# Die Grensbestuursowerheid sê agt-duisend-230 Malawiese en Zimbabwiese burgers is in minder as twee weke deur die Beitbrug-grenspos gerepatrieer. Dit kom aanloop tot Dinsdag se beplande optogte teen onwettige immigrasie. Die owerheid se woordvoerder, Mmemme Mogotsi, sê buitelanders wat vir repatriasie aangemeld het, is in die teenwoordigheid van amptenare van hul onderskeie ambassades verwerk om […]
# The United Nations International Maritime Organisation has paused its efforts aimed at evacuating ships and more than eleven-thousand seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after a cargo ship passing through the waterway came under attack southeast of Oman’s port of Dahit. The vessel was not transiting under the IMO’s evacuation framework. IMO […]
# US president Donald Trump says he is seeking roughly 181.5-billion-rand from Congress to help strengthen the agricultural sector. This comes as the US-Israeli war on Iran has resulted in volatile commodity prices and high operating costs for farmers, including soaring costs for fuel and fertiliser. Trump hosted farmers, ranchers, cattlemen, and agricultural producers from […]
# Soccer: Nicolas Pepe scored twice to guide Ivory Coast to a 2-0 victory against debutants Curacao in Philadelphia, and reach the knockout stages for the first time in World Cup history. The Ivorians finished second in Group E and will face France or Norway next Tuesday. In New Jersey, Ecuador stunned already-qualified Germany with […]
# Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille says government is demonstrating confidence in the tourism sector through continued investment in tourism infrastructure, aimed at boosting economic growth and job creation. The department has been allocated 2.54-billion-rand for the 2026/2027 financial year. Tourism sustained over 954-thousand direct jobs in 2024 and contributed 4.9-percent to gross domestic […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority says the plea agreement with alleged underworld figure Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala has no bearing on any other cases he is facing. He pleaded guilty to fraud and corruption charges related to a controversial 228-million-rand South African Police Service tender awarded to his company, Medicare24. The NPA’s spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, says […]
# Three suspects were killed in a shootout with police on the N3 at the Baccleuch Interchange in Johannesburg yesterday. Gauteng police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says they received information about a group of men travelling in three separate vehicles around malls, suspected to be linked to the alleged Rolex gang. She says when the tactical […]
# The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela near the capital Caracas has risen to 188, with more than one-thousand-500 people injured. The first 7.2-magnitude quake was followed seconds later by an even stronger 7.5-magnitude one, making it the country’s most powerful in more than a century. Many people are missing or […]
# Cricket: South Africa thrashed the Netherlands by 88 runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bristol to keep their hopes of making the semifinals. Tazmin Brits scored an unbeaten 114 as the Proteas Women posted 208 for one. In reply, Ayabonga Khaka took three wickets as the Netherlands were restricted to 120 for […]
