# Trade union Solidarity says more than four-thousand jobs are at risk as ArcelorMittal South Africa prepares to close its long steel plants in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, and Vereeniging in Gauteng, including Vanderbijlpark. The union blames government inaction, citing high electricity costs, weak rail systems, and insufficient import protections. They pledge to support affected members […]
# The leaders of France and Britain will on Thursday co-chair a Paris summit involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This is part of a new international push to broker an end to Russia’s three-and-a-half-year invasion. The gathering of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing”, will comprise some 30 mainly European countries. Some leaders will attend […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party sê sy verkiesing-strategie vir 2026 sal daarop gemik sal wees om die krisis van werkersklas-verteenwoordiging aan te spreek. Die SAKP se Sentrale Komitee het oor die naweek vergader, waar omvattende verslae van die Politieke Buro en die Sekretariaat bespreek is. Die verslae gee ‘n diepgaande ontleding van die plaaslike en […]
# Die Israelse Weermag het bevestig dat die woordvoerder van Hamas se gewapende vleuel, Abu Obeida, oor die naweek in ‘n lugaanval in Gazastad dood is. Die weermag sê Obeida was ‘n sleutelteiken van ‘n aanval in die al-Rimal-woonbuurt. Hamas het nog nie sy dood nie bevestig nie. Die weermag sê Obeida het propaganda- en […]
# Gholf: Thriston Lawrence van Suid-Afrika het die Europese Meesterstoernooi in Switserland die tweede keer in vier jaar gewen. Die 28-jarige het ‘n laaste ronde van 66 aangeteken vir ‘n oorwinning met twee houe en ‘n vyfde DP World-toertitel. Die verdedigende kampioen, Matt Wallace van Engeland, die Deen Rasmus Hojgaard en die Fin Sami Vilamaki […]
# The South African Communist Party says its 2026 electoral strategy will be aimed at addressing the crisis of working-class representation. The SACP Central Committee met over the weekend, where comprehensive reports from the Political Bureau and the Secretariat were discussed. The reports provided an in-depth analysis of the domestic and global situation. General Secretary […]
# The Israeli Defence Force has confirmed that Hamas’s armed wing spokesperson, Abu Obeida, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza City over the weekend. The IDF says Obeida was a key target of an attack in the al-Rimal neighbourhood. Hamas has not confirmed his death. The IDF says Obeida led propaganda and psychological terror […]
# Golf: South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence won the European Masters in Switzerland for the second time in four years. The 28-year-old posted a final round-66 for a two-shot victory to claim a fifth DP World Tour title. Defending champion Matt Wallace of England, Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard, and Finland’s Sami Vilamaki finished tied second, and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick […]
# Die Gauteng Provinsiale Regering het van vandag af [1 sept] Elijah Mhlanga as sy nuwe woordvoerder aangestel. Hy volg Vuyo Mhaga op, wat deur Premier Panyaza Lesufi geprys is vir die versterking van deursigtigheid en mediaverhoudinge. Mhlanga is ‘n voormalige nasionale woordvoerder van die Departement van Basiese Onderwys en ‘n ervare kommunikasiepraktisyn met meer […]
