# KZN se polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, het opdrag gegee dat ʼn polisiekonstabel wat in die openbaar met MK-party-regalia opgemerk is, geskors word. Die beampte is verbonde aan die Ntambanana-polisiekantoor in die King Cetshwayo-distrik. Polisiewoordvoerder Robert Netshiunda sê die Wet op die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens verbied ʼn polisiebeampte om in die openbaar aan ʼn politieke party ondersteuning […]
# Tennis: World number two Carlos Alcaraz is through to the quarterfinals of the US Open. The Spaniard defeated Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4. Thirty-eight-year-old Novak Djokovic of Serbia eased past German qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, to become the oldest man in history to reach all four major singles quarterfinals in one […]
# Economists are warning about the risks of South Africa being cut off from the global Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication system. Last week, Finance minister Enoch Godongwana reportedly expressed concern about being cut off from the system through US-led sanctions against the country. SWIFT allows banks globally to fast-track payments and ensure they […]
# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry says a new date for the start of its work will only be confirmed once all ICT systems are fully operational. The commission, tasked with investigating criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system, was set to begin hearings today. However, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development […]
# A suspect in the fatal shooting of former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy has been arrested. The 54-year-old was shot dead by someone posing as a courier in the western city of Lviv on Saturday. Parubiy rose to prominence during Ukraine’s mass protests, which advocated closer ties with the European Union, and brought down […]
# Motorsport: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won a dramatic Dutch Grand Prix to claim his seventh victory of the season. His teammate Lando Norris, who was on course to finish second, had to retire with eight laps remaining due to an oil leak. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second with Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar in third, […]
# The South African Communist Party has removed ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe from its central committee, the highest decision-making body between conferences. The decision comes as the SACP prepares to contest the 2026 local government elections independently, a step that has unsettled its long-standing ally, the ANC. The SACP’s first deputy general secretary, Madala Masuku, says […]
# Indian prime minister Narendra Modi described his long-awaited meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping as fruitful. The two met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin on Sunday. India and China face stiff US tariffs under president Donald Trump’s global trade war, as well as Western scrutiny over their relationships […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Women recorded a 29-24 bonus-point victory over Italy in York, England, to qualify for the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals for the first time. South Africa scored five tries through Aseza Hele, Nadine Roos, Ayanda Malinga, Sizophila Solontsi, and Sinazo Mcatshulwa, as they claimed their second win in Pool D. They […]
