# Cricket: A century from Matthew Breetzke helped the Proteas beat Australia by 67 runs in the first one-day match at Kingsmead in Durban. He became the highest-scoring South African in his first 14 ODIs, scoring 112 from 106 balls, as the home side posted 297 for eight. In reply, left-arm spinners Keshav Maharaj and […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to guard against forces that seek to undermine national unity. He delivered the keynote address during the National Heritage Day celebrations at Bongolethu Sports Stadium in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, yesterday. Ramaphosa said in the past, the country’s common enemy was apartheid, and the enemy today is […]
# The Electoral Commission says an unhindered, independent press is a foundational pillar of free and fair elections. Article 8 of the Electoral Code of Conduct explicitly sets out the strict relationship between political parties, candidates, and the news media. IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya has called on political leaders and candidates to refrain from, and robustly […]
# AfriForum says given the escalating dispute between South Africa and the US, it wants to play an active role in putting forward practical proposals to tackle farm murders and rural safety. The organisation has proposed a Public Community Partnership aimed at creating safer conditions in the country so that people do not feel compelled to […]
# Build One South Africa says the country needs a growth agenda capable of putting at least one job in every home, while municipalities must do their part to make cities and towns more affordable to live in. Currently, just 52.4-percent of households’ main source of income is salaries. BOSA says when household finances are […]
# The EFF says AfriForum’s relentless political prosecution against Julius Malema has reached an unprecedented low in weaponising the justice system. The National Prosecuting Authority has decided to prosecute Malema for crimen injuria over rape allegations he made about former Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse. The case involved a seven-year-old girl who was allegedly raped […]
# The ANC has accused suspended National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola of failing his constitutional duty by not acting against suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s directive to interfere in crime intelligence appointments. This is one of the party’s submissions, as the Ad Hoc Committee looking into allegations of criminality within the police service continues to […]
# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Duane Vermeulen has dismissed suggestions that coach Rassie Erasmus’s 13 changes to the starting team for the one-off Test against the Wallabies is a sign of disrespect. South Africa head into the Perth Test on Sunday off the back of a demanding four-match series against the All Blacks. Australia are ranked […]
# The South African Communist Party is calling for law enforcement agencies to be strengthened to dismantle organised criminal networks and reduce threats to working-class and rural communities. This follows the mass shooting which left eleven people dead in KwaMakhutha township, KwaZulu-Natal, earlier this week. Initial investigations point towards a feud between rival groupings as […]
