# President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation expanding the Special Investigating Unit’s probe into the War on Leaks programme to include the Drop the Block project. The investigation was initially limited to the Water and Sanitation Department and Sedibeng Water, but will now also include the water utility, Lepelle Northern Water. The probe is […]
# Ratings agency Moody’s says South Africa is in a negative cycle where high borrowing costs discourage investment, hindering growth and further increasing debt costs. The agency rates the country’s long-term foreign and local currency debt at Ba2 with a stable outlook. Moody’s says that although policies targeting fiscal and economic issues are advancing, they will […]
# Atletiek: Tshepo Tshite is deur na die eindronde van die mans-duisend-500-meter op die Wêreldkampioenskap in Tokio, die eerste Suid-Afrikaner wat dit kon regkry sedert Johan Cronjé brons gewen het in Moskou in 2013. Marioné Fourie is uitgeskakel in die vroue-100-meter-hekkies-halfeindronde. In die mans-110-meter hekkies kon die Suid-Afrikaners John Adesola, Mondray Barnard en Antonio Alkana […]
# Deputy Finance minister David Masondo says any decision on the future of South Africa’s inflation targeting approach should not be taken lightly. The South African Reserve Bank is pushing for a new inflation target, claiming that the current range makes the country uncompetitive and causes price pressure on citizens. The country’s inflation rate has been subdued […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says the enquiry investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on deputy president Paul Mashatile has been completed. The probe was conducted by the police’s Crime Intelligence division and the State Security Agency. Mashatile’s car was shot at several times while he was being driven from an ANC national executive committee […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says the current water challenges gripping the metro are being dealt with speed. This comes amid erratic water supply across many parts of the metro, with the latest leading to a four-day protest in the Westbury area. The mayor visited the Alexandra Reservoir yesterday, one of the hardest-hit facilities, where […]
# FBI director Kash Patel says DNA evidence found by investigators positively links the man accused of killing right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested for allegedly shooting dead Kirk, an ally of president Donald Trump, at an event at Utah Valley University last Wednesday. Patel told Fox News that the rifle used […]
# Athletics: Tshepo Tshite is through to the men’s 1,500-metre final at the World Championships in Tokyo, becoming the first South African to do so since Johan Cronjé took bronze in Moscow in 2013. Marioné Fourie crashed out of the women’s 100-metre hurdles semifinal. The men’s 110-metre hurdles saw three South Africans, John Adesola, Mondray […]
# Die ANC-president Cyril Ramaphosa het raadslede ferm opdragte gegee voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing volgende jaar. Ramaphosa het gister meer as vierduisend raadslede by die FNB-stadion in Johannesburg, Gauteng, toegespreek en leiers aangespoor om etiek, vaardighede en diens aan die mense bo faksiebelange te plaas. Hy het gewaarsku dat swak leierskap en interne verdeeldheid openbare […]
