# Tennis: Three-time champion Iga Swiatek is through to the Italian Open semifinal. The Pole defeated American fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula, 6-1, 6-2, marking this her first win over a top-ten opponent this season. Swiatek has set up a clash with Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, who fought back to beat Kazakhstani Elena Rybakina, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. In […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he made a “secret visit” to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the Iran war, where he met president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He claims this led to a historic breakthrough in relations between the two countries. In May, Iran launched a series of missiles […]
# The MK Party has expressed concern about the composition of the 31-member impeachment committee. The Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to establish an impeachment committee for president Cyril Ramaphosa, to answer to prima facie evidence about foreign currency stolen from his Phala Phala farm in 2020. The ANC will have nine members on the committee. […]
# National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza says in determining the composition of the impeachment committee for president Cyril Ramaphosa, she considered not only the constitutional principle of proportional representation but also the need for inclusivity. The committee will be composed of 31 members drawn from the 16 political parties represented in the National Assembly. The […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed 12 judges to courts across South Africa. The appointments include Justice Aubrey Ledwaba as Judge President of the Gauteng High Court, and three new judges to the Supreme Court of Appeal. The Western Cape High Court will receive five new judges, and three for the Eastern Cape High Court. […]
# Cricket: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets to move to the top of the Indian Premier League table. Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s steady 71 anchored KKR to 192 for four. In reply, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 105 off 60 balls and shared a 92-run second-wicket partnership with Devdutt […]
# US vice president JD Vance says that negotiators are making progress in peace talks with Iran. This is despite president Donald Trump’s dismissal of Tehran’s latest proposal on ending the war, which he called unacceptable. Iran and the US held their first direct talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, shortly after announcing a two-week cease-fire on […]
# The Department of Social Development has suspended the special advisor to minister Sisisi Tolashe, Ngwako Kgatla, following the Public Service Commission’s investigation. The investigation found that Kgatla had manipulated the CV of a relative to secure her appointment as the minister’s private secretary. The PSC found that there was collusion, fraud, and forgery in […]
# The EFF has rejected the Department of Correctional Services budget, which stands at some 30.939-billion-rand, rising to 32.8-billion-rand in 2028/2029. The department is facing 683.4-million-rand budget reductions over the current Medium-Term Expenditure Framework. The EFF’s Nontando Nolutshungu says this budget entrenches overcrowding, institutional decay, and human suffering. As of 5 May this year, the […]
