# The EFF in Gauteng has welcomed the rejection of the City of Ekurhuleni’s proposed 2026/2027 budget. The 71-billion-rand budget failed to secure the required support, with 96 councillors voting in favour and 105 against. This means the mayoral committee member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, must now present a revised budget for consideration. The EFF […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says South Africa stands ready to continue to engage with the US. This comes after the US has proposed 12.5-percent tariffs on imports from South Africa and other countries, accusing them of not doing enough to stop trade in goods produced with forced labour. The US […]
# Golf: Englishman Tommy Fleetwood is part of a four-way tie for the lead alongside Americans Wyndham Clark, JJ Spaun and Ryan Gerard on five-under 67, after the first round of the PGA Tour Memorial tournament in Ohio. One stroke back of the lead is Canadian Nick Taylor. Reigning two-time champion American Scottie Scheffler finished […]
# Die Iran-gesteunde militante groep, Hisbolla, het die skietstilstandooreenkoms tussen die Libanese regering en Israel verwerp. Die ooreenkoms vereis ‘n volledige staking van Hisbolla-aanvalle en die groep se onttrekking uit Suid-Libanon. Hisbolla-leier, Naim Qassem, sê die skietstilstand is ‘n padkaart om ‘n deel van die Libanese bevolking uit te wis en die res te verslaaf. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het ‘n proklamasie onderteken wat die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid magtig om bewerings van wanadministrasie en -gedrag te ondersoek, in die opleidingskontrakte wat deur die Reguleringsowerheid vir die Privaat Sekuriteitsbedryf en die Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds aangebied word. Die ondersoeke sal fokus op opleidingsprogramme vir meer as sewe-duisend leerders regoor die land, insluitend opleiding vir verkiesingswaarnemers […]
# Rugby: Die Nieu-Seelandse skeidsregter, James Dolman, sal in beheer wees van die Springbokke se openingswedstryd van die eerste Nasieskampioenskap, teen Engeland op Ellispark op 4 Julie. Sestien skeidsregters sal 18 wedstryde hanteer wat volgende maand in die Suidelike Halfrond gespeel sal word. Pierre Brousset van Frankryk sal die fluitjie blaas vir Suid-Afrika teen Skotland […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a compelling case for intra-Africa trade and investment, emphasising that both South Africa and Kenya are seeking substantial growth in the volume and value of trade between the two countries. Since 2022, total trade between South Africa and Kenya has grown by an average of 3.5-percent a year. Addressing […]
# Tennis: World number 114 Maja Chwalinska’s fairytale run at the French Open continues, as she is through to her first Grand Slam final. The 24-year-old from Poland stunned 25th-seeded Russian Diana Shnaider, 7-6, 6-4, becoming the second qualifier in the Open Era to reach a major final, and the first one at Roland-Garros. She […]
# The European Union has approved an additional 1.88-billion-rand package to reinforce the Lebanese Armed Forces. This marks the fourth bilateral military aid package the bloc has committed to Lebanon in recent years. The funding will be used to significantly scale up the Lebanese military’s operational capabilities. EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas says the […]
