# Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson, says disciplinary action will be taken against senior officials implicated in an 800-million-rand oxygen plant tender fraud. This follows PricewaterhouseCoopers’ forensic investigation, revealing fake documents and irregular procurement processes. Macpherson added that Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka faces possible suspension over her alleged role, stressing that […]
# Fans of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne will be given a chance to pay their respects when his cortege travels through his home city of Birmingham later today. Osbourne died aged 76 on 22 July. His death came less than three weeks after he took part, along with his band mates, in Black Sabbath’s […]
# Four men accused of killing DJ Sumbody and his bodyguards now face additional charges after police linked them to other high-profile murders in Gauteng. Katiso Molefe, Michael Pule Tau, Musa Kekana, and Tiego Mabusela are allegedly connected to the killings of Hector Buthelezi, also known as DJ Vintos, and Don Tindleni. Police say ballistics […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola has affirmed South Africa’s support for urgent global action to achieve a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel. Speaking at a UN conference in New York, Lamola condemned the destruction in Gaza, calling for the recognition of Palestinian statehood. Lamola said peace depends on halting illegal settlements, […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the team is gearing up for a testing Rugby Championship campaign, which kicks off against the Wallabies on 16 August in Johannesburg. He stressed the importance of their two-week training camp saying it was vital in ensuring that the coaches, players, and entire management team were aligned and […]
# Die Israelse premier Benjamin Netanyahu hou vol daar is geen hongersnood in Gaza nie. Altesaam 47 mense het volgens berigte sedert die begin van die konflik in Gaza aan wanvoeding gesterf. Meer as duisend mense is sedert Mei dood in desperate pogings om kos vir hul gesinne te bekom. Die Israelse weermag sê dis […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê hoewel aansienlike vordering gemaak is met die toepassing van die aanbevelings van die Staatskapingskommissie, duur die werk voort. Die Presidensie het die jongste vorderingsverslag oor die kommissie vrygestel, wat die tydperk tot die einde van 2024/2025 dek. Ramaphosa sê daar is sleutelprioriteite waarop die regering vanjaar sal fokus. Dit sluit […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu maintains that there is no starvation in Gaza. To date, 147 people have died of malnutrition in Gaza since the conflict began. More than one-thousand people have been killed since May in desperate efforts to obtain food for their families. The Israeli military blames the United Nations for failing […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says while substantial work has been made on the implementation of recommendations of the State Capture Commission, the work continues. The Presidency released the latest progress report on the commission, covering the period up to the end of 2024/2025. Ramaphosa says there are key priorities that government will be focusing on […]
