# United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, says it is regrettable that despite earnest efforts to reach an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, negotiations concluded without achieving a consensus. For the past two weeks, delegates from 183 nations participated in the negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. The world produces around 350-million tonnes of plastic […]
# Tennis: World number two Carlos Alcaraz has set up a mouthwatering semifinal clash with world number three Alexander Zverev of Germany in the Cincinnati Open. The Spaniard battled past Russia’s Andrey Rublev, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, while Zverev saw off American Ben Shelton, 6-2, 6-2. In the women’s draw, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan knocked out […]
# ActionSA verwelkom die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie se ondersoek teen die minister van Sport-, Kuns- en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie. Dit volg op sy vorige plasings op sosiale media, wat as rassisties en xenofobies beskou is. Alan Beesley van ActionSA sê McKenzie se opmerkings vorm prima facie-oortredings van die bepalings van die Wet op die Bevordering van […]
# Die DA vra dat die minister van toerisme, Patricia de Lille, dringend verantwoording aan die Parlement moet doen na die voorlopige skorsing van die uitvoerende hoof van SA Toerisme, Nombulelo Guliwe. Haar skorsing volg op ernstige bewerings van wangedrag. Die minister sê egter die SA Toerismeraad se besluit om Guliwe te skors is onwettig. […]
# Die VF Plus in Gauteng sê hulle is oorgehaal om bestendigheid in koalisies te bring as ‘n groter en sterker regeringsvennoot ná die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing in 2026. Gauteng word regeer deur ‘n regering van provinsiale eenheid, wat die ANC, IVP en RISE Mzansi insluit. Jaco Mulder van die VF Plus sê volhoubare en betekenisvolle […]
# Die GOOD-party sê die eerste dag van die nasionale konvensie in Pretoria was produktief. Die konvensie dien as ‘n voorloper tot die nasionale dialoë, wat oor die volgende nege maande landwyd sal plaasvind. GOOD se Nasionale Jeugvoorsitter, Kaden Arguile, sê hul deelname aan die konvensie is om te verseker dat die gesprekke wat gehou […]
# Today marks 13 years since police in Marikana, North West, gunned down 34 mineworkers. Ten other people, including security guards and police officers, were killed in the six-week wildcat strike at Lonmin mine before the massacre. In addition to the deaths, at least another 78 of the miners were severely injured, and approximately 250 […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana missed out on an opportunity to move up to second in Group C following a goalless draw with Niger in the African Nations Championship in Kampala. South Africa controlled most of the possession but was unable to find the breakthrough goal. Meanwhile, Algeria came from behind to hold Guinea to a […]
# Russian president Vladimir Putin described the meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump as thorough and constructive. The two leaders met in Alaska on Friday, but no ceasefire deal was reached. Putin says the primary causes of the war must be eliminated for the conflict in Ukraine to end. He also warned Ukrainian leader, […]
