# Controversial Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso is expected to appear in court in East London today on charges of contravening the provisions of the Immigration Act. Omotoso, who was acquitted of 32 charges of rape, human trafficking and racketeering in April, was arrested at the weekend. Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has declared him a prohibited […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says he is not ashamed that his visa to the UK was denied last week. He was set to speak at Cambridge University’s Africa Together Conference. The British High Commission in South Africa said Malema’s visa application could not be finalised due to the unfortunate timing of some recent UK […]
# Rugby: The Lions suffered a 32-19 defeat to Wales’ Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The visitors outscored the hosts four tries to three to register a bonus-point win and boost their playoff hopes. The Lions’ hopes of progressing into the knockout stage were ended before kick-off. This is […]
# Pope Leo the 14th has pleaded for an end to global wars. Giving his first Sunday address at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, he appealed for a genuine, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. The new pontiff called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, saying humanitarian aid must be provided to the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa is undertaking a working visit to the Ivory Coast, a visit centred on the 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum taking place in Abidjan today and tomorrow. The theme of this year’s session is Can a New Deal Between State and Private Sector Deliver the Continent a Winning Hand? The presidency […]
# Athletics: The South African quartet of Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana, and Akani Simbine won gold in the men’s 4×100-metres at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. Simbine chased down the US anchor, Brandon Hicklin, to hit the line in a time of 37.61-seconds, the fastest time in the world this year. The […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian president Vladimir Putin’s consideration of ending the war is a positive sign. Putin has proposed holding direct talks with Kyiv in Turkey on Thursday to remove the root causes of the conflict and establish a long-term, durable peace. This is because Putin has not rejected the US-backed European 30-day […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare het kommer uitgespreek ná ‘n onlangse onthulling dat 464 openbare skole in Suid-Afrika nie meer wiskunde as vak aanbied nie. Die betrokke skole is in KwaZulu-Natal, die Oos-Kaap, Limpopo en die Wes-Kaap. Claude Naiker van die vereniging versoek die Departement van Basiese Onderwys om die werwing en behoud van geskoolde […]
# Suid-Afrikaanse varkboere het kommer uitgespreek oor die voortslepende handelsgesprekke met Amerika en vrees dit kan dalk lei tot die verslapping van bestaande veiligheidsprotokolle. Sulke veranderings kan moontlik nadelige gevolge hê vir die plaaslike varkvleisbedryf en wek kommer oor die toekoms van binnelandse produsente te midde van internasionale handelsverdragte. Die uitvoerende hoof van die Suid-Afrikaanse […]
