# The DA will today grill Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau and the National Lotteries Commission in Parliament over the controversial awarding of a 60-billion-rand lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings. The winning lottery bidder is reportedly connected to deputy president Paul Mashatile’s close associates and family members. The DA’s Toby Chance says the […]
# Rugby: Die Springbok Sewes ‘A’-span is die Rugby Afrika Seweskampioen na ‘n oortuigende oorwinning van 26-12 oor Madagaskar in die eindstryd in Mauritius. Suid-Afrika het Groep B met Burkina Faso, Zambië en Nigerië oortuigend gewen. In die kwarteindronde het hulle die verdedigende kampioen, Uganda, 26-0 geklop voordat hulle ‘n moeisame oorwinning van 19-12 oor […]
# Die voormalige sekretaris-generaal van die MK-party, Floyd Shivambu sê hy het positiewe reaksie van Suid-Afrikaners ontvang, wat belangstelling toon om ‘n nuwe politieke beweging in die land te stig. Hy het verlede Donderdag aangekondig hy gaan oor die komende maande verskeie gemeenskappe en groepe raadpleeg om te bepaal of hy sy eie politieke party […]
# Die Amerikaanse minister van Verdediging, Pete Hegseth, sê hulle het daarin geslaag om Iran se kernambisies uit te wis. Die Iranse Atoomenergie-organisasie sê die aanval op van die kernterreine was ‘n barbaarse skending van internasionale reg. Hegseth sê baie presidente het gedroom om die finale slag teen Iran se kernprogram toe te dien, en […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika is senuweeagtig oor die VSA se toetrede tot die Israel-Iran-oorlog. Amerika het oor die naweek drie belangrike kernfasiliteite in Iran aangeval. Die operasie het 125 Amerikaanse militêre vliegtuie betrek, insluitend sewe B-2-Stealth-bomwerpers. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê Suid-Afrika het gehoop president Donald Trump gebruik sy invloed om die […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Sevens ‘A’ team are the Rugby Africa Sevens champions following a commanding 26-12 victory against Madagascar in the final in Mauritius. South Africa swept Pool B with convincing victories over Burkina Faso, Zambia, and Nigeria. In the quarterfinals, they thrashed defending champions Uganda 26-0, before a hard-fought 19-12 win over Zimbabwe […]
# Former MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu says he has received a positive response from South Africans, who have shown interest in establishing a new political movement in the country. Last Thursday, he announced that he would consult various communities and groups over the coming months to gauge whether he should launch his own political party. […]
# US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says they managed to obliterate Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation says the bombing of the nuclear sites by America was a barbaric violation of international law. Hegseth says many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to Iran’s nuclear programme, and none could until president […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is anxious about the entry by the US into the Israel-Iran war. America attacked three key nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend. The operation involved 125 US military aircraft, including seven B-2 stealth bombers. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says South Africa hoped that president Donald Trump would […]
