WATCH | Two Ghanaian ministers among eight killed in helicopter crash
Ghana’s defence minister Edward Omane Boamah died in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday along with four other officials and three airforce crew, the government said.
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News24 | After decades-long struggle, court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Department of Home Affairs officials.
News24 | As SA’s 30% duty takes effect, Trump celebrates ‘billions’ from tariffs
Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies Thursday, drastically raising the stakes in US president Donald Trump’s wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade.
WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues
The High Court in Pretoria will hear arguments on when the defence requests to drop charges against the five men accused of killing soccer star Senzo Meyiwa.
Afrikaner ‘refugee’ shares car wash job experience: ‘Be prepared to work!’
An Afrikaner ‘refugee’ employed at a car wash in the US has offered job advice to others planning to resettle there.
News24 | Emergency services on high alert as thunderstorm warning issued in three provinces
Emergency services are on high alert after the SA Weather Service warned of severe thunderstorms in central and northern Gauteng, parts of Limpopo, and most of the Mpumalanga Highveld.
THE CONVERSATION: Arr, matey! How long pirates have been around — and why they’ll always raid on the high seas
As long as valuables have been moved by ship, water raiders have existed – so listen out for the click-click of a peg leg.
AUGUST BY-ELECTIONS: ANC defeats EFF and MK in Motherwell but is losing ground
The ANC retained a safe seat in the southern part of Motherwell, Nelson Mandela Bay, although it lost ground to the EFF and uMkhonto Wesizwe party. The EFF was well ahead of MK in the race for second place.
News24 | Protesters in Cape Town bring R300 to a standstill, causing major peak-hour disruptions
Protesters are causing widespread traffic disruptions in Cape Town on Thursday morning by using burning tyres to close off sections of the R300 in Mitchells Plain.
KASI BUSINESS BOOST: Alexandra taverns transformed into safe, profitable community spaces
Gift Sedibeng and Florence Rambuda are two of many restaurant owners benefiting from a Tavern Transformation project.
Questions after Soweto boy’s manhole death
On Saturday afternoon, eight-year-old Siyabonga Mkhwanazi ran out of his Emndeni, Soweto, home, saying he was rushing to greet his father hooting at the gate. That was the last time he was seen alive.
THE INTERVIEW: The Barber of Seville is an operatic funny business
For Cape Town Opera’s latest production, leaning into physical comedy has proven liberating.
Godongwana slams top metros for financial mismanagement
Five of the country’s biggest metros have been put on notice by the National Treasury over escalating irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure.
Grave concerns over plan for new Soweto Cemetery
Residents of Protea Glen Ext 35 in Soweto are up in arms and pushing back against plans to develop a private cemetery near their homes, saying it will cause traffic congestion, crime and a decline in property values.
Newsdeck: US federal court filing system breached in sweeping cyberattack, Politico reports
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The US federal judiciary’s electronic case filing system has been compromised in a sweeping hack that is believed to have exposed sensitive court data in several states, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the incident.
Newsdeck: Trump threatens takeover of Washington, DC, with National Guard to fight crime
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested he may use the National Guard to police the streets of Washington, DC, in his latest threat to take over running the city that serves as the seat of the US government.
Newsdeck: Trump administration shifts FEMA staff to ICE during hurricane season
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is transferring Federal Emergency Management Agency staffers to help speed the hiring of thousands of immigration enforcement agents, according to staff notices seen by Reuters and a government spokesperson, diverting resources away from the agency during the US hurricane season.
MINI CROSSWORD: Daily Crossword Quickie – Thurs, 7 August
Welcome to Daily Maverick’s free mini crossword quickie. Follow the clues and fill in the squares to solve these minis.
Newsdeck: Brazil’s Bolsonaro appeals house arrest order
BRASILIA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed on Wednesday a house arrest order imposed against him earlier this week, a document sent to the Supreme Court and seen by Reuters showed.
AMABHUNGANE OP-ED: The JSE displays an unhealthy obsession with secrecy
When a company lost big on the stock market in 2020 and suspected possible market manipulation, it attempted to get information from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The JSE stonewalled them, baldly citing privacy and commercial confidentiality issues. This story of one company fighting to access information from a South African public body is playing out every day, across all spheres of...