# Rugby: England captain Maro Itoje has been rested for the upcoming Nations Championship fixtures against South Africa, Fiji, and Argentina. The 31-year-old led the British and Irish Lions to a series victory against Australia last year, then played in the November Tests and this year’s Six Nations campaigns, as well as mourning the death […]
# Groter-Manchester se voormalige burgemeester, Andy Burnham, wat Keir Starmer moontlik kan opvolg as leier van die Arbeidersparty en die Britse eerste minister, is gister as parlementslid beëdig. Starmer het minder as twee jaar na ʼn geskiedkundige verkiesingsoorwinning bedank, maar sal aanbly tot sy opvolger gereed is. Burnham het bevestig dat hy Starmer kan vervang, […]
# The US Treasury Department has issued a 60-day waiver on the sale of Iranian oil. This is one of the conditions included in the memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran. The waiver authorises the production, sale and delivery of Iranian crude and petrochemicals until 21 August. It permits Iranian oil to be […]
# Die legendariese musiekmagnaat Clive Davis is op 94 oorlede. Die voormalige hoof van Colombia and Arista Records, bekend as “die man met die goue ore”, is Maandag in sy huis in Manhattan dood. Davis se 50 jaar lange loopbaan het hom met van die grootste name in die musiekbedryf laat werk, insluitend Bruce Springsteen, […]
# Die minister van Verdediging en Militêre Veterane, Angie Motshekga, sê sy is tevrede dat die nodige koördineringsmeganismes in die Justisie-, Misdaadvoorkoming- en Sekuriteitsgroep in plek is om vinnig en doeltreffend te reageer op enige gebeurlikheid tydens die teen-immigrasie-betogings volgende week. Teen-immigrantegroepe het 30 Junie as die sperdatum gestel vir ongedokumenteerde buitelandse burgers om Suid-Afrika […]
# Impeachment Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana, officially filed an affidavit with the Western Cape High Court yesterday, to oppose president Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to interdict the committee from carrying out its work. The president is seeking an interdict pending a review of the independent panel’s report over his conduct following the theft of thousands […]
# Tennis: 2023 Wimbledon women’s singles champion, Marketa Vondrousova, has received a four-year ban for refusing an anti-doping test. The 26-year-old Czech was charged by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for failing to submit a sample when notified by a doping control officer on 3rd December last year. Vondrousova cited mental stress and fear when […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa is committed to deepening the comprehensive economic partnership with China, aimed at advancing trade, investment, and long-term industrial cooperation. He addressed the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing yesterday, as part of his working visit to the country. Mashatile emphasised that South Africa sees significant opportunities […]
# Former Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, who is poised to succeed Keir Starmer as the leader of the Labour Party and the UK prime minister, was sworn in as a member of Parliament yesterday. Starmer has resigned as prime minister less than two years after a historic election victory, but will stay on until […]
