# The South African Police Service has fired suspended organised crime head, Richard Shibiri, following a disciplinary process last month. Evidence presented before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry suggested that Shibiri accepted a payment of between 70-thousand-rand and 80-thousand-rand from murder-accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Evidence also linked him to alleged interference in several high-profile criminal […]
# The US Treasury Department has imposed new economic sanctions on Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and stepson. The son of former president Raúl Castro, Alejandro Castro Espínand, the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and other entities were also sanctioned. Last month, the US imposed sanctions on eleven Cuban officials, several military leaders, […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana’s coach, Hugo Broos, says today’s international friendly against Jamaica will be a great opportunity to iron out tactics ahead of Thursday’s World Cup opener against Mexico. South Africa is winless in their last four matches. The striker position is the main issue to address after Bafana held over 85-percent of possession […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, het positief getoets vir Covid-19 en is in self-afsondering om te herstel. Hy het verlede week in die Parlement sy departement se begroting ter tafel te lê en sy laaste oorsese reis was verlede maand toe hy die Wêreld-waterstofberaad in Nederland bygewoon het. Die departement […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting self-isolation to work on his recovery. He appeared in Parliament last week to deliver the department’s 2026/27 budget, and his most recent international travel was last month when he attended the World Hydrogen Summit in the Netherlands. The department encourages […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê sy aandag sal nie afgelei word deur partye wat probeer aandag trek nie en sal getrou bly aan die Grondwet en die oppergesag van die reg. Opposisiepartye het hom versoek om die Phala Phala-sage te bespreek ondanks ‘n ampsklagondersoek teen hom. Ramaphosa het gevra vir ‘n regshersiening van die onafhanklike […]
# Rugby: Die vleuel Donavan Don het Dewald Human vervang in die Springbok-sewesgroep vir die naweek se laaste Wêreldkampioenskaps-byeenkoms in Bordeaux, Frankryk. Human het verlede naweek in Spanje sy knie beseer en moes na Suid-Afrika terugkeer. Die Blitsbokke het die eerste toernooi in Hongkong gewen, maar in die eindstryd in Spanje teen Australië verloor. Suid-Afrika […]
# Rugby: Winger Donavan Don has replaced Dewald Human in the Springbok Sevens squad for the final World Championship event in Bordeaux, France, this weekend. Human sustained a knee injury in Spain last weekend, which prompted the playmaker’s return to South Africa. The Blitzboks won the first World Championship event in Hong Kong, but lost […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not be distracted by the clamour of some political parties for attention, emphasising that he remains committed to the Constitution and the rule of law. Opposition parties have called on him to come clean and address the Phala Phala farm saga, despite facing the prospect of an impeachment […]
