# The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has observed activity at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, an underground tunnel complex near Tehran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility. The heavily fortified site is believed to be an under-construction nuclear facility. According to reports, Iran is using stockpiled parts to assemble both solid- and liquid-fuelled missiles. Agency director general […]
# Rugby: World Rugby has opened talks over staging a Six Nations match in the United States, as the sport builds towards the 2031 World Cup. South Africa and New Zealand have sold out the 71-thousand-capacity M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for the fourth and final Test tomorrow. World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin says […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the South African Revenue Service is intensifying its fight against illicit financial flows and the broader illicit economy. During the 2024/2025 financial year, SARS recorded ten-thousand-142 customs seizures worth 6.3-billion-rand. It also collected 763.7-million-rand through fuel and petroleum schemes, and recovered 6.1-billion-rand linked to value-added-tax fraud and illicit gold trading. […]
# US vice president JD Vance has suggested that the post-election payments president Donald Trump has promised American adult citizens would come from revenues raised by the trade tariffs. Trump has vowed to pay every adult citizen 80-thousand-rand if his Republican Party retains the House and Senate in November’s midterm elections. Reports estimate this will cost […]
# Athletics: Prize money of over 160-million-rand is on offer in World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate Championship, starting in Budapest, Hungary, today. About 380 athletes, including six from South Africa, will participate. The world record holder in the men’s pole vault, Swedish-American Mondo Duplantis, headlines the event which doesn’t have a quota for countries, with inclusion […]
# State-owned logistics group Transnet has reported a 4.6-billion-rand profit for the financial year ending March 2026, its first annual profit in four years. The company says the result was driven mainly by the sale of its Pier 2 terminal and improved rail and pipeline volumes. Revenue increased 7.1-percent to 88.6-billion-rand. Transnet’s recovery has been […]
# The South African Communist Party says it stands with workers at Adcock Ingram who are opposing plans to retrench up to 250 employees and close one of the company’s plants. The party argues the job cuts come amid growing retrenchments in the pharmaceutical sector, with more than two-thousand-500 workers reportedly losing their jobs in […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says the escape of an inmate from Rooigrond Correctional Centre in North West has put challenges at correctional facilities under the spotlight. The union welcomes Edward Madiba’s rearrest, however, the incident raises concerns about ageing infrastructure, security weaknesses and staff shortages. Popcru’s Johannes Dire says correctional officers […]
# The City of Cape Town says its dam levels have dropped to 75.5-percent, compared with 92.4-percent at the same time last year. The city is stepping up water-saving measures, including fixing leaks and replacing ageing pipes, while considering water restrictions ahead of an expected hotter and drier summer. Mayoral committee member for Water and […]
