# Gunfire and explosions have been reported in several areas of Niger’s capital, Niamey, early this morning. Reuters witnesses described sustained gunfire and blasts across the city, but there has been no official word on the cause or any casualties. Niger has been under military rule since a July 2023 coup that ousted President Mohamed […]
# Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz says he feels great about his wrist ahead of his US Open title defence, although the Spaniard admits he is anxious about returning to singles after a four-month layoff. The 23-year-old has been sidelined since April with a right wrist injury, missing the French Open and Wimbledon. Alcaraz says intensive practice […]
# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she remains confident as she begins her bid for a third consecutive US Open title in New York. The Belarusian arrives without a tournament victory since March and has suffered early exits at the French Open, Wimbledon, Canadian Open and Cincinnati. Despite the recent slump, Sabalenka says […]
# The MK Party says the Special Investigating Unit’s findings on the Nkandla upgrades to former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal raise questions about who should be held responsible for the costs linked to the project. The party’s secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo says the SIU’s finding that the architect involved should pay 156-million-rand to […]
# Die MK-party sê die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid se bevindings oor die verbeterings aan oudpresident Jacob Zuma se woning in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, laat vrae ontstaan oor wie verantwoordelik gehou moet word vir die koste van die projek. Die sekretaris-generaal van die party, Sibonelo Nomvalo, sê die SOE se bevinding dat die betrokke argitek 156-miljoen-rand aan die […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela has urged the National Student Financial Aid Scheme board to urgently strengthen systems, controls and governance. He met with the board yesterday on the implementation of a court order, institutional continuity and the functioning of NSFAS in the period ahead. This as the scheme transitions from administration […]
# Die adjunkminister van Vroue, Jeug en Persone met Gestremdhede in die Presidensie, Mmapaseka Letsike, het ‘n beroep gedoen dat maatskaplike en samehorigheidsekonomie die sleutel moet wees tot werkskepping, uitbreiding van eienaarskap en die lewering van meer insluitende ekonomiese groei. Sy het groei van 0,5-persent in die eerste kwartaal van hierdie jaar genoem, terwyl daar […]
# ʼn Vyfde lasbrief is uitgereik vir die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie, Julius Mkhwanazi. Dit gaan oor die bloulig-saga waarby die vermeende misdaadbaas, Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, betrek word. Mkhwanazi het na bewering onregmatig toestemming gegee vir blou ligte op vier luukse privaat voertuie wat met Matlala se sekuriteitsmaatskappy, Cat Protection Services, verbind word. Die […]
# President Donald Trump het sy handelsoorlog met Kanada verskerp deur ʼn uitvoerende bevel te onderteken wat Lake Ontario se naam na Lake America verander. Die meer grens aan Ontario, Kanada en New York. Hy het verlede jaar ʼn uitvoerende bevel onderteken dat die Golf van Mexiko hernoem word na die Golf van Amerika, maar […]
