# President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the National Youth Day commemoration in Johannesburg today. This year’s Youth Day marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprising. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the president address will reflect on the significance of the 1976 Youth Uprising, the progress made over the past […]
# US president Donald Trump says the text of the memorandum of understanding with Iran will be released publicly. Washington and Tehran have agreed on a peace framework for a deal to bring the war to an end, halt the American blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This comes ahead of a formal […]
# The Western Cape High Court will hear president Cyril Ramaphosa’s application to halt the parliamentary impeachment process on the 15 and 16 July, pending a review of the Section 89 independent panel report. In court papers, the president has argued that there is a likelihood that the Impeachment Committee will begin the hearing before […]
# ActionSA has urged National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, and the Parliament’s Impeachment Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana, to legally oppose president Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to interdict the committee from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities. The president is seeking to halt the work of the committee until the court has reviewed Parliament’s Section 89 report. […]
# Globally celebrated South African jazz pianist, composer and anti-apartheid activist, Abdullah Ibrahim, has passed away at the age of 91. He died in Germany following a short illness. Nicknamed “Dollar”, Ibrahim’s remarkable career spanned more than seven decades. His composition Mannenberg, along with works such as Soweto, The Wedding, The Mountain and African Marketplace, […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse LUR vir Vervoer en Gemeenskapsveiligheid, Xolile Nqatha, veroordeel die naweek se dodelike skietvoorval in ‘n apteek in die Sejoseng-sakesentrum in Qumbu. Gewapende mans het op drie klante losgebrand en die ANC-aktivis Wonele Gontshi doodgeskiet. Een persoon is beseer en ‘n derde kon wegkom. Woordvoerder Makhaya Komisa sê Nqatha is vol vertroue die […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling se 2026/2027‑begroting toon Gauteng benut nie sy landbouvermoë ten volle nie. Volgens Jaco Mulder van die party moet elke hektaar bewerkbare landbougrond beskerm en optimaal benut word om voedselproduksie, ekonomiese groei en werkskepping te bevorder. Hy sê die onlangse uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer en […]
# UK prime minister Keir Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s as part of plans to protect them from online harm. Australia became the first country to introduce a similar ban in December. Starmer says kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their lives. […]
# The Oslo District Court has sentenced the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit to four years in prison. The 29-year-old Marius Borg Høiby was found guilty of several crimes, including two counts of rape and one count of domestic violence. He raped two women, including one on the Crown Prince’s estate at Skaugum in […]
