# Soccer: Co-hosts the United States, England and Belgium are through to the World Cup last 16. The US defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in Santa Clara. Two goals from captain Harry Kane saw England come from behind to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 in Atlanta. This is the first time England has won a […]
# Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee chairperson, Soviet Lekganyane, has defended the committee’s procedural work, including on witnesses that appeared before it. This comes after MK Party’s Vusi Shongwe told the Madlanga Commission that it was difficult to get deputy Crime Intelligence head, Feroz Khan, to testify before the committee. He claimed this was due to […]
# The Madibeng municipal manager, Quiet Kgatla, survived an apparent assassination attempt after being shot multiple times on the R-511 at Silkaatsnek near Hartbeespoort in the North West. According to preliminary information, gunmen travelling in a dark grey Volkswagen Polo opened fire on Kgatla’s vehicle before fleeing the scene. He sustained gunshot wounds to his […]
# Tennis: World number one and defending champion, Jannik Sinner, is through to Wimbledon’s third round. The Italian beat Portugal’s Nuno Borges, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4. Seven-time champion Serbia’s Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. In the women’s draw, world number one […]
# Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche says federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will be cracking down on combating so-called “birth tourism”. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that anyone born in the US is a citizen, even if that child’s parents are not. According to the Migration Policy Institute, there are up to […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies is seeking clarity from minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, on allegations regarding Starlink and the PR firm Resolve Communications. Former minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has alleged that Resolve, founded by Tony Leon, coordinated meetings between government officials and its customers to persuade […]
# Rugby: Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok says they are bracing themselves for a testing encounter against England in Saturday’s Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park. They wrapped up their main training block yesterday. England’s coach, Steve Borthwick, will announce his team today. Libbok, who has embraced his role as a conductor, directing traffic and ensuring […]
# Amnesty International has accused the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. The rights group documented how civilians in and around El Fasher were killed, injured, beaten, tortured, and detained between early 2024 and October 2025. This as the RSF fought the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied Joint Forces […]
# Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says they are ready to enter into meaningful discussions with organisers of anti-illegal immigration protests and formulate proposals that will have a permanent solution. Provincial police arrested 154 people linked to incidents arising from the marches across the province on Tuesday. Twenty-seven hotspots across Gauteng remain under close monitoring by police. […]
