# Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was elected new president of the African Development Bank and tackle the withdrawal of US financing from the institution. The winner had to secure both a majority of votes from all 81 member countries and a majority of votes from the 54 African nations who are part […]
# Ex-president Joseph Kabila was back in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, meeting local leaders in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia. Kabila’s appearance comes despite the former president facing the possibility of a treason trial over his alleged support for the M23. Felix Tshisekedi, his successor as the Democratic […]
# Police arrested a man in Barcelona accused of secretly filming his conversations with women in the street and using the footage to promote an online seduction technique course. Officers allegedly found 239 secretly recorded videos on the suspect’s social media profile in which women shared personal details, such as their nationality, occupation or daily […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het bevestig hy sal voortgaan met die bedrogaanklagte teen die verdedigings-kontrakteur, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, ‘n sleutelgetuie in die voormalige speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula se korrupsieverhoor. News24 berig Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, wat nou ‘n staatsgetuie is, het gevra of die tenderbedrogsaak van 100-miljoen-rand teen haar teruggetrek kan word, maar die hoof van […]
# Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed Israeli attacks on Gaza as collective punishment of the civilian population, in some of Moscow’s strongest criticism of Israel. The Israeli military has recently stepped up its offensive in what it says is a renewed push to destroy Hamas. Lavrov said what is happening in Gaza is […]
# Motorsport: Die heersende MotoGP-kampioen, Jorge Martin, wil Aprilia na ‘n enkele seisoen verlaat. Die Spanjaard het by die Italiaanse span aangesluit nadat hy verlede jaar die wêreldkampioenskap vir Prima Pramac Racing beklink het. Martin het vanjaar ‘n nagmerrie-begin gehad, met beserings in ‘n voorseisoense ongeluk wat hom die eerste drie wedrenne laat misloop het, […]
# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner eased into the third round at Roland Garros with a 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 over Richard Gasquet in the final match of the Frenchman’s career. Reigning US and Australian Open champion Sinner is on a 16-match winning run at Grand Slams and is attempting to become the first Italian […]
# Sokker: Bafana Bafana se hoofafrigter, Hugo Broos, het verskeie gereelde spelers uit sy groep gelaat vir internasionale vriendskaplike wedstryde teen Mosambiek en Tanzanië vroeg volgende maand. Hy sê dit bied geleenthede vir nuwe spelers. Die groep van 23 sluit nege spelers van Orlando Pirates in, terwyl geen speler van Mamelodi Sundowns oorweeg is nie. […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile sê Suid-Afrika het dringende hervorming nodig om toenemende armoede, stadige ekonomiese groei en groeiende maatskaplike ontevredenheid aan te spreek. Hy het in die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies gesê die land is by ‘n kruispad en het ‘n beroep gedoen op heldhaftige nasionale dialoog om Suid-Afrika se toekoms te herontwerp. Hy het […]
