# Motorsport: McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed his second straight race win by taking the Dutch Grand Prix. The Briton crossed the line ahead of the Mercedes pair of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finished fourth and fifth, respectively, for Ferrari. Home favourite Red Bull’s Max Verstappen crashed after just one […]
# Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has defended the memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June with the US as the best way for the country to move beyond a situation of “neither war nor peace.” The MOU opened a 60-day window for talks aimed at ending the war and reaching an accord on Tehran’s nuclear programme. […]
# Rugby: The Cheetahs have joined the Griquas in securing a Currie Cup home semifinal, after a hard-fought 33-24 victory against an ill-disciplined Boland Kavaliers in Bloemfontein. The visitors, who were leading 10-7 at the break, conceded four yellow cards in the space of ten minutes. Michael Annie ran in two of the Cheetahs’ five […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party accepts responsibility for both the progress it has made and its shortcomings in governance. He unveiled the party’s manifesto ahead of the November fourth local government elections in Johannesburg yesterday. Ramaphosa says they will not run away from the challenges facing municipalities, including unreliable services, deteriorating infrastructure, […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party’s manifesto sets out six key actions, which aim to fix local government, improve basic services and build municipalities that work for the people. He launched the ANC’s 2026 local government election manifesto at Riverside Park in Diepsloot north of Johannesburg yesterday. The six priorities include providing basic […]
# Political analyst professor Levy Ndou says the ANC needs capable mayoral and executive candidates who can deliver services, restore public trust and manage coalitions. This as the ANC will announce various mayoral candidates in September. Ndou says that the decision to delay announcing its mayoral candidates could point to unresolved internal processes and concerns […]
# Die Politieke ontleder, professor Levy Ndou, sê die ANC benodig bekwame burgemeesters- en uitvoerende kandidate wat dienste kan lewer, openbare vertroue herstel en koalisies bestuur. Die ANC gaan in September verskeie burgemeesterskandidate aankondig. Ndou sê die besluit om die aankondiging van sy burgemeesterskandidate uit te stel, kan dui op onopgeloste interne prosesse en kommer […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says the metro is on a more sustainable financial trajectory after settling its 5.25-billion-rand overdue electricity debt to Eskom. The final payment has ended a long-running billing dispute and removed the immediate risk of electricity supply cuts. Speaking to the SABC in Diepsloot, Morero says the settlement demonstrates the metro’s […]
# Die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero, sê die stad is op ‘n meer volhoubare finansiële pad nadat sy agterstallige elektrisiteitskuld van 5,25-miljard-rand aan Eskom vereffen is. Die finale betaling het ‘n uitgerekte faktuurgeskil beëindig en die onmiddellike gevaar van elektrisiteitsonderbrekings verwyder. In ‘n onderhoud met die SABC in Diepsloot sê Morero die skikking demonstreer […]
