🇿🇦 South Africa Today
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When is South Africa’s next public holiday?
With the Youth Day public holiday now a thing of the past, South Africa's workers will already be looking forward to the next day off work.
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Bafana Bafana World Cup Daily: Arrival in Atlanta for Czechia
Bafana Bafana 2026 FIFA World Cup daily for Wednesday, 17 June: Get the latest news, fixtures, squad updates, and tournament permutations.
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Lionel Messi hat-trick sinks African giants
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi saluted a "beautiful moment" after becoming the World Cup's joint all-time leading goalscorer.
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Every RESULT from all 104 matches
FIFA World Cup 2026 is under way, with the wait for football fans to watch the world's best players now over.
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Idols to ordained minister: Where is Heinz Winckler now?
Heinz Winckler is celebrating the 24th anniversary of becoming the first winner of 'Idols South Africa' - Here's what he is up to now...
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WEATHER: Fog and isolated showers expected across these provinces
Wondering what the weather will be like this Wednesday– Here’s the outlook for KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and North West.
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The PowerBall and PowerBall XTRA results for Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Today's PowerBall jackpot stands at an estimated R35 million, while the PowerBall XTRA offers an estimated R132 million.
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The Daily Lotto results for Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Today’s Daily Lotto jackpot stands at an estimated R400 000. If you want to win your share of the jackpot, you have to play!
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Jub Jub gets bail after urgent public holiday application
Jub Jub was granted bail on Youth Day after he was accused of attacking an Uber driver he believes made a move on his girlfriend.
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Anti-immigrant protests hurt South African businesses
South African businesses across Africa are facing the fallout from recent anti-immigration protests.
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Rassie Erasmus picks Paarl Boys’ High old boy in unfamiliar flyhalf jersey
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and SA ‘A’ coach Mzwandile Stick have named their teams for their opening matches of the season against the Barbarians and Zimbabwe.
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WEATHER: Rain and cold conditions expected in THREE provinces
Take a look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Wednesday, 17 June 2026.
🌍 International News
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Survivors of Myanmar’s Landmine Blasts Struggle With Severed Limbs and Shattered Lives
The pain from their injuries hasn’t gone away. Meanwhile, they face challenges in earning a livelihood.
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Can Vietnam satisfy Washington before trade ties fray?
Vietnam’s relationship with the United States is entering a new phase. While the two countries have strengthened cooperation on semiconductors, critical minerals and Indo-Pacific security, […]
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Iran-US war latest: Trump hopes to put war in ‘rearview mirror’ and says Strait of Hormuz will stay toll-free
Reports suggest the deal would appear to offer Iran major concessions that would boost its economy
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky and Trump’s ‘very good’ meeting at G7 boosts hopes for peace
G7 leaders agreed that Putin was not winning the war, Zelensky says
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Trump condemns Israeli bombing of Lebanon civilian buildings in rare rebuke of US ally
US president says it’s ‘unnecessary’ to destroy entire residential blocks to hunt individuals
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Latest news bulletin | June 17th, 2026 – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 17th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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A Long Road to Recovery
There’s an initial deal between the U.S. and Iran. But bringing the global economy back online after months at reduced speed isn’t going to be quick or easy.
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Canadian police link US consulate and synagogue shootings to ‘gun-for-hire networks’
Toronto police chief says networks recruiting young adults through encrypted messages and paying them to carry out shootings
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Can a Trump-Modi Meeting Reset U.S.-India Relations?
Despite mutual praise between the two leaders, there has been a series of setbacks to U.S. relations with India since they last met more than a year ago.
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UN chief visits Haiti as international force gets ready to fight gangs
António Guterres inspects new UN-approved Gang Suppression Force that is expected to begin operations in coming weeks
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Kazakhstan’s skies welcome Central Asia’s first Paragliding World Cup
Around 150 pilots from 33 countries have gathered in Kazakhstan's Zhetysu region for Central Asia's first-ever Paragliding World Cup.
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‘Why bother?’: Trump no longer feels the need to seize Iran’s uranium
US President Donald Trump and his top advisers have spent months insisting that extracting and confiscating highly enriched uranium from Iran was the top objective of the unprovoked war he and […]