# The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has launched an investigation into the Public Investment Corporation, days after the PIC board placed CEO Patrick Dlamini on precautionary suspension following allegations of impropriety. The PIC is Africa’s largest asset manager and oversees 3.6-trillion-rand in government pension and social insurance funds. The FSCA says it has become increasingly concerned by […]
# The minority leader of the US House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, will oppose Republican representative Thomas Massie’s amendment that would cut off all American assistance to Israel. The house will vote on the proposed amendment today, which would eliminate the 54.08-billion-rand in annual US assistance to Israel, including non-security aid that funds people-to-people cooperation […]
# Soccer: England’s manager, Thomas Tuchel, believes the challenge of facing reigning champions Argentina and captain Lionel Messi will draw a better performance from his players. They will clash in the World Cup semifinals in Atlanta tonight, with the winner playing Spain in Sunday’s final. Argentina hopes to become the first team to retain their […]
# Die Soil of Africa-beweging steun samewerking tussen die regering en tradisionele leiers om ʼn einde te bring aan voorkombare inlywing-sterftes, onwettige inlywingskole en misdadigheid wat met hierdie heilige, kulturele praktyk verband hou. Drie-en-veertig seuns is reeds tydens die winter-inlywingseisoen dood. Die beweging se woordvoerder, Luzuko Sofute, sê die tradisionele gebruik moet altyd die grondwetlike […]
# Die Kaapstadse Metropolisie het die afgelope week vyf-duisend-665 boetes uitgereik en 130 verdagtes aangekeer, waarvan 23 vir dronkbestuur was. Vier van die persone is vasgetrek nadat hulle Sondag in die vroeë oggendure ʼn voertuig in Khayelitsha gesteel het. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith, sê gesteelde en gekaapte voertuie word dikwels gebruik […]
# Rugby: Twenty-year-old flyhalf, Vusi Moyo, admits it was a surreal moment to learn he will make his Springbok debut in Durban on Saturday. He is one of four uncapped players to face Wales in round three of the Nations Championship. Moyo’s senior professional debut was for the Sharks in the Currie Cup last year, […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap verwelkom die provinsiale Departement van Gesondheid en Welstand se voortgesette pogings om inwoners in die 2026 griepseisoen te beskerm. Die departement het 105-duisend griepinspuitings in die provinsie beskikbaar gestel as deel van sy jaarlikse inentingsprogram vir hierdie seisoen. Memory Booysen van die DA sê inenting is een van die mees […]
# Forum for South Africa sê Suid-Afrikaners stel nie belang in koste-vergelykings by die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente nie, maar tasbare optrede. Die uitstaande skuldlas in die naskoolse onderwysstelsel staan op 59-miljard-rand, waarvan 29-miljard-rand dié van NSFAS-befondste studente is. FOSA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê die regering se optrede moet tot beter dienslewering, skoon […]
# Golf: World number two Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland has called for the extention of the major championship season beyond its current four-month window. The current schedule was compressed seven years ago when the PGA Championship was brought forward from August to May. McIlroy, who is chasing a seventh major title at this week’s British […]
