voting in favour and 105 against. This means the mayoral committee member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, must now present a revised budget for consideration. The EFF […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says South Africa stands ready to continue to engage with the US. This comes after the US has proposed 12.5-percent tariffs on imports from South Africa and other countries, accusing them of not doing enough to stop trade in goods produced with forced labour. The US […]
# Golf: Englishman Tommy Fleetwood is part of a four-way tie for the lead alongside Americans Wyndham Clark, JJ Spaun and Ryan Gerard on five-under 67, after the first round of the PGA Tour Memorial tournament in Ohio. One stroke back of the lead is Canadian Nick Taylor. Reigning two-time champion American Scottie Scheffler finished […]
