# President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the 2025 matric class all the best as they begin the National Senior Certificate examinations today, saying this is a moment for the learners to shine. Approximately 900-thousand candidates are expected to write the NSC exams, and among them, 766-thousand are full-time learners and 137-thousand are part-time candidates. Ramaphosa’s […]
# Die Gautengse Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg sal Vrydag uitspraak lewer oor die omstrede sakeman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala se borgtogaansoek. Matlala, wat sedert April in aanhouding is, staan tereg op aanklagte van poging tot moord, sameswering om moord te pleeg, geldwassery en regsverydeling. Die Staat staan borgtog teen en verwys na openbare gevaar en getuie-inmenging, terwyl […]
# Getuie A het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê die eenheid vir onopgeloste sake het probeer om beheer te neem van die Q-Tech ingenieur Armand Swart se moorddossier, ten spyte van voortdurende arrestasies. Hy het verwys na gespanne vergaderings met die hoof van die Gautengse misdaad-ondersoekdienste, Richard Shibiri, waar daar op moontlike omkopery gesinspeel is. Getuie […]
# Krieket: Die Protea-vroue speel vandag in Colombo, Sri Lanka, teen Pakistan in hul voorlaaste Wêreldbeker-groepswedstryd nadat hulle reeds vir die halfeindronde gekwalifiseer het. Daar is nie veel op die spel vir die teenstanders nie, want hulle is onderaan die punteleer met slegs twee punte na hulle vorige vyf wedstryde. Suid-Afrika het haar eerste wedstryd […]
# Twee van die Verenigde State se topgesante na die Midde-Ooste het Maandag met die Israeliese eerste minister Benjamin Netanyahu vergader nadat geweld oor die naweek gedreig het om die breekbare wapenstilstand in Gaza, wat deur die VSA bemiddel is, te vernietig. Die vergadering het plaasgevind nadat Israel die Kerem Shalom-grenspos na Gaza vir hulpversendings […]
# Witness A told the Madlanga Commission that the Cold Case Unit tried to take control of the Q-Tech Engineering engineer Armand Swart’s murder docket despite ongoing arrests. He described tense meetings with Gauteng crime investigation services head Richard Shibiri, where possible bribe offers were hinted at. Witness A also said a party invitation from […]
# The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg will on Friday hand down judgment on the bail appeal of controversial businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Matlala, who has been in custody since April. He faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, money laundering, and defeating the ends of justice. The State opposes bail, citing public […]
# Cricket: The Proteas Women play Pakistan in their penultimate World Cup group match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, today after already having qualified for the semifinals. Not much is at stake for the opponents, though, as they are at the bottom of the table with only two points from their previous five encounters. South Africa […]
# Two of the United States’ top envoys to the Middle East met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after weekend violence threatened to wreck a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. The sit-down came as Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing into Gaza for aid shipments, after the entry point was closed […]
