# 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 […]
# Major US television networks NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox News are standing with CNN by pulling their White House pool coverage and will not cover president Donald Trump’s events designated for pool coverage. This comes after Trump barred CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House, accusing the organisations of writing “fiction or lies” about […]
# Deputy National Police Commissioner Tebello Mosikili has confirmed that the man arrested alongside two women in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba has been released and not charged. Her body was found in Villa Liza near Dawn Park last week, becoming the ninth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni since July this year. Two […]
# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta verwelkom veranderings wat die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente vir die 2027-befondsingsiklus instel. Aansoeke vir befondsing is nou oop, met voornemende studente wat tot 18 November 2026 aansoek kan doen. Die skema het verskeie veranderings vir die 2027-siklus ingestel, insluitend die regstreekse verkryging van studente-inligting vanuit instellings se stelsels, asook […]
