# Motorsport: Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez played down expectations ahead of his return at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, saying he needs time to get back into top shape after undergoing two surgeries following a crash. Marquez missed the French Grand Prix race as well as the entire Catalan Grand Prix weekend after […]
# National Council of Provinces chairperson Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane says Budget Vote 2 is regarded as the people’s budget because it funds Parliament’s core constitutional responsibilities. Addressing Parliament, Mtshweni-Tsipane said the allocation supports law-making, executive oversight, public participation, intergovernmental relations and international cooperation. She added that the budget also strengthens administrative systems enabling Members of Parliament […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says the party wants the Phala Phala impeachment committee to be chaired by someone outside the government of national unity to ensure a fair and transparent process. Malema, who is expected to serve on the committee, believes an independent chairperson would strengthen public confidence and reduce the risk of political […]
# Tennis: Novak Djokovic sit met net 24 Grand Slam-titels sedert hy die Amerikaanse Ope in 2023 gewen het, maar ná Jannik Sinner se skok-nederlaag en Carlos Alcaraz se afwesigheid in Parys, het hy ‘n kans by die Franse Ope om die gesogte 25ste titel in te palm. Hy kom vanmiddag in die derde ronde […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has struck Major-General Feroz Khan’s urgent application off the roll after electronic devices seized during a police raid were handed to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Khan had sought the return of cellphones and laptops, arguing they contained sensitive intelligence information linked to undercover operations and national security. The […]
# Police in Brisbane made five arrests as they cleared a protest camp from the city park where the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics will be built. A coalition of environmentalists and Indigenous activists were warned they would be removed if they did not vacate the park. Site work for the 63-thousand-seat arena, the […]
# MK Party Member of Parliament Vusi Shongwe has been invited to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry probing allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Shongwe told Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that his testimony relates to a Durban meeting attended at the invitation of Crime Intelligence head Major-General Feroz Khan. Khan was […]
# Eight students alleged to have been involved in a suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ school that killed 16 pupils have been arrested. The fire tore through the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, about 120 kilometres north-west of capital city Nairobi. The National Police Service said after interviews with students and staff and […]
# The City of Tshwane Council has approved a public participation process on a proposal to rename Wonderboom Airport in honor of the original Ndebele landowners of the area. The proposal first submitted in 2018 was reconsidered under the city’s Geographical Names Policy adopted in 2023. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning […]
