# North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing, China, next Wednesday. This will be his first trip to China since 2019. The so-called “Victory Day” parade is part of China’s commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, following Japan’s formal surrender. A total of 26 […]
# Die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika sê hy het ʼn ooreenkoms met Eskom bereik oor die sesde meerjarige prysvasstelling-inkomstebesluit vir drie boekjare. Die kragverskaffer het in Julie ʼn geregtelike hersiening ingedien om Nersa se besluit oor sy toelaatbare inkomste-aansoek tersyde te stel en aangevoer sy inkomste-tekort beloop 107-miljard-rand. Nersa-woordvoerder Charles Hlebela sê na ʼn hersiening […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to EWN’s Associate Editor for Politics, Tshidi Madia, describing her as an outstanding woman. She passed away in the hospital on Wednesday morning, after a short illness. Ramaphosa says Madia loved the country, and this was the backdrop to her tough questions and her hopeful vision of a […]
# Tennis: South Africa’s Lloyd Harris exited the US Open in the second round after he was beaten, 6-4, 6-7, 2-6, 4-6, by last year’s finalist American Taylor Fritz. World number two Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz eased past Italy’s Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3, to reach the third round. Alcaraz’s potential semifinal opponent, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, […]
# Every member state of the United Nations Security Council, except for the US, has jointly called for a ceasefire in Gaza and backed the declaration that famine in Gaza is a man-made crisis. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis says 514-thousand people, nearly a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza, are experiencing famine, […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, says the government has identified several key priorities that it believes are essential for promoting economic growth, investment, and job creation. These include investment in infrastructure, transportation, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure. He addressed the 20th edition of the Confederation of Indian Industry Africa India Conclave in India yesterday. […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies has expressed sadness at the passing of EWN’s Associate Editor of Politics, Tshidi Madia. She died in the hospital on Wednesday after a short illness. Committee chairperson, Khusela Sangoni Diko, says Madia was one of the most respected voices in South African journalism and a consummate […]
# Golf: Keegan Bradley has opted not to pick himself as a playing captain for the US Ryder Cup team. He has named Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, and Sam Burns as his six captain’s picks for next month’s competition against Europe in New York. The six automatic qualifier spots […]
# AfriForum has welcomed the Equality Court’s judgment against EFF leader Julius Malema. The court found Malema guilty of hate speech and inciting violence for the 2022 statements he made in his speech at the EFF’s 3rd provincial People’s Assembly in the Western Cape. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says the judgment confirms and underscores what most already […]
