# The MK Party says it is assessing the full circumstances surrounding the allegations and subsequent charges against its chief whip, Mmabatho Mokoena Zondi. She appeared in the Cape Magistrate’s Court on charges of fraud yesterday and was released on 30-thousand-rand bail. It is alleged that Mokoena-Zondi recruited four individuals as researchers for the party. […]
# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner suffered a shock second-round defeat at the French Open after struggling physically in sweltering conditions. The Italian was just a game from victory at 5-1 in the third set, when he started cramping and feeling dizzy, which required a medical timeout. After dropping the third set, Sinner failed […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is no longer just a regional power, but a global one. He was speaking at a conference in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu says that with Israel controlling 60-percent of the Gaza Strip, he has instructed the military to expand and take over 70-percent of the […]
# National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, says Parliament remains committed to strengthening oversight, improving service delivery, and ensuring an effective, accountable, and people-centred legislature. The total budget for Parliament for the 2026/2027 financial year amounts to 6.3-billion-rand, which is made up of an allocation received from the National Treasury of 3.3-billion-rand, plus the rebuilding fund […]
# City of Ekurhuleni mayoral committee member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, says the metro is facing mounting pressure on its ability to deliver services due to rising costs and high revenue losses. He delivered Ekurhuleni’s 71-billion-rand revenue budget for the 2026/2027 financial year yesterday. The budget includes widespread municipal tariff increases, with water tariffs increasing by […]
# The US Central Command says Iran’s attack on Kuwait yesterday was an egregious ceasefire violation. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed that it targeted an American air base in the region. This is after the US shot down Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz and struck a military site in Bandar Abbas. The […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare het die bekendstelling van die nuwe aanlyn, regstreekse werknemer-bevestigingsportaal verwelkom. Die portaal van die Departement van Binnelandse Sake ondersteun die regering se pogings om spookwerknemers en betalings-onreëlmatighede uit te skakel, wat die nasionale fiskus verlede jaar na raming 3,9-miljard-rand gekos het. Claude Naicker van die vakbond sê betaalstaatbedrog lei kritieke […]
# The Western Cape Department of Education has released the outcomes of the on-time admissions applications for Grade R, 1 and 8 in 2027. Schools determine the outcome of admissions applications based on their admissions policies. Parents with offers have until 15 June to confirm their choices. MEC David Maynier says they are still very […]
# Inwoners van die Stad Kaapstad het nog ‘n kans om kommentaar te lewer op die begroting vir 2026/27. Dit volg nadat die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof bevind het die metro se eiendomswaarde-gebaseerde vaste koste vir skoonmaakheffings en water en sanitasie onwettig is. ‘n Belangrike gevolg is dat die metro moet terugkeer na die gebruik van watermetergrootte […]
