# US president Donald Trump says there are no talks underway or scheduled with Iran. This is despite him claiming on Monday that his administration had established a back channel with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the military arm has denied. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the US naval blockade […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis is urging Tshwane residents to give the party an outright victory in the November local government elections, arguing that coalition governments have failed to deliver stable and effective governance. Tensions have erupted between the metro’s coalition partners, with the ANC and EFF accusing ActionSA and mayor Nasiphi Moya of reneging […]
# Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has ordered Higher Education minister Buti Manamela to submit an implementation plan by November first, for remedial action at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. An investigation by the Public Protector found approximately 40-thousand students across 76 higher education institutions were improperly funded at an estimated cost of 5.1-billion-rand. This […]
# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones says both the Boks and All Blacks will be equally prepared going into the opening Test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. New Zealand have won all three games played so far against the Stormers, Sharks and the Bulls. South Africa have had a full-out international run-up […]
# The Gauteng Education Department has suspended a male teacher from Minerva Secondary School in Alexandra, following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment by several learners. The allegations relate to inappropriate communication between the educator and several learners, which reportedly began in June and continued through WhatsApp and other interactions. The department’s spokesperson, Onwabile Lubhelwane, […]
# The death toll from Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry disaster has risen to 93, as divers continue search and recovery efforts. The ferry, which had a capacity to carry 90 passengers, but at least 168 people were actually on board, capsized last week. Seventy-seven people were rescued in the country’s deadliest transport disaster. Zimbabwe’s minister […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the new Electricity Pricing Policy will strengthen protections for poor and vulnerable consumers while making electricity bills more transparent. The minister says municipal and Eskom bills will be unbundled, showing consumers exactly how charges are calculated. Bills will itemise electricity generation, transmission and distribution costs, ancillary services […]
# DebtBusters says South African consumers remain under serious financial pressure, with people applying for debt counselling needing 64-percent of their take-home pay to service debt. Its latest index shows that consumers earning more than 50-thousand-rand a month need 103-percent of their income to cover debt repayments. The average applicant now has 8.7 credit agreements, […]
# Cricket: Today’s start of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds constitutes a new era for England, with a new captain and new coach. Ben Stokes retired after the June series against New Zealand, while coach Brendon McCullum was sacked from the Test team. He will eventually be replaced by former New […]
