# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s Recommendations Investigative Task Team has brought additional charges of defeating and obstructing the course of justice against corruption-accused police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says it is alleged that in November 2022, a suspect was arrested for possession of dagga, unlicensed firearms and explosives. She says investigations […]
# Die voormalige president Jacob Zuma het sy regspan opdrag gegee om te appelleer teen die uitspraak van die KwaZulu-Natal Hooggeregshof in Pietermaritzburg, wat opdrag gegee het sy wapenhandel-korrupsiesaak moet voortgaan. Zuma en die Franse wapenvervaardiger Thales staar ‘n korrupsieklag van ‘n multimiljard-dollar wapentransaksie van 1999 in die gesig. Regter Nkosinathi Chilli het verklaar dis […]
# US president Donald Trump says Chinese leader Xi Jinping has committed to withholding military equipment from Iran. The commitment was made during talks between the two leaders yesterday. Beijing was a major supplier of conventional weapons to Iran in the 1980s, but largely stopped transfers in 2015 after UN Security Council Resolution 2231 increased international […]
# Thirty-eight recipients will next week receive the National Orders. These are the highest awards that South Africa bestows on citizens and eminent foreign nationals who have contributed to the advancement of democracy and improved the lives of citizens. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will receive the Order of Ikhamanga in Gold for his inspirational leadership […]
# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner made history at the Italian Open, breaking Novak Djokovic’s record for successive match wins at ATP Masters one-thousand tournaments. He defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, his 32nd consecutive victory. Sinner will face Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal, who beat Spanish lucky loser Martin […]
# Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests has resolved that the complaints lodged against MK Party’s David Mandla Skosana and the DA’s Dean Macpherson have merit. Skosana has been found guilty of breaching ethics for undisclosed business interests and intimidating a female journalist. Macpherson was found to have breached the ethics code for […]
# The International Monetary Fund is warning that the continued disruption from the Iran war is pushing the global economy toward a more “adverse” scenario, marked by weaker growth and higher inflation risks. It says global growth could slow to 2.5-percent, down from the 3.1-percent forecast in its baseline outlook. The blocking of the Strait […]
# Golf: Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is part of a seven-way tie for the PGA Championship lead after an opening-round 67 at the Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania. The American sits at the top of a congested leaderboard with South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter, Australia’s Min-Woo Lee, German pair Martin Kaymer and Stephan Jaeger, Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune […]
# Britain’s Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has resigned, saying he has lost confidence in prime minister Keir Starmer. The prime minister is facing mounting pressure to step down following the Labour Party’s disastrous performance in the local elections last week. Setting out the reasons for his resignation, he pointed to progressive voters losing faith in […]
