# Tennis: Alexander Zverev and Team World captain Andre Agassi have defended the Laver Cup ahead of this year’s London tournament. The three-day event starts tomorrow at the O2 Arena, with Europe facing the rest of the world. Agassi says the atmosphere is spectacular and the competition is always intense. Zverev, who won the US […]
# Die Iranse president, Masoud Pezeshkian, het president Donald Trump se beskrywing van Iraniërs as “terroriste” verwerp en sê hulle is self “slagoffers van terrorisme”. In sy toespraak voor die Algemene Vergadering van die Verenigde Nasies in New York het hy verwys na die bomaanval op ‘n skool in Minab in Februarie, waarin 120 kinders […]
# Die sekretaris-generaal van die ANC, Fikile Mbalula, glo die party het ‘n sterk saak teen die Verkiesingskommissie in die Konstitusionele Hof. Die party appelleer teen die Verkiesingshof se beslissing van verlede week, waarin daar ten gunste van die OVK beslis is om 181 raadslede te verhoed om aan die plaaslike verkiesing in November deel […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê daar is ‘n behoefte aan ‘n nuwe multilaterale front en die uitbreiding van ‘n wêreldwye koalisie teen ongelykheid. Hy het ‘n virtuele boodskap gelewer tydens ‘n hoëvlakgeleentheid van die Internasionale Paneel oor Ongelykheid, tydens die Verenigde Nasies se Algemene Vergadering in New York. Ramaphosa sê die besluit om die paneel […]
# Die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, sê ‘n ooreenkoms met Iran sal harde werk oor ‘n tydperk behels. President Donald Trump het gewaarsku dat hy voor die keuse is om Teheran te vernietig of ‘n ooreenkoms aan te gaan om die oorlog te beëindig. Afvaardigings van albei lande het Dinsdag in […]
# Die voorsitter van die Verkiesingskommissie, Mosotho Moepya, sê die Verkiesingsgedragskode is noodsaaklik vir vrye en regverdige verkiesings. Hy het tydens die ondertekening-seremonie voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing van 4 November gesê dit bied aan 136-duisend-790 kandidate gelyke geleenthede om veldtogte te voer sonder intimidasie, geweld of onbillike verwringing. Moepya waarsku oortredings kan die verkiesingsproses ondermyn. […]
# Pope Leo the Fourteenth has called for global action to protect migrant and refugee children from violence, exploitation and traumatic conditions. Speaking at his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square today, the Pope said children fleeing their home countries in search of safety must always be protected and assisted. He made the appeal […]
# South Africa’s annual food price inflation has increased for the first time in nine months, but remains relatively moderate. Statistics South Africa says food inflation rose to 1.1-percent in August, from zero-point-nine percent in July. Overall inflation also edged up, reaching 4.4-percent from 4.3-percent. However, core inflation, which excludes fuel, food and electricity, improved […]
# Soccer: Spain’s coach, Luis de la Fuente, says winning the World Cup is not enough as the European champions begin their next chapter. Spain returns to action against England in the Nations League on Saturday, their first match since lifting the World Cup in July. De la Fuente, who has extended his contract until […]
