# Deputy minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, says access to water has increased to 91.3-percent and sanitation to 85.6-percent under ANC rule over the past 32 years. Speaking at a media briefing on the ANC’s local government election manifesto review yesterday, he acknowledged that water remains one of the country’s most urgent service […]
# Criminally accused tenderpreneur, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, will appear before the Madlanga Commission today and tomorrow, a central figure in its investigation of criminal and political infiltration into the country’s justice system. He was initially scheduled to testify on September first, however, that has now been brought forward. Matlala first appeared before the commission in […]
# President Donald Trump says the US will substantially reduce military exercises it conducts with South Korea, citing his ‘very good relationship’ with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. The joint exercises, called Ulchi Freedom Shield, are set to begin today, involving about 18-thousand South Korean troops, alongside US forces. On Truth Social, Trump says these […]
# Golf: Four-time major champion Scottie Scheffler surged to an eight-shot victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, becoming the third-youngest player to reach 21 PGA Tour wins. The American posted a final-round score of 66 to finish on 17 under. South Korean Kim Si-woo carded a two-under 68 to finish second at […]
# Die DA het die uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria verwelkom waarvolgens sleutelaspekte van OKOSA se verkiesingsuitsaairegulasies ongrondwetlik en onwettig verklaar is. Ashor Sarupen van die DA sê die Hof het verligting toegestaan deur ‘n dringende meganisme te skep vir geskille oor politieke advertensies en partyverkiesingsuitsendings wat afgekeur is. Hy sê daar is ook […]
# Die Noord-Koreaanse leier, Kim Jong Un, en die Russiese president, Vladimir Putin, het hul noue bande herbevestig in boodskappe ter viering van Korea se Bevrydingsdag. Die twee leiers het boodskappe uitgeruil op die 81ste herdenking van Korea se bevryding van Japanse koloniale bewind in 1945. Hul jongste kontak volg terwyl Noord-Korea en Rusland politieke […]
# Rugby: Die All Blacks het ‘n massiewe oorwinning van 50-19 oor die Bulle in Pretoria behaal en hul onoorwonne Suid-Afrikaanse toer voortgesit. Nieu-Seeland het ‘n oorheersende vertoning gelewer en agt drieë gedtruk teen ‘n Bul-span wat gesukkel het om die mas op te kom. Die oorwinning versterk die All Blacks se momentum voor hul […]
Rugby: Die Pumas het hul veldtog om die Curriebeker-titel versterk met ‘n oortuigende oorwinning van 29-7 oor die Stormers-23 in Mbombela. Die Pumas het met rustyd met 15-0 voorgeloop en die tweede helfte oorheers ten spyte van ‘n kort terugkeer deur die Stormers. Nevaldo Fleurs het sy merk gemaak, akkuraat geskop en gehelp om drieë […]
# North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reaffirmed their close ties in messages marking Korea’s Liberation Day. The two leaders exchanged messages on the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945. Their latest communication comes as North Korea and Russia have strengthened political and military […]
