# Tennis: Poland’s Iga Swiatek has reached the quarterfinals of the Wuhan Open in China after beating American Ashlyn Krueger in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. The seventh seed is one of only two top-ten seeds still in the tournament after several leading players were knocked out. Swiatek has now recorded 150 victories at WTA 1000 […]
# Tennis: Germany’s Alexander Zverev has beaten Australia’s Alex de Minaur in straight sets to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals. The top seed won 6-4, 6-4 in 78 minutes, delivering a much-improved performance after needing three sets to win his previous two matches. Zverev will face Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for a place in the […]
# Die Limpopo-provinsie beoog om beleggingsverbintenisse in werklike ekonomiese groei, nuwe ondernemings en werksgeleenthede te omskep. Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile het tydens die sesde Limpopo-beleggingskonferensie beklemtoon die fokus is om beleggings te lok wat gemeenskappe bevoordeel, plaaslike ondernemings ondersteun en geleenthede vir inwoners skep. Hy het aangedring op vinniger optrede om beloftes in resultate te omskep […]
# Die adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile sê beleggingsbeloftes wat deur die Limpopo-beleggingskonferensie verkry is, het 452-miljard-rand oorskry, met meer as 71-miljard-rand wat reeds belê is. Tydens die 6de beleggingskonferensie het Mashatile gesê hierdie beleggings het gehelp om byna 24-duisend werksgeleenthede te skep. Mashatile sê Limpopo is goed geposisioneer vir verdere groei, en het mynbou, mineraalverwerking, landbou, […]
# Die voormalige adjunk-nasionale polisiekommissaris, Shadrack Sibiya, bly in aanhouding nadat die Landdroshof in Randburg, Gauteng, uitspraak oor sy borgtogaansoek tot Dinsdag uitgestel het. Landdros Hlengiwe Mkhabisi sê sy benodig meer tyd om die dokumente te oorweeg wat tydens die uitgebreide verrigtinge voorgelê is. Sibiya se regspan vra borgtog van 20-duisend-rand, terwyl die staat aanvoer […]
# Die regering se Ekonomiese Groepering sê landelike vroue speel ‘n belangrike rol in voedselproduksie, werkskepping en die groei van plaaslike ekonomieë. Dit is vandag Internasionale Dag vir Landelike Vroue. Die regering bied ondersteuning deur landbouprogramme, grondhervorming, sakebefondsing en vaardigheidsopleiding, en brei ook opleiding in digitale vaardighede uit om vroue te help met toegang tot […]
# Former US President Barack Obama has warned that the drift towards extremism is not inevitable, saying social media can fuel anger, fear and resentment. Speaking in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday, Obama said online platforms that once helped mobilise people around democracy and human rights were also being used by hate groups. He called for stronger […]
# German airline Lufthansa has instructed some aircraft flying to Frankfurt to carry extra fuel as supplies tighten at the country’s largest airport. The airline says reduced capacity in a fuel pipeline, which is undergoing routine maintenance, has affected supplies. Low water levels on the Rhine may also be hampering fuel deliveries by river. The […]
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has replaced the head of the country’s disaster mitigation agency as wildfires intensify. Army general Kristomei Sianturi takes over from TNI Suharyanto, who had led the agency since 2021. The agency is helping fight forest and peatland fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, where smoke has affected the region. The leadership change […]
