# At least 107 miners have died following a landslide at an artisanal gold mine in Zamboye in the western Central African Republic. Authorities believe the incident could have been caused by the collapse of several underground tunnels in which miners were working. Rescuers are racing to retrieve the bodies of victims and find survivors […]
# Tennis: World number 24 Tommy Paul knocked out top seed Alexander Zverev to reach the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals. The American beat the German, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, setting up a clash against Italian Flavio Cobolli, who defeated Spaniard Rafael Jodar, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3. In the women’s draw, defending champion Poland’s Iga Swiatek beat France’s Diane […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, says South Africa’s correctional facilities are breeding grounds for crime and gangs. He briefed Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police yesterday as part of a summit on gang-related violence. The summit brought together victims of gang-related violence, civil society organisations, community-based organisations and individuals working daily to combat gang violence. […]
# Advocate Thandazani Madonsela says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s apprehension about his appointment as the Impeachment Committee’s evidence leader is not grounded in fact. Ramaphosa has objected to Madonsela serving as the evidence leader on the basis of a conflict of interest, citing his previous decision to remove him from the Judicial Service Commission in 2022. […]
# Rugby: South African URC Player of the Season, Embrose Papier, won two major honours at the Bulls’ annual awards. Following an outstanding 2025-2026 campaign, the scrumhalf was named the Players’ Player of the Year and Senior MVP/Player of the Year. Loose forward Jeandré Rudolph won the 2025 Currie Cup Player of the Year and […]
# President Donald Trump says the US has reached “a very fair” trade deal with Canada. Trade negotiators met yesterday after Trump paused the implementation of 50-percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says they are now moving towards an agreement that includes securing the best terms in each […]
# The ANC says the removal of the DA’s chairperson of federal Finance, Mark Burke, from Parliament’s finance-related committees does not absolve him from accountability. On Monday it emerged that investment firm Kastelo, a company of which Burke is an owner and founder and currently run by his brother, is under investigation by the South […]
# Gauteng MEC for Education Lebogang Maile says the department will continue efforts to strengthen school safety and combat substance abuse, dangerous weapons and other prohibited items in schools. He joined a SAPS-led unannounced search and seizure operation at three high schools in Alexandra yesterday. Items seized included drugs, knives, glass shards and scissors. Maile […]
# United Arab Emirates, Iran’s second-largest commercial partner, has suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Tehran until further notice. This is after two ballistic missiles targeted the Gulf state. The UAE Defence Ministry says its air-defence systems detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran towards the country, with one falling into the […]
