# European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the challenges posed by illegal immigration require united action and solidarity. Tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week. According to Spanish authorities, about 69-thousand-500 migrants have returned to Morocco, having arrived in the enclave in North Africa […]
# March and March founder, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, has claimed that mass protests against undocumented foreign nationals on June 30th have led to a reduction in crime, spaces in schools for South Africans and an improvement in healthcare. The Border Management Authority has processed over 72-thousand repatriations through ports of entry between 7 June and 14 […]
# The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team has arrested five suspects in connection with the murders of ANC ward 10 councillor in the City of Tshwane, Thabang Masemola, and EFF member Aaron Makola. Two suspects, including the alleged hitman, have been arrested for the July 2025 murder of Masemola in Mamelodi East. National police spokesperson […]
# Tennis: Third-seeded American Taylor Fritz clinched his 11th ATP Tour title by winning the DC Open in Washington. He defeated Spain’s Rafael Jodar 7-6, 6-4, to secure his first title since June 2025, and a first on a hard court since February 2024. In the women’s final, 21-year-old Alexandra Eala became the first Filipino to […]
# Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana says the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement will set aside funds aimed at combating gender-based violence and femicide. The ANC Women’s League picketed outside the National Treasury offices in Tshwane yesterday, calling for the urgent allocation of resources to combat gender-based violence and femicide. Last year, president Cyril Ramaphosa declared […]
# Rugby: Stormers forwards coach, Rito Hlungwani, says the magnitude of the challenge and chance to face New Zealand had precipitated sacrifices the players were prepared to make. They have only just returned to work in the build-up to the United Rugby Championship season, which kicks off at the end of September. Hlungwani says in […]
# Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the European Union of sponsoring “terrorist activity”. This comes after a tourist beach was hit by an alleged Ukrainian drone in the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik yesterday, killing seven people, including three children, and leaving 40 others injured. The ministry’s Maria […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has lodged an intergovernmental dispute with the acting national Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, over the expansion of the Metro Police powers to include the power to investigate crimes. He says when a metro police officer confiscates an illegal gun, the city should be empowered to build a successful docket […]
# Gauteng Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, has condemned the fatal shooting of an educator from Michael Zulu Primary School in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni. The teacher was gunned down while walking to school alongside a group of learners yesterday morning. The motive for the shooting remains unknown, and the police have launched an investigation. The MEC’s spokesperson, […]
