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South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi (L) and South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram celebrate the dismissal of West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight cricket match between West Indies and South Africa at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda on June 23, 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) Tabraiz Shamsi hit back at critics who consistently complained about his performances, saying it was unfair considering most of them are ex-players who themselves know how tough international cricket is.Shamsi, who has been a horses-for-courses selection throughout the T20 World Cup, bounced back from…

There are ongoing negotiations to cement positions in a government of national unity. (Darren Stewart and Lulama Zenzile/Gallo Images/Die Burger) The DA is eyeing 11 Cabinet positions and their deputies, along with directors-general in the departments it gains, and the “reviewing” of all tenders for those departments since the president promulgated the election.This is according to a letter, seen by News24, to ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, sent by DA federal executive chairperson Helen Zille on Sunday morning.  Since the letter’s arrival, the talks to form a national government of unity (GNU) have hit a brick wall, prompting a high-level meeting…

Tom Cruise attends a photo call in support of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One at Overseas Passenger Terminal on 2 July 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) Suri Cruise, the daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, recently made headlines by officially graduating from LaGuardia High School. However, what captured even more attention was her decision to adopt her mother’s middle name, “Noelle,” in place of her father’s famous last name, marking a significant personal milestone.Suri, 18, celebrated her high school graduation with her mother, Katie Holmes, by her side.According to photos and videos obtained by…

Reinhardt Leach and Arnold Terblanche during a previous appearance in the Eastern Cape High Court Gqeberha. (Lulama Zenzile/Netwerk24) The boyfriend of murdered Vicki Terblanche, who is accused of her murder alongside her estranged husband, will apply for bail on Tuesday following his arrest almost three years ago.Reinhardt Leach is accused of suffocating and/or strangling Vicki after allegedly drugging her with Percocet in October 2021.A few days after he reported her as missing at a local police station in Gqeberha, he was arrested along with a friend, Dylan Cullis. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to…

President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in at the 7th sitting of Parliament in Cape Town on Friday. (Jaco Marais/Media24/Pool) Much will depend on the make-up of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet. A positive outcome is far from guaranteed, says Nick Hedley.The so-called government of national unity, which is still in the process of being formed, has been warmly received by investors, to say the least. This optimism alone will help curb inflation and pave the way for interest rate cuts.When it became clear that the unity government would include moderate parties rather than populist ones, the rand strengthened, domestic equities…

President Cyril Ramaphosa and General Fannie Masemola, along with General Rudzani Maphwanya, were at the Presidential Inauguration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 19 June 2024. (Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu) President Cyril Ramaphosa has lambasted the scramble for power and positions as government of national unity (GNU) negotiations enter a third week.Ramaphosa, who was expected to announce a new and inclusive Cabinet soon after being re-elected and sworn into office last Wednesday, has had to delay his much-anticipated announcement due to what appears to be a differing of views on ministerial positions. South Africans need to be in the know…

Krugersdorp serial killer, Cecilia Steyn. (Deaan Vivier/Gallo Images/ Netwerk24) Prison authorities appear to have thwarted Krugersdorp serial killer Cecilia Steyn’s plan to break out of prison, Netwerk24 reported.Last Sunday, the Department of Correctional Services searched the “D3 maximum section” of the Johannesburg women’s prison, where some of the country’s highest-profile female criminals are held, including Steyn, her close friend, Marinda Steyn, Rochelle Botha, who murdered her two-year-old daughter, Chevonne, and convicted fraudster Hildegard Steenkamp. The publication reported that a floorplan of the Johannesburg women’s prison was allegedly found during a search. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create…

(Vitoria Holdings LLC/Getty Images) Caution dominated the mood across emerging markets on Monday, ahead of local central bank policy decisions lined up through the week, while investors awaited cabinet appointments in South Africa and assessed the impact of latest sanctions on Russia.In Africa, the rand slipped 0.7%, after trading flat for nearly three-straight sessions, while yield on the country’s benchmark 2030 government bond climbed over 11 basis points to 9.8% as traders awaited the newly formed government of national unity’s (GNU) cabinet appointments. The rand was trading at R18.14/$ just before noon on Monday. The rand advanced last week, breaking…

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner wants an inquiry into officers’ conduct after a viral video showed a man being attacked during an operation in Tongaat. (Screenshot) The Kwazulu-Natal police commissioner is demanding answers after video footage went viral on social media of police officers attacking a man.In the footage, one officer can be seen continuously kicking the man.The commissioner wants a detailed report.KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has asked for a probe after video footage of officers attacking a man during an operation in Tongaat on Friday went viral on social media.Mkhwanazi described the incident as “irresponsible and unprofessional”.READ |…

PPC swung back into a full-year profit and saw its topline grow more than a fifth thanks to a strong performance from its operations in Zimbabwe, SA’s largest cement producer reported on Monday.The company, which is valued at about R5.75 billion on the JSE, also declared an ordinary dividend of 13.7 cents  per share, the group’s first in nine years after it scrapped its dividend in June 2016. Reporting full-year results for the year ended March 2024, PPC said revenue increased 20.6% to R10.058 billion, compared with R8.339 billion in the same period last year. Profit after tax came in…