# Former US first lady Jill Biden says she thought her husband, Joe, was having a stroke during the infamous 2024 debate against Donald Trump. He repeatedly stumbled over words and phrases as he delivered indirect responses to questions. Many in the Democratic Party called on him to drop out of the presidential election, which […]
# Tennis: Die driemalige kampioen, Novak Djokovic, sê die Franse Ope se hitte-reëls moet verander. Die Serwiër het gistermiddag teen die plaaslike speler Valentin Royer gespeel terwyl die temperatuur in Parys bo 30-grade Celsius was. Djokovic stel voor Roland Garros moet spel staak tydens die dag, soos by die Australiese Ope, of wedstryde moet later […]
# Rugby: Three South African teams are involved in the quarterfinals of the United Rugby Championship this weekend. The Bulls welcome Irish outfit Munster to Loftus at one o’clock on Saturday afternoon, followed by the match between the Stormers en Cardiff in Cape Town at 3.30. The Lions are away to Leinster in Ireland at […]
# The US Justice Department has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. The 82-year-old accused president Donald Trump of sexual assault and won a federal civil lawsuit against him for sexual abuse and defamation. A court found the president liable on both counts and awarded Carroll over 80-million-rand in […]
# The City of Cape Town has opened supplementary public participation on amendments to its 2026/2027 budget. This follows a Western Cape High Court ruling, which declared the metro’s property value-based fixed charges for cleaning levy and water and sanitation unlawful. A key effect of the judgment is that Cape Town must revert to using […]
# Tennis: Three-time champion Novak Djokovic believes the French Open’s heat rules need to be changed. The Serb played local player Valentin Royer in the middle of the afternoon yesterday, as Paris experienced temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. Djokovic has suggested that Roland Garros could either suspend play during the day, like at the Australian […]
# Die Grensbestuursowerheid het ʼn dwelmbesending ter waarde van 998,2-miljoen-rand by die Beitbrug-grenspos in Musina, Limpopo, onderskep. Drie Malawiese burgers is gearresteer. ʼn Intelligensie-gedrewe operasie wat uit die Nasionale Teiken-sentrum bedryf word, het ʼn vragmotor geïdentifiseer wat deur Zimbabwe na Beitbrug reis. Volgens die Grensbestuursowerheid is die vragmotor onderskep en met die gesofistikeerde vragmotor-skandeerder op […]
# Gauteng se LUR vir Menslike Nedersettings, Tasneem Motara, het huise oorhandig aan begunstigdes in Sokhulumi, Tshwane. Dis deel van pogings om die lewering van behuising te versnel, vertragings op te klaar en mense se waardigheid te herstel deur volhoubare nedersettings. Die departement se woordvoerder, Terry-Ann van Eck, sê die Sokhulumi-projek sal na verwagting 265 […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare is bekommerd oor die meer as elf-miljard-rand wat provinsiale Gesondheidsdepartemente aan die Nasionale Gesondheids-laboratoriumdiens skuld. KwaZulu-Natal skuld die meeste, naamlik net meer as 4,8-miljard-rand, gevolg deur Gauteng met 3,2-miljard en die Oos-Kaap met meer as 1,1-miljard. Claude Naicker van die vakbond sê die stygende skuldkrisis belemmer die diens se vermoë […]
