# Tennis: Last year’s runner-up, Jasmine Paolini, became the latest star to crash out of Wimbledon. In the first two days, nine of the top 10 seeded men’s and women’s singles players were eliminated. Second-seeded Coco Gauff, third-seeded Jessica Pegula, and fifth-seeded Zheng Qinwen all lost in the first round, while fourth-seeded Paolini was ousted […]
# The director of Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital, along with several family members, was killed in an Israeli air strike on his home in Gaza City. The Hamas-run health ministry said Dr Marwan Sultan had a long career in medicine and condemned his killing. The Israeli military has since said it struck a “key terrorist” from […]
# Tennis: Russia’s Andrey Rublev took his career head-to-head record against South Africa’s Lloyd Harris to 4-0 when he won their second-round match at Wimbledon. Rublev beat Harris in four sets to advance to the third round. Harris won the first set 6-7 but Rublev hit back to claim the next three 7-5, 7-6, 6-3. […]
# Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail after a jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. While Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, he is still facing up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors accused Combs of leading a criminal enterprise […]
# Denmark has expanded its military service to include women, as it seeks to recruit more soldiers and strengthen its defenses amid heightened security concerns across Europe. Under a Danish law passed in June 2023, women turning 18 after July 1 will have to register for assessment for potential military conscription. Until now, women, who […]
# Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz spoiled Oliver Tarvet’s Wimbledon adventure as the defending champion moved into the third round with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over the British amateur on Wednesday. Second-seeded Alcaraz needed two hours and 17 minutes to subdue world number 733 Tarvet, who produced flashes of his emerging talent to delight the partisan […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Sekerheid sê hy sal voortgaan om maatskaplike toelaes te hersien van begunstigdes wat vermoedelik ander inkomstebronne het en dit nie aan die agentskap bekendgemaak het nie. SASSA se woordvoerder, Andile Tshona, sê hierdie geteikende begunstigdes moet by ‘n plaalike SASSA-kantoor aanmeld. Hy sê hul geskiktheid sal hersien word om […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê die Temba-watersuiweringsaanleg bly buite werking nadat ‘n riool-lek die Apiesrivier besoedel het. Die rivier vloei in die Leeukraaldam, wat die aanleg se hoofwaterbron is. Gebiede wat geraak word, sluit in Dilopye, Renstown, Hammanskraal-Wes, Suurman en Refentse. Die stad se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo sê watertenkwaens is ontplooi om gemeenskappe van water […]
# Die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, het die sperdatum vir voorleggings oor die besprekingsdokument vir die hersiening van die 1998 Witskrif vir Plaaslike Regering tot die 31ste van die maand uitgestel. Die besluit volg na groter belangstelling van rolspelers landwyd en talle versoeke vir ekstra tyd om voor te berei […]
