# Police minister Senzo Mchunu has withdrawn an advertised post for the new head of the Hawks. Former head Godfrey Lebeya retired last month, ending his seven years in the job. Mchunu told News24 that he decided to withdraw the post after weighing the short-term instability of an acting Hawks head against the importance of […]
# A US delegation led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will be meeting with Chinese officials in London today, in a new round of talks aimed at resolving the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. A 90-day trade agreement earlier this month saw the US temporarily lowering its overall tariffs on Chinese goods […]
# Motorsport: Six-time MotoGP champion, Marc Marquez, has extended his lead at the top of the riders’ championship following his victory at the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain, his fourth win of the season. His younger brother Alex settled for a second-place finish in the race after holding off Francesco Bagnaia, who finished third. South […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation has expressed concern about financial constraints and vacancies at Statistics South Africa. The agency has about 720 vacant posts, a vacancy rate of 21.8-percent, which is affecting its ability to perform its core functions and its capacity to meet data needs for policy-making. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has […]
# Golf: South Africa’s Sameul Simpson secured his first victory on the Sunshine Tour by winning the Mopani Zambia Open at the Nkana Golf Club in Zambia. He won by one shot on eleven-under-par after carding a final round 69. Simpson’s compatriot Herman Loubser finished second on ten-under-par. South Africans Luke Jerling, JJ Senekal and […]
# The Israeli military boarded the Gaza-bound Madleen of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which is carrying humanitarian aid and human rights defenders, including climate activist Greta Thunberg. The vessel left Sicily on Friday. Israel’s foreign ministry says the yacht was told to change course due to its approach toward a restricted area. It says a blockade is necessary […]
# Tennis: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz recovered from two sets down and saved three championship points to beat Italian Jannik Sinner in an epic French Open final. The 22-year-old Spaniard defeated the world number one, 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6, in five-hours-and-29 minutes, the longest French Open final in history. Alcaraz, who is the fifth […]
# AfriForum says it will be taking the City of Tshwane to court to have the implementation of the new city cleaning levy approved at last week’s council meeting reviewed. The monthly levy, amounting to approximately 200-rand per month, will be levied on all properties that do not currently use the metro’s refuse removal service from […]
# At least four people were killed by Israeli fire on their way to a food distribution centre in Rafah on Sunday, which is run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The Israel Defence Force says troops fired warning shots after issuing a verbal challenge at a group that was moving towards them and was deemed […]
