# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola says planning of president Cyril Ramaphosa’s working visit to the US is at an advanced stage, with dates to be confirmed soon. This follows the departure of 49 white Afrikaners to the US last night after being granted refugee status by president Donald Trump’s administration. Lamola dismissed […]
# The minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says the Sun City resort in North West will host a key G20 Sherpa meeting next month, where global representatives will refine priorities ahead of the leaders’ summit in November. Other important G20 meetings will also take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and New York […]
# ’n Israeliese amptenaar sê die weermag is besig om voor te berei vir die vrylating van ‘n Amerikaanse-Israeliese gyselaar, die 21-jarige Edan Alexander, wat sedert Oktober 2023 in Gaza aangehou word. Hamas se gewapende vleuel het gesê dit sal Alexander vandag vrylaat. Hy is die laaste lewende gyselaar in Gaza met Amerikaanse burgerskap. Alexander […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the transformative potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum 2025 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Ramaphosa highlighted its capacity to reshape Africa’s economic landscape enhancing intra-African trade, industrialisation and attracting investment. He called for strengthened public-private partnerships, positioning Africa as a global economic […]
# Rugby: Tien spanne ding mee om die voorste agt posisies in die naweek se laaste liga-ronde van die Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap. Die Bulle is tans in die tweede plek op die punteleer en die Haaie vierde. Albei spanne het reeds gekwalifiseer, terwyl die Stormers vyfde is en nog nie heeltemal veilig is nie. Leinster is […]
# Die Nigeriese televangelis Timothy Omotoso het ‘n dringende aansoek by die Hooggeregshof ingedien om die Departement van Binnelandse Sake se besluit te hersien, waarvolgens hy as ‘n verbode persoon verklaar is. Dit volg na sy vryspraak op 32 aanklagte, van verkragting en menslike handel rakende jong vroue in sy Jesus Dominion International Church. Omotoso […]
# Die Landdroshof in Vredenburg aan die Weskus het borgtog van 500-rand toegestaan aan ‘n vrou wat beskuldig word van brandstigting by Kelly Smith se huis in Middelpos, Saldanhabaai. Die voorval het plaasgevind nadat Smith en haar medebeskuldigdes skuldig bevind is aan ontvoering en mensehandel van die sesjarige Joslin. Die 27-jarige Monique Kekana sal op […]
# Police arrested approximately 17-thousand suspects in the past week during Shanela operations. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says among them were 224 rape suspects, including a police trainer and a KZN chief. Police seized 152 illegal firearms, nine-thousand-492 mandrax tablets and arrested 148 murder suspects. She says the police will continue to crack down on […]
# An Israeli official says the military was preparing for the return of US-Israeli hostage 21-year old Edan Alexander, who has been held in Gaza since October 2023. Hamas’s armed wing said it would release Alexander today. He is the last living hostage in Gaza with American citizenship. Alexander was deployed near Gaza’s perimeter for […]