Another South African border nightmare? Eswatini accepts more ‘questionable’ US deportees
Eswatini has accepted 11 more US deportees, again raising concerns about ‘barbaric’ foreign criminals being dumped on South Africa’s doorstep.
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Mhlongo backs Chaine for best keeper award
Chaine has set an all-time PSL record this season with the most number of clean sheets surpassing Ronwen Williams record of 18, he has already amassed a total of 21.
SESEKI ITSWENG: World Cup helped rebrand Africa as a goldmine for marketers
The 2026 Fifa World Cup has exposed a fascinating contradiction. African consumers may not be as fragmented as we have convinced ourselves they are.
De Rose on why she’s chasing legacy and not fame
Artist of the Year nominee De Rose is having the kind of year every emerging musician dreams about.
Two hard hitters go toe-to-toe for WBC Africa crown
All eyes will be on Jose Kadima on Saturday night when the heavyweight prospect takes on dangerous puncher Herbert Matovu at Emperors Palace.
SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | Joburg needs new ideas, innovative ways to govern properly
City residents are victims of failing services and unauthorised and wasteful expenditure
SOWETAN | Time for fresh leadership in SA football
The next chapter of South African football should be shaped not by personalities or political manoeuvring.
YOLANDA PHAKELA | Why South Africa’s reset still begins with the ANC
The argument that the ANC remains the most viable national governing movement does not mean it should automatically govern every municipality or province, writes Yolanda Phakela
Slain Iranian leader buried as successor remains out of sight
DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) – Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in the country’s holiest shrine, state media said early on Friday, after huge crowds gathered for his funeral with his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei still hidden from public view.
Suspect in Kirk killing expressed regret after shooting, roommate says
July 9 (Reuters) – The former roommate of Tyler Robinson, who is accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, told prosecutors that Robinson expressed regret a day after the killing and planned to hand himself over to police, according to a video interview played in court on Thursday.
Japan’s southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
ISHIGAKI, Japan, July 10 (Reuters) – A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan’s southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and flooding in what could be the region’s most destructive storm in years.
Trump fires Election Assistance Commission members ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Thursday terminated the last three members of the Election Assistance Commission, the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide, according to one person familiar with the decision and two other people briefed on the terminations.
We’re asking the wrong question about the future of multilateralism
The future of multilateralism isn’t about replacing the UN. The real challenge lies in balancing two equally valid demands: institutions that actually work, and systems that represent today’s world.
After the June 30 deadline: What did SA’s anti-immigration marches actually achieve?
March and March has achieved something that no civic organisation has managed in years, and that is putting a single domestic issue at the top of national politics and keeping it there.
LIGHTS OUT: Shocking price irregularities halt streetlight repairs in Nelson Mandela Bay
Electricity directorate asks council to appoint independent auditor after invoices show stark inconsistencies in Nelson Mandela Bay streetlights tender.
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION: Cogta warns Nelson Mandela Bay — fix governance and finances or face a takeover
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs gives Nelson Mandela Bay a final chance to fix procurement and finance problems — failure to act risks a full Section 139 takeover and political consequence management.
Mbappé leads impressive France past Morocco into World Cup semifinals
French striker draws level with Lionel Messi on eight goals leading Les Bleus to comfortable quarterfinal win
XENOPHOBIC UNREST: Anti-migrant marchers turn vigilante ‘labour inspectors’ — assaulting those branded foreign
Campaigners resort to quasi-vigilante measures to enforce migration law because they say the police are not investigating their complaints and allege Home Affairs officials take bribes.
From plough to harvest peril — when corruption turns the ox into the assassin
In isiZulu, inkabi once meant the ox that pulls the plough. Today, it means a hired gun. The journey of the word tracks the journey of our public money – and the Auditor-General’s latest report shows exactly where both went wrong.