# The DA says a 197.4-million-rand Gauteng Traffic Police Airwing contract breached procurement rules, with 156.4-million-rand already paid. The DA’s Michael Sun says four officials have been implicated, but none have been suspended or disciplined. He says the contract with Simunye Air Charter was terminated in January after auditor-general findings and a referral to the […]
# Four suspects aged between 23 and 53 were arrested for extortion in Bellville, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says the four are three family members from Nyanga, one of whom is a police constable, and a Somalian businessman who allegedly collected money on behalf of the extortion ring. She says the suspects allegedly extorted […]
# US envoy and president Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to meet Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu today. It comes after he held rare talks with Hamas leaders on the implementation of the 15-point US-backed Gaza peace plan. The plan, which Netanyahu has rejected, calls for a series of sequenced steps, including Hamas’ […]
# The SPAR Group announced its independent non-executive chairman Mike Bosman and deputy chair Shirley Zinn have resigned from the board with immediate effect. Bosman served as chairman since December 2022, while Zinn joined the board in 2023. Lwazi Koyana, currently an independent non-executive director and Risk Committee chair, has been appointed interim chairman. SPAR […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika se lidmaatskap van die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap gaan oor werkskepping en die verbetering van burgers se lewensgehalte. Die land bied hierdie week die 46ste SAOG-beraad in Durban aan. Ramaphosa sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief geen land in die streek kan op sy eie ‘n geïntegreerde kragstelsel bou, oorgrens-vervoergange ontwikkel, gedeelde […]
# Rugby: Springbok-hoofafrigter Rassie Erasmus het besluit om die All Blacks so lank moontlik aan die raai te hou deur eers Donderdagmiddag sy groep aan te kondig vir Saterdag se eerste toets. Hy kondig gewoonlik die span baie vroeër aan, maar het dit in die verlede ook so gedoen vir ‘n kragmeting met Nieu-Seeland. Erasmus […]
# The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa is raising concerns over government support for Black farmers benefiting from land restitution. Afasa land reform committee head Piet Mothepu says some farmers have not received title deeds, preventing them from using their land as security for bank loans. Mothepu says some beneficiaries also face eviction and […]
# Rugby: Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has decided to keep the All Blacks guessing for as long as possible by only naming his squad for Saturday’s first Test on Thursday afternoon. He normally announces the team much earlier, but has done this for a clash against New Zealand in the past. Erasmus is reportedly […]
# Cricket: Calls are increasing for the axing of ageing batters following Australia’s humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh in the first Test in Darwin. The visitors claimed their first ever victory on Australian soil, and just their second Test victory over the world’s top-ranked side. Pressure is building over players such as Marnus Labuschagne and […]
