# Amerikaanse magte het twee Iranse vuurpyllanseerders op Larak-eiland getref in ʼn poging om te keer dat Teheran nog seemyne in die Straat van Hormoes stel. Die Islamitiese Rewolusionêre Wagkorps sê talle mense is in die aanval dood en gewond. Iran het wraak geneem met missiel- en hommeltuigaanvalle op twee Amerikaanse lugmagbasisse in Jordanië. Die […]
# Golf: Four-time major champion Scottie Scheffler claimed a second FedExCup title in three years at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, securing his 22nd PGA Tour title. The world number one finished on 16 under, three shots clear of Norwegian Viktor Hovland, who posted a final-round 72. American debutant Ryan Gerard finished third. […]
# Today is the final day for social grant beneficiaries to migrate from the South African Social Security Agency gold cards to Postbank’s new black cards. More than 80-percent of the targeted migrations were completed before today’s deadline. Postbank spokesperson Bongani Diako says the transition has been supported by extensive operational preparations and a public […]
# At least 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on Sunday. Sixty-two hikers and campers were airlifted out of the area. The National Park Service has warned that more thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are forecast for today, which could lead to […]
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 31 August 2026: NATIONAL: # Business Day: Reports following the release of police crime statistics, Cape Town gangs and widely available firearms are still responsible for the country’s high murder rate. The paper writes experts warn that the lower murder rate reported is still well above the national […]
Die hooftrekke uit die belangrikste nuusblaaie soos op 31 Augustus 2026: NASIONAAL: # Business Day: Berig na aanleiding van die vrystelling van die polisie se misdaadstatistiek, is die Kaapstadse bendes en vuurwapens wat algemeen beskikbaar is, verantwoordelik vir die steeds hoë moordsyfer in die land. Die koerant skryf kenners waarsku dat die laer moordsyfer wat […]
# Rugby: Die voormalige Springbok-senter, Joggie Jansen, is Sondagoggend op 78-jarige leeftyd oorlede. Hy het op 25 Julie 1970 sy toetsdebuut teen Nieu-Seeland op Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria gemaak. Tussen 1970 en 1972 het hy in tien toetse vir Suid-Afrika uitgedraf en een drie gedruk. Jansen het provinsiaal vir die Vrystaat gespeel en was deel […]
# ANC First Deputy Secretary-General, Nomvula Mokonyane, has urged party members to accept the candidate lists for the November local government elections. Disgruntled ANC members demonstrated their dissatisfaction during the Free State’s manifesto launch, accusing the party of factionalism and expressing unhappiness over the selection of candidates in certain wards. Mokonyane says organisational discipline is […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunisteparty sê hy stap nie weg van die Drieparty-alliansie nie, maar bly deel daarvan terwyl hy homself hersaamstel. Die party gaan die eerste keer onafhanklik van sy groter alliansievennoot, die ANC, aan ʼn verkiesing deelneem. Die SAKP se hoofsekretaris, Solly Mapaila, sê hulle onafhanklike deelname is deel van die stryd om politieke […]
