# US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they held meaningful, substantive discussions with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Yesterday’s meeting came a day after the envoys held three hours of talks in Moscow on Saturday with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. Zelensky and Putin agreed to halt strikes on each other’s capitals for three days […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says the best way to honour fallen officers is to build a police service grounded in professionalism, discipline, integrity and courage. Yesterday marked the annual SAPS National Commemoration Day in Pretoria, where 12 officers who died in the line of duty between April last year and March this year […]
# Cricket: The Proteas secured a commanding 48-run victory over Zimbabwe to clinch the T20 Tri-Series title in Windhoek, Namibia. Jordan Hermann claimed his maiden T20 half-century, scoring 53 off 29 balls to help South Africa post 205 for five. In reply, Bjorn Fortuin and Duan Jansen took three wickets each as Zimbabwe were bowled […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education has recorded 805-thousand-688 online applications for Grades 1 and 8 for the 2027 academic year. A total of 357-thousand-468 parents and guardians registered on the online admissions system. At Grade 1 level, Laerskool Akasia received the most applications with one-thousand-355, while Hoërskool Langenhoven in Tshwane recorded the most applications […]
# Rugby: The Springboks and the All Blacks will be without key players Cheslin Kolbe and Ardie Savea for the final Test in Baltimore, USA, on Saturday. Kolbe suffered a broken jaw in South Africa’s 29-24 victory in the third Test in Johannesburg, while captain Savea dislocated his right shoulder. Springbok props Carlu Sadie, Boan Venter, […]
# The South African Depression and Anxiety Group’s Operations Director, Cassey Chambers, has called for swift address to suicide. This as September is recognised as Suicide Prevention Month. Speaking to the SABC, Chambers says suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-to-29-year-olds, while men account for about 80-percent of deaths. She highlighted that untreated […]
# ActionSA has raised concerns over reports that the DA is considering promoting Cape Town councillor Abdulkader “AK” Elyas to Parliament or the Western Cape Legislature. ActionSA Western Cape chairperson Dereleen James says Elyas was found guilty in an internal DA disciplinary process of falsifying qualifications and dishonesty. James is calling on the DA to […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and Environment deputy minister Bernice Swarts and Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya are commemorating International Clean Air Day today at Molekwa Sports Complex in Atteridgeville. The commemoration raises awareness of air pollution, waste management, climate change and public health. Community awareness drives seek to educate residents on consequences of illegal dumping and open […]
# ActionSA het kommer uitgespreek oor berigte dat die DA oorweeg om die Kaapse raadslid Abdulkader “AK” Elyas na die Parlement of die Wes-Kaapse Wetgewer te bevorder. Die voorsitter van ActionSA in die Wes-Kaap, Dereleen James, sê Elyas is skuldig bevind in ‘n interne DA-tugproses aan die vervalsing van kwalifikasies en oneerlikheid. James doen ‘n […]
