# Tech billionaire Elon Musk stepped up his feud with US president Donald Trump in a flurry of posts on X, including calling for his impeachment. He claimed that without him, Trump would have lost the elections. Musk also suggested, without evidence, that Trump appears in unreleased files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey […]
# Finance deputy minister, Ashor Sarupen, has welcomed the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Economic Survey, saying South Africa is already working towards achieving sustainable public finances. The survey is an independent and internationally peer-reviewed assessment of the country’s macroeconomic trends, structural reforms, and policy challenges. It suggested, among other recommendations, that […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has announced the first mass vaccination of poultry in South Africa to protect the local flock from bird flu. Fifty animal health technicians have been appointed on short-term contracts to help with the vaccination rollout. Meanwhile, Steenhuisen says his department has also procured vaccines from Botswana for 72-million-rand to combat foot-and-mouth […]
# Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni has revealed that eleven police officers were killed in the province during the first quarter of 2025. One police member was killed while on duty, and ten off-duty. Investigations into the killings are being led by the Hawks. Mthombeni says so far, five suspects have been arrested during this period for […]
# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and American Coco Gauff will be seeking their maiden French Open title when they clash in the final on Saturday. Sabalenka earned a 7-6, 4-6, 6-0 win over four-time champion Iga Swiatek of Poland, while Gauff ended French wildcard Lois Boisson’s incredible run with a 6-1, […]
# US president Donald Trump says he is surprised and disappointed with Elon Musk after the tech billionaire publicly criticised his massive tax and spending bill. Musk has strongly condemned what Trump calls his “big, beautiful bill” that has passed the House, calling the legislation outrageous and a disgusting abomination. The bill includes multi-trillion-dollar tax […]
# The government welcomes Parliament’s standing committee on Finance’s approval of the fiscal framework and revenue proposals that underpin the 2025 budget. The passing of the fiscal framework is a key step in the budgeting process. The framework establishes economic policy and revenue projections and sets the overall limits to government spending. The government’s acting spokesperson, Nomonde Mnukwa, says […]
# Golf: South Africans Herman Loubser and Hennie Otto finished the first round of the Mopani Zambia Open in a share of the lead, following their rounds of five-under-par 67 at the Nkana Golf Club in Zambia. The pair are one stroke clear of their compatriot and defending champion MJ Viljoen and Sweden’s Fredrik From. […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says visitor safety is and continues to be, a national priority. In an updated travel advisory, the US Consulate in South Africa downgraded the country to level 2, which stipulated visitors should exercise increased caution as violent crime including robbery, rape, carjacking, and muggings were common. It further warned […]
