# European Council president António Costa says that, in a world of growing divisions, a strong shared commitment to cooperation still extends across continents, regions and political traditions. He co-hosted the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism Summit with Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, India, and Kenya, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in […]
# US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell believes former president Thabo Mbeki is the best person to break the US-SA diplomatic impasse, citing his experience as a veteran statesman and negotiator. This comes as the US government has imposed new visa restrictions on unnamed South Africans involved in race-based discrimination. Bozell told Business […]
# A 59-year-old senior police officer with the rank of lieutenant general was arrested in Sandton yesterday on charges related to sexual offences. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the senior officer allegedly sexually groomed a 16-year-old girl between July and August 2026, and allegedly raped an 18-year-old woman at a hotel in Sandton in May […]
# Soccer: FIFA president Gianni Infantino is proposing an external review of how the governing body makes major decisions. This follows his failed plan to establish the FIFA Forward Enterprise, which would have involved selling stakes in the World Cup and other competitions to private investors. In a letter sent to all 211 FIFA member […]
# UK prosecutors have brought the first-ever charges against a person for their alleged role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi. Sixty-five-year-old doctor Vincent Brown, formerly Vincent Bajinya, has been charged with one offence of conduct ancillary to genocide and six offences of conduct ancillary to murder as a crime against humanity. The Crown […]
# South African Ambassador to the United States Roelf Meyer says the bilateral relationship between the two countries needs to be restored through dialogue. Diplomatic tensions have intensified following the new visa restrictions targeting certain South Africans who are complicit in enacting or enforcing policies that allow for uncompensated land seizures, race-based discrimination, and the […]
# Cricket: Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad says Kagiso Rabada’s availability for the three-match Test series against Australia will depend on his progress through rehabilitation. The fast bowler suffered a hamstring injury during South Africa’s training last month. The injury has already ruled him out of this month’s ODI series against Australia. Conrad says he is […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a new proclamation and an amendment authorising the Special Investigating Unit to investigate allegations of serious maladministration and corruption in the Eastern Cape Buffalo City Municipality and the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements. The Buffalo City investigation will focus on procurement irregularities relating to six contracts involving the construction […]
# United States Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell says the State Department will not disclose the names of South Africans who will be affected by the recently announced visa restrictions. The restrictions announced last week target individuals the US accuses of involvement in race‑based discrimination. They stem from policies such as Black Economic […]
