# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says he has been encouraged by the large number of first-time voters he encountered on the campaign trail. He was on the campaign trail in Tshwane yesterday as part of the voter registration weekend, ahead of the November local government elections. Ramaphosa says the enthusiasm and active participation of young […]
# US vice president JD Vance says progress has been made during the first round of direct peace talks in Switzerland. This is despite negotiations between the US and Iran having stalled yesterday, after US president Donald Trump threatened the Iranian delegation and drew a sharp rebuke from Tehran’s top negotiator. The talks come after […]
# Cricket: An all-round performance by Marizanne Kapp powered South Africa to a six-wicket victory over India in Manchester, to keep alive their hopes of making the T20 Women’s World Cup playoffs. Kapp and Shabnim Ismail took two wickets as India were restricted to 158 for seven. In reply, Kapp scored an unbeaten 81 and […]
# Motorsport: Mercedes has withdrawn its right of review request over the results of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. George Russell received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane and was then handed a drive-through penalty for failing to serve his five-second time penalty correctly at a pit stop. This resulted […]
# Rugby: Barbarians coach Scott Robertson says facing the world champion Springboks on home soil is a special opportunity for his invitational side. They will clash in Gqeberha tomorrow as South Africa kicks off its season. The former All Blacks coach has assembled a match-day squad featuring 23 players from 12 different nations, including TJ Perenara, […]
# Die DA in Gauteng sê talle gemeenskappe loop steeds deur onder ʼn kommerwekkende toename in ernstige misdaad, ondanks ʼn algemene afname in sekere belangrike kategorieë in die vierde kwartaal van die huidige boekjaar. Dit sluit in ontvoering, vragmotorkapings, voertuig-verwante misdaad en seksuele oortredings. Woordvoerder Crezane Bosch sê premier Panyaza Lesufi moet met die waarnemende […]
# An Al-Qaeda affiliated militant group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at Niger’s largest airport. Thirty-five people were killed when gunmen opened fire at the Diori Hamani International Airport and military base in the capital of Niamey. The airport and military airbase are in the same complex. The fatalities comprised 22 assailants, 11 […]
# The British Labour Party’s Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge prime minister Keir Starmer for the governing party’s leadership . The former mayor of Greater Manchester defeated Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, securing 55-percent of the vote. Starmer congratulated Burnham, saying voters chose Labour’s campaign of hope […]
# Die Grensbestuursowerheid sê die voortgesette deportasie-prosesse wat onwettige buitelanders betref wys die staat se vermoë om immigrasiewette streng, regverdig en menslik toe te pas. Een-duisend-596 Malawiese en Zimbabwiese burgers se inligting is gister verwerk tydens ʼn intensiewe operasie van 13-uur op die Beitbrug-grenspos in Limpopo. Die owerheid se woordvoerder, Mmemme Mogotsi, sê hulle balanseer […]
