# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his country will be imposing additional sanctions against Russia, including on 77 individuals and 39 entities. It will also be implementing sanctions on the trade of an additional 201 vessels and imposing new prohibitions on listed vessels, to further constrain the activities of vessels that are part of […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the G7 Summit in Canada has been very meaningful, particularly for South Africa, being the president of the G20. Under South Africa’s G20 Presidency, enhanced efforts have been undertaken to align objectives and support the agenda of the G7 with that of the G20. Ramaphosa says they seek great cooperation […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa is set to picket at the offices of Denel in Irene, Centurion, today. The union says it will expose the state-owned entity for refusing to grant workers their wage increases. Numsa’s spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says Denel management has declined to grant salary increases to workers for […]
# Cricket: The Proteas Women defeated the West Indies by 166 runs in the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the third and final ODI in Barbados to clinch the series 2-1. Tazmin Brits scored 101, as South Africa’s innings was shortened due to rain interruptions, leading to the visitors posting 278 for six in 45.4 overs. In reply, […]
# Iran’s ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, has insisted his country has no intention of building a nuclear weapon. US intelligence assessments have found Iran was not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon. This is in stark contrast to the narrative being pushed by Israel that Iran was fast approaching a point of no […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has rejected claims that the government does not support the National Prosecuting Authority. The NPA improved its capacity performance from 50-percent in 2020/2021 to 73-percent in 2023/2024, with the increase attributed to better-resourced and more capable organisations. Appearing before the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday, Kubayi […]
# US president Donald Trump says he is looking for a real end to the Israel-Iran conflict, not just a ceasefire. Over 200 people have been killed in Iran since hostilities began last Friday, and over 20 in Israel. Israel has been pressing Trump to become more involved in its campaign to dismantle Iran’s nuclear […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the extent and scale of the youth unemployment crisis means that the government must bolster skills development and foster an entrepreneurial culture. The latest employment figures show a 46.1-percent unemployment rate among youths aged 15 to 34. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says the government has rolled out several youth-focused […]
# Die Black Coffee-stigting het 500-duisend-rand ingesamel om slagoffers van die Oos-Kaapse oorstromings by te staan. Neëntig mense is dood en duisende dakloos gelaat. Die stigting het sedert die eerste ontruimings kos, klere en skoonmaakmiddels aan gesinne in Mthatha geskenk. Die musikant DJ Black Coffee het ook ʼn beroep op Suid-Afrikaners gedoen om slagoffers by […]
