# Krieket: Daar word toenemend gevra vir die vervanging van ouer kolwers na Australië se vernederende nederlaag met nege paaltjies in die eerste toets teen Bangladesh in Darwin. Dis die besoekers se heel eerste oorwinning in Australië en slegs hulle tweede oor die wêreld se voorste span. Druk neem toe op spelers soos Marnus Labuschagne […]
# The Iranian Army’s commander-in-chief, Amir Hatami, is offering a cash reward of around 484-thousand-rand for anyone who captures or kills a US soldier and hands them over to authorities. The number of American military personnel killed since the start of the war stands at 17, all killed outside of Iran, in countries including Jordan […]
# Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is leading the presidential election count, with 58.87-percent of votes from 135 of 226 constituencies. Electoral authorities say Hichilema has secured more than 1.5-million votes, ahead of his main challenger Brian Mundubile. Hichilema needs more than 50-percent to win outright. The election was largely peaceful, although counting was briefly suspended […]
# 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 […]
