Day: October 7, 2025
EU says UN resolution only switched China representation, did not mention Taiwan – SABC News
The United Nations resolution that led to Beijing assuming China’s seat from Taipei was about switching representation and did not mention Taiwan, the EU said, commenting on an escalating dispute
Read MoreMillions of kids hooked on vaping: WHO warns of surging in e-cigarette use among youth
E-cigarettes are fuelling an “alarming” new wave of nicotine addiction, with millions of children now hooked on vaping, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday. In countries that have
Read MoreBok Boan set for immediate URC return
Fresh from his back-to-back Rugby Championship-winning celebrations, Springbok prop Boan Venter could be fast-tracked into Edinburgh’s Vodacom URC clash against Munster on Friday. The 28-year-old loosehead returned to training this
Read MoreSA’s summer crop planting season set for a strong start: Sihlobo – SABC News
Chief Economist at the Agriculture Business Chamber Wandile Sihlobo says the upcoming planting season promises to be favourable with above normal rainfall and promises of a good crop harvest. The
Read MoreDianne Kohler-Barnard expecting apology from Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi — but will she get it?
Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard says she expects an apology when KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Tuesday. Earlier this month,
Read MoreIn hometown of Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’, supporters stress a softer side – SABC News
Motoko Shimada fondly recalls when a classmate at her public school in the western Japanese city of Nara, Sanae Takaichi, showed early signs of the leadership that would set her on course to
Read MoreBrown Mogotsi insists he remains an ANC member, challenges party to charge him
Controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has dismissed claims that he is no longer a member of the African National Congress (ANC), insisting that party secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and others
Read MoreCOSATU to march against retrenchments, weak economic growth – SABC News
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Western Cape will march to Parliament on Tuesday against retrenchments, weak economic growth, and the rising cost of living. The
Read MoreWe Created Our Own Pokémon Championship, It was INSANE!
This is an 8 Part Then We Fight Series, where every week both Dads will go head to head in a different way to build a pokemon team. At the
Read MoreUS-blacklisted Russian cargo plane lands in South Africa, raising diplomatic tensions
A Russian cargo aircraft, which has been blacklisted by the US, and landed in Upington on Thursday was offloading transport general cargo, civilian helicopters, and acrobatic aeroplanes, the Department of
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