# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready for a bilateral meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in a bid to end the war. Zelensky and seven other European leaders met with US president Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The meeting followed Trump’s Alaska summit on Friday with Putin. Zelensky says […]
# Tennis: World number two Carlos Alcaraz of Spain won his first Cincinnati Open after defending champion Jannik Sinner was forced to retire just 23-minutes into the final. The Italian was trailing love-5 when he called for the doctor, but was unable to continue. In the women’s draw, reigning Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek defeated Italian […]
# The ANC says it will take disciplinary steps against senior members Malusi Gigaba and Senzo Mchunu following their recent remarks. In an interview published in The Sunday Times, Gigaba stated that the party’s national executive committee had failed to achieve its objectives. Speaking in KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend, suspended Police minister Mchunu suggested that the […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana have been knocked out of the African Nations Championship after playing to a 3-3 draw against Uganda in Kampala. Goals from Ramahlwe Mphahlele, Thabiso Kutumela, and Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo gave South Africa a 3-1 lead; however, they conceded two late penalties. Uganda finished as Group C winners, while Algeria and South Africa […]
# The Special Tribunal has ordered former National Lotteries Commission board member, advocate William Huma, to repay over 21-million-rand in misappropriated grants linked to his associates and family. The funds were allocated for community upliftment projects, including a chicken farming initiative for the residents of Marikana, North West. A probe by the Special Investigating Unit […]
# US president Donald Trump says he has begun arranging a bilateral meeting between his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump met with Zelensky and some European leaders at the White House on Monday. The Kremlin has repeatedly turned down the idea of a Putin-Zelensky meeting. Trump has dismissed the need for […]
# Amnesty International has accused Israel of enacting a deliberate policy of starvation in Gaza over the past 22 months. The human rights group’s latest report includes new testimonies of starved displaced civilians. The total number of malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza stands at 227, including 103 children, since October 2023. Amnesty International says the deadly combination of hunger […]
# RISE Mzansi says the government of national unity needs a reset instead of lurching from crisis to crisis while the country itself is in crisis. Last month, the ANC’s national executive committee resolved to expand the coalition government to include more parties in a bid to strengthen its effectiveness. RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has called up experienced Springbok wing Makazole Mapimpi to the squad, ahead of their second Rugby Championship match against Australia in Cape Town on Saturday. This, as captain Siya Kolisi and Kurt-Lee Arendse have been released from the squad, after suffering injuries in Saturday’s shock 38-22 defeat against the […]
