Only 2 of SA’s 11 Rooivalk attack helicopters ‘operable’ – MPs told
Just two of the 11 Rooivalk attack helicopters in service ‘are currently operable’, MPs have been told. Kobus Marais, a DA member of Parliament’s joint
China outraged at Taiwan being called a ‘country’
American basketball star Dwight Howard has been on the receiving end of fury from China after having referred to Taiwan as a country. Howard appeared
Nazi taint alleged in controversial record jewellery auction
Record sales have been achieved in the first lots of an auction in Geneva of a treasure trove of jewellery that once belonged to an
SA likely avoided first-quarter recession – economists
Better-than-expected mining and manufacturing output contributed to first-quarter growth in South Africa, counteracting the negative effects of slower new-vehicle sales and Eskom’s electricity generation failures,
US lawmakers seek to block normalising relations with Syria
As countries aligned to Saudi Arabia in the Middle East begin to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria, a bipartisan group of American congressmen has proposed
Cosmic explosion largest ever detected – scientists
An explosion more than 10 times brighter than any recorded exploding star has been detected by astronomers – eight billion light years into space. BBC
Ukrainian Ambassador seeks meeting with Defence Minister
In the wake of accusations by the US Ambassador that South Africa supplied war material to Russia, the Ukrainian Ambassador has asked for a meeting
Argentina, Messi, honoured at Laureus awards
Lionel Messi and the Argentinian football team have been honoured at the annual Laureus Sports Awards. The Argentinian Messi was named sportsman of the year
ICC issues arrest warrants for Libyan war crimes
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced on Thursday that four new arrest warrants had been issued following investigations into war crimes committed in
Ex-Eskom chair contradicts security cluster, backs De Ruyter
Former Eskom chairperson, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) that the president’s national security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, and public enterprises