# Soccer: Bafana Bafana suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mozambique in their COSAFA Cup Group A opener in Mangaung. Antonio Sumbane scored the match’s only goal in the 74th minute, earning his side three points. South Africa’s next encounter will be on Saturday when they take on Zimbabwe, who were held to […]
# Police say the human remains that were found in Rust De Winter, Limpopo, last month have been positively identified through DNA analysis as Pretoria-based journalist Sibusiso Aserie Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli. The couple went missing on February 18 in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga. National Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says seven suspects have been arrested […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Hoër Onderwys het studente van die Walter Sisulu-universiteit gewaarsku ‘n meningsverskil oor ‘n hofuitspraak regverdig nie misdadige optrede wat openbare veiligheid ondermyn nie. Drie studente is gister in hegtenis geneem na nog ‘n betoging. Dit volg nadat die koshuisbestuurder, Manelisi Mampane, wat beskuldig word van die moord op ‘n student, […]
# Die Britse eerste minister Keir Starmer het die oorlog in Gaza beskryf as ‘n afgryslike en ondraaglike situasie. Ten minste 54-duisend-381 mense is in Gaza dood sedert Hamas se dodelike aanval in Israel op 7 Oktober 2023. Vier-duisend-117 mense is dood sedert Israel sy aanvalle in Gaza op 18 Maart vanjaar hervat het. Starmer […]
# Cricket: The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport says Kagiso Rabada’s one-month ban earlier this year was due to testing positive for cocaine. The Proteas fast bowler returned home from his Indian Premier League stint with Gujarat Titans in April and revealed he had failed a drug test. SAIDS says Rabada had been tested in […]
# The US non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says president Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill will add 42.73-trillion-rand to the federal government’s debt over the next decade. The bill, which includes significant tax breaks and increased defence spending, was passed by the House of Representatives last month and is now under consideration in the Senate. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness at the passing of renowned photographer, cultural activist, and jazz promoter Rashid Lombard. The 74-year-old died in Cape Town on Wednesday. He founded an events management company in 1997, which gave birth to the iconic Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2000. In 2014, Lombard was awarded the […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Higher Education has cautioned Walter Sisulu University students that disagreement with a court ruling does not justify actions that undermine the rule of law and public safety. Three students were arrested on Wednesday following another protest action. This comes after the residence manager, Manelisi Mampane, accused of killing student Sisonke […]
# British prime minister Keir Starmer has called the war in Gaza an appalling and intolerable situation. At least 54-thousand-381 people have been killed in Gaza since Hamas’ deadly attack in Israel on 7 October 2023. Four-thousand-117 people have been killed since Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on 18 March this year. Addressing the […]
