# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has condemned the recent wave of anti-migrant demonstrations linked to anti-illegal-immigration groups, including March and March. Answering questions in the National Assembly yesterday, he warned that immigration issues must be handled through the rule of law and not through mob violence or vigilante actions. Mashatile called on law enforcement agencies […]
# Tennis: Coco Gauff will start her French Open title defence against fellow American Taylor Townsend. Her greatest obstacle to the quarterfinals is countrywoman Amanda Anisimova, who hasn’t played since the Miami Open. World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who is still in search of her first Roland Garros triumph, will face Spain’s Jessica Bouzas […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has welcomed the drop in food inflation to its lowest level in 14 months, but warns that soaring fuel prices are threatening South Africa’s agricultural sector. According to the Consumer Price Index data, annual food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation eased to 2.9-percent in April, down from 3.6-percent in March. Steenhuisen […]
# ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, has announced the Eastern Cape Provincial Task Team, which Oscar Mabuyane will lead. The new leadership is tasked with leading the province to a decisive victory in the upcoming local government elections. The Deputy Provincial is Mlungisi Mvoko; Helen Sauls-August is the coordinator, with her deputy, Nanziwe Rulashe; and […]
# Cricket: The Gujarat Titans recorded an emphatic 89-run victory against the Chennai Super Kings to strengthen their push for a top-two finish in the Indian Premier League. Chasing a crucial win that would improve their chances of securing two shots at the final through Qualifier One, the Titans posted 229 for four. Opener Sai Sudharsan […]
# Die parlementêre subkomitee vir die Hersiening van Vergaderingreëls se regspan sê ʼn paar prosesse moet plaasvind voor die ampsklagkomitee se 31 lede kan begin werk. Die subkomitee sal die operasionele pad vir die komitee uitstippel. Die Konstitusionele Hof het bevind die Parlement het ongrondwetlik opgetree toe hy teen ʼn ampsklag-ondersoek en ʼn paneel-verslag gestem […]
# Solidariteit sê met Amerika se verlenging van die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika moet die regering die spreekwoordelike olyftak van Washington aangryp. President Donald Trump van Amerika het ʼn proklamasie uitgevaardig dat die belastingvrye toegewing onder die AGOA-ooreenkoms aan lande suid van die Sahara, tot 31 Desember vanjaar verleng word. Solidariteit sê […]
# ʼn Appèlhof in Parys het die Franse lugredery en Airbus skuldig bevind aan korporatiewe manslag na die voorval in 2009 waarin Vlug AF447 neergestort en al 228 mense aan boord dood is. Die passasierstraler was op pad van Rio de Janeiro na Parys toe dit tydens ʼn storm in die Atlantiese Oseaan neergestort het. […]
# Tennis: Die topgekeurde Jannik Sinner speel in die eerste ronde van die Franse Ope teen die plaaslike promotorskeuse Clement Tabur. Moontlike teenstanders op die Italianer se pad sluit in die Amerikaner Ben Shelton en die Rus Daniil Medvedev. Die driemalige kampioen, Novak Djokovic van Serwië, begin sy poging vir ʼn 25ste Grand Slam-titel teen […]
