# Die adjunkminister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Sihle Zikalala, het die regering se verbintenis herbevestig tot die uitbreiding van veilige, bekostigbare en gehalte-studenteverblyf. Hy sê die infrastruktuurprogram vir studentebehuising by universiteite en TVET-kolleges beoog om teen 2030 ongeveer 300-duisend beddens te lewer. Zikalala sê fase een het reeds minstens 12-duisend-219 beddens gelewer, ongeveer drie-duisend […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police chairperson, Ian Cameron, has called on SAPS management to consider whether additional charges should be pursued against suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head, Feroz Khan. Last week, the Madlanga Commission heard evidence on how Khan allegedly facilitated tenders on behalf of controversial businessman Mohammed “Mo” Sayed. The tenders include an […]
# The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including Russia, have agreed to increase oil production as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains below pre-war levels. The seven oil-producing members will raise daily output by 188-thousand barrels from August. This is on top of similar increases for June and July. Gulf oil exports in June jumped […]
# Tennis: Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to his 17th Wimbledon quarterfinal after defeating Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin. The Serb has broken Roger Federer’s record for match victories at the All England Club with 106. Italian defending champion Jannik Sinner beat Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3, to make the last eight. In […]
# The Department of Home Affairs says one of the Zimbabwean immigrants processed at the Musina Repatriation Centre in Limpopo has been detained on suspicion of murder. No further details were given about the incident. The department has been accelerating the repatriation of Malawian and Zimbabwean nationals at the centre over the weekend. Limpopo Home […]
# The Unemployment Insurance Fund says Business Unity South Africa’s decision to withdraw its representatives from the UIF board and related structures at NEDLAC undermines the necessary social dialogue between government, business and labour. BUSA stated that its decision follows six years of repeated warnings of maladministration and ongoing efforts to support reform for the […]
# Russia launched another wave of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and surrounding districts in the early hours of this morning, with eight people reportedly injured. Several residential buildings were hit. The attack came after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned yesterday that Russia was preparing a new massive strike. Moscow launched an […]
# Cricket: Australia defeated England by seven wickets at Lord’s to secure a record-extending seventh T20 Women’s World Cup title. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 58 from 53 balls, as the hosts posted 150 for four in their 20 overs. In reply, Beth Mooney was the pick of the batters, scoring 64 off 49 […]
# Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he disagrees with US vice president JD Vance’s comments that America is Israel’s sole powerful ally anywhere left in the entire world. Vance has criticised Israel for refusing to withdraw from Lebanon. Israel has continued strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting the terrorist group Hezbollah. This is despite the […]
