# Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered strikes on the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut. This is a stronghold of Iranian-backed militants Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital. Netanyahu says this is in light of repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon by the terrorist organisation, and attacks on Israeli cities and citizens. Israel has largely […]
# Die DA sê die sukses van Kaapstad se groeiende hommeltuigprogram versterk die saak vir ‘n oordrag van wetstoepassings-bevoegdhede na bekwame plaaslike owerhede. Woordvoerder Lisa Schickerling sê die Stad Kaapstad sal teen dié maand ‘n duisend hommeltuigvlugte voltooi, vergeleke met 238 wat die Wes-Kaapse polisie-lugvleuel in die 2024/25-boekjaar uitgevoer het. Sy sê die hommeltuie word […]
# Soccer: The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has announced an additional 18 South African football supporters will through the “Mzansi to the World Cup Luck Fans” competition get the chance to support Bafana Bafana at their third FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage fixture on 24th of this month in Monterrey. This has been made possible […]
# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement’s mayoral candidate for Giyani, Papa Penny says he left the MK Party and resigned from Parliament to focus on the challenges facing residents of Giyani in Limpopo. Speaking to MDN News, Papa Penny cited internal conflicts within the MK Party as part of his decision to leave. Papa Penny says […]
# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has postponed the testimony of North West businessman Suliman Carrim to 25 June due to health concerns. Carrim was expected to appear before the commission today after a previous postponement in April following an alleged heart attack. His lawyer, Kameel Premhid, submitted a medical certificate to support the request. […]
# A South African National Defence Force soldier was arrested for drunk driving during a road traffic inspectorate operation in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, yesterday. Spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya says 13-motorists were arrested in a single day, including a taxi driver allegedly carrying passengers with a blood alcohol level 20-times over the legal limit. He says a total […]
# Krieket: Die 15-jarige plaaslike kolfsensasie, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, het vyf Indiese Premierliga-toekennings ingepalm ná gister se eindstryd in Ahmedabad. Die speler van Rajasthan Royals het gewen vir waardevolste speler, die Oranje-pet vir die meeste lopies, naamlik 776, die beste opkomende speler, die super-treffer en die meeste sesse, 72. Gujarat Titans se Suid-Afrikaanse snelbouler, Kagiso Rabada, […]
# Ses verdagtes is in hegtenis geneem en ‘n ontvoeringslagoffer gered tydens ‘n polisie-operasie in die Vrystaatse hoofstad, Bloemfontein. Die polisie het inligting opgevolg en toegeslaan op die plek waar die slagoffer aangehou is. Die persoon is veilig teruggevind. Die verdagtes sal na verwagting binnekort in die hof verskyn. Owerhede sê die ondersoek duur voort […]
# The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture has halted planned retrenchments after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa approved a discounted electricity tariff of 62-cents-per-kilowatt-hour. The new tariff is aimed at supporting struggling ferrochrome smelters facing high energy costs. Nersa approved agreements for Glencore-Merafe and Samancor Chrome, while conditions require regular progress reporting and prevent revenue […]
