# United States Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell says the State Department will not disclose the names of South Africans who will be affected by the recently announced visa restrictions. The restrictions announced last week target individuals the US accuses of involvement in race‑based discrimination. They stem from policies such as Black Economic […]
# Major US television networks NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox News are standing with CNN by pulling their White House pool coverage and will not cover president Donald Trump’s events designated for pool coverage. This comes after Trump barred CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House, accusing the organisations of writing “fiction or lies” about […]
# Deputy National Police Commissioner Tebello Mosikili has confirmed that the man arrested alongside two women in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba has been released and not charged. Her body was found in Villa Liza near Dawn Park last week, becoming the ninth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni since July this year. Two […]
# Rugby: All team announcements in the United Rugby Championship will take place at three o’clock, South African time, on the Thursday of a match week for the duration of the season. During previous seasons, the announcements were normally made 24-hours before kick-off. The organisers say the trial follows media and broadcast partners’ feedback to […]
# Soccer: Spain has extended the contract of head coach Luis de la Fuente until 2032 after leading the country to World Cup glory in July. The six-year extension will see him remain in charge until the end of 2032’s European Championship. Sixty-five-year-old De la Fuente took over as coach in 2022 after playing for […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative calls for a thorough investigation into Onderstepoort Biological Products over alleged manipulation of foot-and-mouth vaccine pricing and its production capacity. The organisation also wants answers on the 500-million-rand that reportedly disappeared at the company. This follows the precautionary suspension of the state vaccine maker’s acting chief executive, Jacob Modumo. […]
# SA Canegrowers says retailers and food manufacturers are failing to honour a commitment to buy South African-produced sugar. According to the organisation, local sugar sales have fallen by 20-percent over the past three seasons, despite enough locally produced sugar to meet demand. SA Canegrowers’ spokesperson Higgins Mdluli says some retailers are selling sugar from […]
# The SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition is calling for stronger advocacy to support public service media across Southern Africa. The call follows its third annual public service media symposium in Johannesburg, which brought together media stakeholders from South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The meeting adopted a five-point plan to improve public service […]
# The DA says artworks from the Johannesburg Art Gallery could be at risk if they are moved to Museum Africa. The party’s inspection found poor climate control, water damage, mould and inadequate security at the storage area where the artworks could be kept. The DA’s Leanne De Jager says the collection is valuable and […]
