# The United Nations says it will closely monitor protests against undocumented immigration in South Africa. Anti-migration groups, including March and March and Operation Dudula, are expected to stage mass demonstrations across the country today against illegal immigration. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric says it is important that protests remain calm, restrained and with full respect […]
# The South African Human Rights Commission says the country does not lack legal frameworks addressing sexual violence in schools; rather, the crisis lies in fragmentation, delayed integration, and uneven enforcement. The commission has released a report that shows a staggering increase in cases of sexual violence against learners at schools. During the 2024/2025 financial […]
# Tennis: Defending champion Jannik Sinner and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic are through to the second round at Wimbledon. Italian Sinner battled past Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3, while Serbian Djokovic defeated China’s Wu Yibing, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz beat Norwegian Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6. In the women’s […]
# Britain’s likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has vowed to oversee the biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen. He announced his intention to stand as prime minister to replace Keir Starmer last Monday. Burnham says he will set up a Number 10 North as the nerve centre of a rewired UK, […]
# Acting National Police Commissioner, Puleng Dimpane, says law enforcement agencies are fully prepared to safeguard the country, protect lives and property, and maintain law and order. This is ahead of planned demonstrations taking place across the country today against illegal migration. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk, says Dimpane has reiterated the police’s commitment to […]
# President Donald Trump says representatives from the US and Iran will meet in Doha, Qatar, today, after agreeing to hold talks. This comes after the two countries traded attacks over the weekend. Tehran struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, which Trump described as foolish, and targeted American facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait. […]
# Cricket: Brendon McCullum says he has no plans of stepping down as England’s head coach. England lost the deciding Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge by 160 runs, losing the series 2-1. The Black Caps are now the first tourists to win a series of three or more Tests in the country in 14 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is addressing legitimate concerns South Africans have raised about illegal immigration, border management, and pressure on public services through lawful means. This as anti-illegal migrant groups are planning to protest across the country today, demanding that illegal foreign nationals leave the country, claiming they are taking jobs from citizens […]
# Forensic investigator, Paul O’Sullivan, says KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s July 2025 media briefing did not expose a new problem. He told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry yesterday that organised crime had infiltrated the criminal justice system for years, and that Mkhwanazi had long been aware of it and was allegedly involved in it. […]
