# Correctional Services National Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, led a surprise search operation at Kgosi Mampuru C-Max Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Tuesday evening. Crystal meth and cellphones were among the contraband items discovered during the operation. On Sunday, the department led a raid at Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre. Thobakgale says while removing illegal items is the […]
# Die vakbond, Numsa, sê hy beraadslaag met sy lede oor ʼn moontlike staking by die Gautrein. Die vakbond verwerp die salarisverhoging van 4,2-persent wat Bombela Operating Company, wat die Gautrein bestuur, aanbied. Numsa se nasionale woordvoerder, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, sê hulle eis sewe-persent vir almal, asook ʼn verhoging in behuising- en vervoertoelaes:
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he does not believe that their military campaign in Gaza is done, but that negotiators are certainly working on a ceasefire. This comes as US president Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, says he hopes a temporary, 60-day ceasefire will be agreed upon this week. Addressing the […]
# Tennis: Second seed Carlos Alcaraz continued his quest for a third consecutive Wimbledon title with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the quarterfinals. The Spaniard will face Taylor Fritz in the semifinals after the American defeated Russia’s Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6. In the women’s draw, world number one […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die regering se handelsonderhandelingspan opdrag gegee om dringend met die VSA in gesprek te tree op grond van die raamwerkooreenkoms wat Suid-Afrika in Mei aan Amerika voorgelê het. Dit volg nadat die VSA vanaf 1 Augustus ‘n tariefverhoging van 30-persent op alle Suid-Afrikaanse goedere gaan instel. Ramaphosa sê die raamwerkooreenkoms […]
# French president Emmanuel Macron says European countries must end their excessive dependencies on both the US and China. He addressed the UK Parliament on Tuesday as part of his state visit to the country. Macron says the European democratic model is under threat from foreign interference, information manipulation, domination of minds by negative emotions, and […]
# Cricket: Captain Temba Bavuma, who led the Proteas to their maiden World Test Championship title, has been nominated for three CSA awards. He has been nominated for Men’s Player of the Year alongside Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Ryan Rickelton, and Keshav Maharaj. Bavuma is also up for Test Player of the Year and Fans’ Player […]
# Parliament’s Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade says it is concerned at the impending 30-percent tariff imposed by the US government on South African exports. This comes into effect on the first of August. Committee chairperson, Sonja Boshoff, says the tariff undermines the historical US–SA trade cooperation, and poses a serious threat to […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it will be balloting its members to determine whether it will be going ahead with a strike at Gautrain. The union has rejected the 4.2-percent wage increase offered by Bombela Operating Company, which manages the Gautrain. Numsa’s national spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says they are demanding […]
