# A shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas has left one immigration detainee dead and two others injured. Officials say a preliminary investigation determined the suspect had opened fire from an adjacent building, shooting indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a van where the victims were shot. The […]
# Netball: The South African under-21 team are through to the quarterfinals of the Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar. The Baby Proteas retained their unbeaten run at the tournament with a comfortable 85-35 victory over Fiji in their final Pool D match. South Africa, whose best-ever finish at the tournament is fifth, will face […]
# Eskom says all safety-critical systems at the Koeberg nuclear power station in Cape Town are fully functional, carefully monitored, and continuously improved in line with strict nuclear safety standards. This follows reports that the vital monitoring system at the power station has malfunctioned, and tests have been repeatedly delayed. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says conflict, displacement, economic shocks, and the climate emergency have reversed hard-won gains in health and development. He co-chaired the Global Leaders Network event on Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health in New York. Ramaphosa says since last year, many critical programmes for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health have collapsed or face severe […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russian president Vladimir Putin will keep driving the war in Kyiv even wider and deeper unless he is stopped. He addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Zelensky appealed to world leaders to intervene to prevent Russia from leading the world through the […]
# The Road Accident Fund board says it is taking definitive steps to restore faith in the claims process, while implementing a sustainable management system to prevent future backlogs. The board has prioritised settlements based on a meticulous review, facilitating the commencement of payments. RAF has started initiating payments for claims that have been pending […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says while some nations can mobilise trillions to shield their citizens and economies from pandemics and other emergencies, others are left constrained by debt and denied fair access to global capital. He participated in the Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Global Economy at the United Nations General Assembly in […]
# Swimming: Four-time Olympic medalist Chad le Clos is set to make his return to major competition at the South African National Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg, which begins today and continues until Sunday. The 33-year-old has been sidelined by a back injury. Le Clos will compete in the 50-metre backstroke, the 50 and 100-metre […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has urged South Africans to engage in the national dialogue process, saying this is part of addressing the deeply ingrained social and economic difficulties the country faces. He delivered the keynote address at the main Heritage Day celebrations in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, on Wednesday. This year’s theme is Reimagine Our Heritage […]
