# Iran’s Foreign Ministry has refuted US vice president JD Vance’s claims that it has agreed to allow nuclear monitors into the country, following negotiations in Switzerland over the weekend. Tehran suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in July last year, after Washington had launched strikes on the country’s nuclear enrichment facilities. The […]
# Soccer: Thirty-eight-year-old Lionel Messi has made history by becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup history. He scored two goals as Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 in Dallas to secure their place in the knockout stages. Messi now has 18 World Cup goals, two clear of France’s Kylian Mbappé and Germany’s Miroslav Klose. In […]
# ANC Electoral Committee chairperson and former president, Kgalema Motlanthe, has reportedly ordered the party’s Johannesburg Regional Executive Committee to reconvene a special meeting for the nomination of mayoral candidates. In a leaked letter, he has indicated that the previous processes for nominating mayoral candidates ahead of November’s local government elections were flawed and inconsistent […]
# Rugby: England captain Maro Itoje has been rested for the upcoming Nations Championship fixtures against South Africa, Fiji, and Argentina. The 31-year-old led the British and Irish Lions to a series victory against Australia last year, then played in the November Tests and this year’s Six Nations campaigns, as well as mourning the death […]
# The US Treasury Department has issued a 60-day waiver on the sale of Iranian oil. This is one of the conditions included in the memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran. The waiver authorises the production, sale and delivery of Iranian crude and petrochemicals until 21 August. It permits Iranian oil to be […]
# Impeachment Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana, officially filed an affidavit with the Western Cape High Court yesterday, to oppose president Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to interdict the committee from carrying out its work. The president is seeking an interdict pending a review of the independent panel’s report over his conduct following the theft of thousands […]
# Tennis: 2023 Wimbledon women’s singles champion, Marketa Vondrousova, has received a four-year ban for refusing an anti-doping test. The 26-year-old Czech was charged by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for failing to submit a sample when notified by a doping control officer on 3rd December last year. Vondrousova cited mental stress and fear when […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa is committed to deepening the comprehensive economic partnership with China, aimed at advancing trade, investment, and long-term industrial cooperation. He addressed the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing yesterday, as part of his working visit to the country. Mashatile emphasised that South Africa sees significant opportunities […]
# Former Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, who is poised to succeed Keir Starmer as the leader of the Labour Party and the UK prime minister, was sworn in as a member of Parliament yesterday. Starmer has resigned as prime minister less than two years after a historic election victory, but will stay on until […]
