# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says trade talks with the US can resume when Washington gets serious about negotiations. Last week, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America, a move rejected by Canadians. The Trump administration has levied 50-percent tariffs on Canadian goods, while […]
# Parliament’s Impeachment Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana, has given political parties until Friday to submit further nominations for an evidence leader. The committee rescinded its decision to recommend advocate Thandazani Madonsela as the evidence leader of its inquiry into president Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala saga. Ramaphosa objected to the appointment, citing potential conflicts […]
# Nepal’s Foreign minister, Shisir Khanal, says he remains hopeful that the nearly four-thousand people still missing following last week’s deadly flash floods can still be rescued alive. Among the missing are over 600 workers believed to be trapped in a vast network of mud-filled tunnels at hydropower sites along the Trishuli River. The death […]
# Cricket: South Africa claimed a 43-run win over Zimbabwe in their Namibian T20 tri-series contest to all but secure their spot in the final in Windhoek. Lhuan-dré Pretorius scored 94 runs from 51 balls and shared an opening partnership of 68 with Jordan Hermann before a second-wicket stand of 86 with Dewald Brevis. The […]
# The Electoral Commission says it has not given the ANC an additional opportunity beyond the 5 pm deadline of Friday last week to submit its candidate nomination lists. The party failed to submit its lists for several Eastern Cape municipalities owing to ‘technical issues’ with the commission’s candidate-capture system. The ANC claimed it was […]
# South Africa’s largest retailer Shoprite has reported a 12.2-percent increase in annual headline earnings, driven by steady sales growth and expansion in its core grocery business. Merchandise sales from continuing operations increased 7.2-percent to 270.8-billion-rand in the 52 weeks to June 28, from 252.7-billion-rand a year earlier. Shoprite says its focus is on affordability […]
# Statistics South Africa says 85-percent of people aged 16 years and older identified addiction, substance or alcohol abuse as the leading cause of violence against women and children. Spokesperson Boitumelo Mooketsi says the latest victims of crime report from the governance, public safety and justice survey indicates more than 80-percent of women and men […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the government must urgently introduce a plan to recycle old vehicles while protecting and creating jobs. The union warns without proper recycling rules, South Africa could lose access to the European market, putting billions of rand in exports and many jobs at risk. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has welcomed Eskom’s decision to stop its process to cut electricity to parts of Johannesburg after the city settled five-billion-rand in overdue debt. OUTA says the immediate threat of power cuts has been removed, but questions remain about how the debt was paid and whether the solution will last. […]
