# Die Motorbedryfspersoneelvereniging sê minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, se streng maar regverdige benadering bring broodnodige dissipline na die paaie. Die vakbond het die 46-persent-daling in padsterftes, die laagste in drie jaar, en ’n 33-persent-afname in ongelukke oor die Paasnaweek verwelkom. Die vereniging se woordvoerder, Sonja Carstens, het Creecy se besliste optrede geprys, insluitend sigbare […]
# Two Catholic cardinals will miss next week’s conclave to elect a new pope because of health issues, bringing the number of electors expected to 133. The Vatican did not name them but a source at the archdiocese of Valencia confirmed to AFP that its archbishop emeritus, Cardinal Antonio Canizares, would not be attending due […]
# Advokaat Fanie Harmse, wat Jacquen Appollis in die Joslin Smith-verhoor verdedig, hou vol sy kliënt het nooit betrokkenheid of gelduitruiling erken nie, in teenstelling met Laurentia Lombaard se getuienis. Staatsaanklaer Zelda Swanepoel het in haar slotargumente in die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof beweer Joslin se ma, Kelly, het vir Appollis gesê sy het 20-duisend-rand van ‘n […]
# Soccer: Coach Nuno Espirito Santo says the last five games of Nottingham Forest’s Premier League campaign are the biggest of their careers as they battle to secure a Champions League spot for next season. Forest are within touching distance for the first time in more than four decades. Liverpool are already champions and second-placed […]
# Tennis: Defending champion Iga Swiatek reached her fifth WTA 1000 quarter-final of the season with a 6-0, 6-7, 6-4 victory over 13th-seeded Diana Shnaider at the Madrid Open. On the men’s side, sixth-seeded Alex de Minaur defeated Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6. American 11th seed Tommy Paul overcame Russian 24th seed Karen Khachanov 6-3, […]
# France wants to start charging non-EU online sellers a handling fee for each low-value package, as the country copes with an influx of cheap goods from China. Such a fee would help cover the cost of checking small packages ordered by EU consumers via platforms such as Chinese-founded firms Temu and Shein. In 2024, […]
# Soccer: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal said he is focussed on being himself and not on comparisons to Lionel Messi, ahead of the Champions League semi-final clash against Inter Milan today. The 17-year-old star has become a key figure on the right flank, where Barca’s all-time top goalscorer Messi operated for many years, with both […]
# Cycling: The Giro d’Italia will pay tribute to the late Pope Francis during the final stage of this year’s race. For the first time in its history, as announced before the Pope’s passing on 21 April, the Giro will ride through the Vatican on 1 June. The 108th edition of the Giro, one of […]
# Polisiewoordvoerder Athlenda Mathe het bevestig dat ’n vyfde liggaam uit die Hennopsrivier herwin is. Dit volg op die herwinning van drie liggame wat vermoedelik vermiste polisielede van die Vrystaat is wat verlede Woensdag verdwyn het. ‘n Vierde liggaam is vandag gevind. Sy sê die identiteite bly onbekend, en ondersoeke is aan die gang om […]
