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Pres. Donald Trump van die VSA. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP) On Wednesday, Solidarity expressed its concern over the possibility that South African exports to the US could be hit with an additional import tariff of 12.5% after the US Trade Representative found that South Africa had not introduced and enforced an effective ban on the import of goods produced with forced labour. According to Solidarity, the proposed tariff could have serious consequences for South African workers and export-oriented industries. The US government found that South Africa, along with several other countries investigated, had failed to apply adequate measures against products produced…
ALTHOUGH Bafana Bafana’s deputy head coach, Helman Mkhalele, has finally received permission to follow the national team, but it seems that he will arrive at the start of preparations for the final World Cup qualifier in this country against Jamaica on Friday at 9pm in Pachuca, Mexico.Mkhalele and Mduduzi Mbatha, the head of security for Bafana, did not go with the team that turned its back on South Africa on Monday.These are the only ones left, Bafana was supposed to leave at dawn on Sunday but the trip was postponed following the revelation that there were more than 20 visa…
Donal Trump on AI: US President Donald Trump has signed a new AI Executive Order for big tech companies like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic. Under this, companies have been asked to give early access to their powerful AI models.Artificial Intelligence (AI): A new order has come for America’s AI companies. US President Donald Trump has asked Google, Google OpenAI, Anthropic and other big AI companies and developers to voluntarily give early access to their powerful AI models so that the government will get a chance to conduct necessary cyber security tests before releasing these models to the general public.Trump signs…
The police launched a manhunt following the killing of an 18-year-old boy who was allegedly attacked with a pin in Braamfischerville, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.Gauteng Education Commissioner Lebogang Maile has expressed his sorrow over the past incident and the death of an 18-year-old student studying Grade 10 at Mokgome Secondary School in Meadowlands.According to the Department of Education in Gauteng, this student is suspected to have been beaten by a group of suspects who compete with him because he was accused of stealing and later died of his injuries at the Dobsonville Clinic.This incident caused tension among the students,…
GROUPS drawn from Group A have the challenge of raising excitement since it is the one that will pave the way for this World Cup.In this group there is one of the three countries that will host the tournament, Mexico, South Africa, Korea Republic, and Czechia.Mexico and the country’s team, Bafana Bafana, are the ones who will open the tournament next Thursday at 9 pm, which will be a repeat of the match that opened the 2010 World Cup that was held in this country.South Korea and the Czech Republic will then face each other in the second match which…
(Archive photo) AfriForum says the government’s silence on ten farm attacks and related violent incidents reported during May indicates that the authorities continue to fail to recognize the seriousness of rural violence. According to the organization, the level of violence during these incidents was particularly high. Victims were assaulted, tied up and seriously injured, while two farm workers were shot in separate incidents in the Zebediela area in Limpopo when they tried to flee from attackers. According to AfriForum, families in, among others, Delmas, Stellenbosch and the De Wildt area were also attacked in their homes during the past month.…
BECAUSE Bafana Bafana have turned their backs on South Africa, there are doubts about their chances of going far in the World Cup since the countries they have been drawn with in Group A are on fire in the qualifying games for the tournament which will start in less than 10 days in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America (USA).Bafana, who are returning to the World Cup for the first time, left after a review following visa problems that postponed the trip from Sunday morning until Monday.Although Bafana have finally arrived in Mexico, there are still some left…
A 48-year-old man from Ntabazwe, near Harrismith, was arrested following allegations of killing his girlfriend, Lerato Mofokeng, 43, also from Ntabazwe.It is suspected that on Sunday, 31 May 2026, around 19:00, the deceased had an argument with her boyfriend after he saw her walking with another woman.During the argument, the suspect allegedly hit the girlfriend on the head with beer bottles. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. On Monday, 1 June 2026, he was transferred to QwaQwa hospital for further treatment.Unfortunately, it was enough to die on Tuesday. The police were then called to the hospital,…
BREAKINGBREAKING, The shooting ends a 12-hour standoff in the city of Bakersfield between suspect and law enforcement.Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the United States have fatally shot a man allegedly holding hostages inside of a building in California.The shooting ended a 12-hour standoff at an office in Bakersfield that houses a bank branch and school district office.In a statement, the Bakersfield police said the suspect was killed in “an officer-involved shooting involving Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel”.It added that “all hostages were located unharmed and received medical evaluation and treatment…
THE COACH of Mamelodi Sundowns, Miguel Cardoso, believes that his team could have achieved more than what they achieved in the 2025/26 season, even though they ended a 20-year streak without winning the CAF Champions League.The Brazilians became African champions for the second time after defeating AS FAR Rabat of Morocco in the past weeks.However, it failed to win domestic titles as it lost the Betway Premiership, which was taken by Orlando Pirates, and failed to take one of the MTN8, Carling Knockout and Nedbank Cup.Looking back, Cardoso admitted that his team could have done better and expects them to…