# Tshwane Police District Commissioner, Samuel Thine, has emphasised that disruptive crime-combatting operations will continue across the metro to restore law and order. This comes after 312 suspects were arrested during Operation Shanela over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk says the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from assault, murder, robbery, and rape:
# Police minister Senzo Mchunu has withdrawn an advertised post for the new head of the Hawks. Former head Godfrey Lebeya retired last month, ending his seven years in the job. Mchunu told News24 that he decided to withdraw the post after weighing the short-term instability of an acting Hawks head against the importance of […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape says it is appalled by the conduct of a Bergrivier Municipality staff member who was caught on video giving residents the middle finger. The party’s, Evert Manuel, says the incident happened while a man wearing an EFF shirt was engaging with a municipal employee about the indigent […]
# Gholf: Die Suid-Afrikaner Samuel Simpson het sy eerste oorwinning op die Sonskyntoer behaal met sy sege in die Mopani Zambië Ope by die Nkana-gholfklub in Zambië. Hy het op 11 onder met een hou gewen ná ʼn laaste ronde van 69. Simpson se landgenoot, Herman Loubser, is tweede op tien onder baansyfer. Die Suid-Afrikaners […]
# Israelse soldate het aan boord van die jag, Madleen, van die Freedom Flotilla Coalition gegaan wat humanitêre hulp en menseregte-aktiviste soos die klimaat-aktivis, Greta Thunberg, aan boord het. Die vaartuig het Vrydag uit Sisilië vertrek op pad na Gaza. Israel se ministerie van buitelandse sake sê die jag is beveel om koers te verander […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, has reiterated his department’s commitment to shark conservation and bather safety. This follows the death of a tagged great white shark in a drumline off the coast of Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, last month. The department’s spokesperson, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, says the balance between effectively protecting bathers from potential shark attacks […]
# 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 […]
