# Cricket: The Rajasthan Royals secured the fourth and final Indian Premier League playoff spot after defeating former champions the Mumbai Indians by 30 runs. After being put into bat first, the Royals posted 205 for eight in their 20 overs. In reply, despite Suryakumar Yadav top-scoring with 60 from 42 balls, Mumbai were restricted to […]
# Southern African Development Community Foreign ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to collective action to strengthen regional integration and shield member states from escalating global geopolitical and economic disruptions. This follows the SADC Ministers of Foreign Affairs Retreat held at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga over the weekend. In his closing remarks, minister of […]
# Rugby: Springbok Sevens player, Ronald Brown, has been ruled out of the Sevens World Championship tournaments in Spain and France due to injury. Ricardo Duarttee, who was a member of the victorious squads in Cape Town and Perth, was called up to the travelling group that departed for Europe on Sunday. Blitzboks coach Philip Snyman had […]
# US president Donald Trump says talks with Iran to reach a peace deal are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner. Reportedly, a deal would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, Tehran could freely sell oil, and talks on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme would be held. […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Onderwys erken daar is vertragings met die uitbetaling van skooltoelaes, wat 15 Mei in die onderskeie skoolrekenings gedeponeer sou word. Die woordvoerder, Onwabile Lubhelwana, sê die departement sal verseker die uitbetaling van die fondse begin volgende maand. Hy sê die fondse dek noodsaaklike bedryfskoste soos leer- en onderrig-ondersteuningsmateriaal, munisipale dienste, […]
# Die DA in Johannesburg het ‘n strafregtelike saak teen die Stad se burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskapsontwikkeling en -beplanning, Thapelo Amad, aanhangig gemaak vir die afvuur van ‘n vuurwapen in die openbaar. Die DA-lid, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, sê hulle het onlangs inligting van ‘n betroubare bron ontvang dat Amad glo nalatig skote in die lug afgevuur het […]
# Die EFF veroordeel die Parlement se Gesamentlike Staande Komitee oor Finansiële Bestuur se voortgesette weiering om sy grondwetlike verantwoordelikheid na te kom en verantwoording te doen vir die aanstelling en vergoeding van die Sekretaris van die Parlement, Xolile George. Die party het tydens ‘n onlangse vergadering van die Komitee formeel versoek dat die saak […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Willie Aucamp, sê die regering gaan voort met die versterking van sy operasies om georganiseerde stropingsindikate te beveg. Suid-Afrikaanse owerhede het beslag gelê op agt-duisend-686 eenhede uitgeskulpte perlemoen met ‘n geraamde straatwaarde van ongeveer 1,6-miljoen-rand in twee afsonderlike voorvalle in Partridge Point in Simonstad en Grabouw. […]
# Die DA in Gauteng wil dringend met die waarnemende minister van polisie, Firoz Cachalia, skakel om sekere wetstoepassings-magte na provinsies af te wentel vir ‘n doeltreffender misdaadvoorkomingstrategie. Woordvoerder Crezane Bosch sê die jongste misdaadstatistieke vir die vierde kwartaal wat die polisie vrygestel het, toon dat 54,8-persent van alle ontvoeringsake wat nasionaal aangeteken is, in […]
