# A US delegation led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will be meeting with Chinese officials in London today, in a new round of talks aimed at resolving the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. A 90-day trade agreement earlier this month saw the US temporarily lowering its overall tariffs on Chinese goods […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says it is actively modernising and strengthening diagnostic imaging services across the province. This follows a rising demand for Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans and pressure on centralised services, because of historic equipment constraints and staff shortages. The department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says the upgrades are done with a particular […]
# Motorsport: Six-time MotoGP champion, Marc Marquez, has extended his lead at the top of the riders’ championship following his victory at the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain, his fourth win of the season. His younger brother Alex settled for a second-place finish in the race after holding off Francesco Bagnaia, who finished third. South […]
# The DA has accused minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, of sabotage for derailing a critical parliamentary oversight session at the Simon’s Town Dockyard. The party’s Chris Hattingh says the meeting was intended to address the long-standing conflict between the South African Navy and Armscor over stalled naval contracts, poor dockyard performance, […]
# A 42-year-old police sergeant has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi in the Free State. The teenager was kidnapped last Thursday after he was collected from school by two unknown men wearing police uniforms. Police spokesperson, Motantsi Makhele, says the arrest was made after the vehicle used to abduct […]
# Tennis: Die verdedigende kampioen, Carlos Alcaraz, het ná twee stelle agter herstel en drie kampioenskapspunte afgeweer om die Italianer Jannik Sinner in ʼn epiese Franse Ope-eindstryd te verslaan. Die 22-jarige Spanjaard het die wêreld se nommer een in vyf ure en 29 minute met 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 verslaan in die langste Franse […]
# AfriForum sê hy gaan die Stad Tshwane hof toe neem om hom te dwing om die instelling van die nuwe skoonmaakheffing wat by verlede week se raadsvergadering goedgekeur is, te hersien. Die maandelikse heffing van sowat 200-rand per maand vanaf 1 Julie, word gehef op alle eiendomme wat nie tans die metro se vullisverwyderingsdiens […]
# Minstens vier mense is Sondag in Rafah dood op pad na ʼn voedselverspreidingsentrum wat deur die Gaza Humanitêre Stigting beheer word. Die Israelse weermag sê soldate het waarskuwingskote afgevuur nadat hulle ʼn groep wat hulle genader het en as ʼn bedreiging beskou is, mondelings gewaarsku het. Die Gaza Humanitêre Stigting se bedrywighede in die […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation has expressed concern about financial constraints and vacancies at Statistics South Africa. The agency has about 720 vacant posts, a vacancy rate of 21.8-percent, which is affecting its ability to perform its core functions and its capacity to meet data needs for policy-making. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has […]
