# The United Nations says the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread across the country despite some success in containing it. Seven-thousand-200 Ebola cases have been recorded, with nearly three-thousand-500 deaths. The outbreak is the second most lethal on record, behind one in West Africa that lasted […]
# National Director of Public Prosecution Andy Mothibi has ordered the withdrawal of charges against suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. He was charged with contravening the Public Finance Management Act in connection with the controversial 228-million-rand Medicare24 tender involving alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. National Prosecuting Authority’s spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says Mothibi’s decision […]
# Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has expressed concern about the fear gripping communities, saying the killing of women in and around the metro has reached a crisis point. Police are investigating the discovery of the bodies of eight women in and around Kempton Park. Detectives and specialised police teams are continuing to examine possible links […]
# US president Donald Trump has criticised the Supreme Court’s decision to block his plan to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections. He had signed an executive order in March directing the US Postal Service to deliver ballots only to voters on lists of American citizens, arguing the rule change would combat […]
# Cricket: The Proteas Women secured an 80-run victory against Zimbabwe in the third T20 in Bulawayo to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Captain Laura Wolvaardt scored an unbeaten 126, the highest score by a Proteas Women batter in T20, and she drew level with India’s Smriti Mandhana for most international […]
# Athletics: The World Championships will head to Africa for the first time in 2029, when it will be hosted by the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. World Athletics also awarded the 2031 edition to Munich in Germany. Nairobi has hosted the World Under-18 Championships in 2017 and the Under-20 Championship four years later, but lost […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa must distinguish ambition from actual implementation in its green hydrogen programme. Addressing the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town, Ramokgopa stressed that priority status does not mean a project is under construction. He says inclusion in the National Green Hydrogen Deal Book is not […]
# The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police, Ian Cameron, says he is still waiting for an investigating officer after opening a criminal case into the death of former police dog Sky. Cameron says Sky suffered severe injuries at the Roodeplaat veterinary facility in Pretoria and was later euthanised last week. He is also […]
# Trade union Solidarity has filed a complaint with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Washington, DC, against Amazon Web Services over a business development programme that requires applicants to be 100-percent black-owned. Solidarity’s Dirk Hermann says the requirement unfairly excludes businesses with any white ownership and goes beyond what South African law […]
