# Soccer: Mamelodi Sundowns’ Lucas Ribeiro Costa was the big winner at the Premier Soccer League Awards, claiming four accolades. He won both the PSL Footballer of the Season and Premiership Players’ Player of the Season, as well as Goal of the Season and Top Goal Scorer awards. Miguel Cardoso won Coach of the Season […]
# A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering Tsunami warnings in parts of Moscow, Japan, the US Pacific coasts, the Philippines and Indonesia. Several people have been injured as authorities warn of strong aftershocks. The peninsula has already been rocked by a series of earthquakes in the last […]
# Two out of three famine thresholds have been reached in Gaza, plummeting food consumption and acute malnutrition. This is according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a United Nations-backed initiative. According to the IPC, at least 16 children under five have died from hunger-related causes since mid-July in Gaza, World Food Programme’s Ross […]
# Tennis: Eight star-studded teams have received direct entry into next month’s US Open Mixed Doubles Championship, while six teams have received wild cards. Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz are one of six wildcard pairings, including Novak Djokovic and Olga Danilovic. Two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion Venus Williams will compete with Reilly Opelka in front of […]
# The International Monetary Fund’s growth forecasts for South Africa remain unchanged, while projections for global growth have lifted. In April, the IMF reduced the country’s forecast from the 1.5-percent projection in January to just 1.0-percent. In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF maintains that South Africa will only see an increase of one-percent […]
# The National Council of Provinces will consider the Appropriation Bill and the Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bill today. The two bills were adopted by the National Assembly last week. The Appropriation Bill provides for the appropriation of funds from the National Revenue Fund for the 2025/2026 financial year. The Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bill […]
# Eastern Cape police have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Emalahleni Municipality’s chief whip, Xoliseka Lali. The 43-year-old was shot dead by unknown suspects at his rented apartment in South East Village, Westbourne in Komani. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says the suspects have been formally charged with murder and will appear […]
# British prime minister Keir Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine as a state in September, unless Israel takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, and to reach a ceasefire. Around 140 countries formally recognise a Palestinian state, and last week, France pledged to do so at the United Nations meeting […]
# The Constitutional Court is today set to hear an urgent application by the MK Party, challenging president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave, and appoint Firoz Cachalia as acting minister. The MK Party argues that Ramaphosa acted outside the bounds of the Constitution when he suspended Mchunu and […]
