# Tennis: Defending Champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus battled past Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, to book her spot in the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open. The world number one will meet Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the round-of-16 after the Spaniard beat American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-1. Poland’s Iga Swiatek got a walkover […]
# Members of the European Parliament say no peace can be negotiated without the full participation of Ukraine’s democratically elected leadership and the backing of its people. This comes as US president Donald Trump is set to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Friday, a step aimed at achieving a ceasefire. Members of […]
# DA leader John Steenhuisen has criticised the ANC’s plan to expand the government of national unity and include more political parties, saying this is counterproductive. Last week, the ANC’s National Executive Committee resolved to invite more parties to join the coalition pact, as a strategy to strengthen the unity government. Steenhuisen says they have […]
# Soccer: South Africa registered their first win in Group C with a 2-1 victory over Guinea in the African Nations Championship in Kampala. Bafana Bafana opened the scoring in the tenth minute through captain Neo Maema. Guinea equalised through Moussa Camara before halftime. In the 54th minute, Wayde Jooste set up man-of-the-match Thabiso Kutumela […]
# US president Donald Trump has expressed scepticism that his meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday will make a difference in reaching a peace deal. He has described the meeting as a feel-out meeting. Trump says that while Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy wouldn’t be a part of the meeting, he would […]
# The Preparatory Task Team says the estimated 700-million-rand budget for the National Dialogue is a provisional figure. The price tag for the event sparked criticism over whether the country could afford such an undertaking, given fiscal constraints. The first National Convention, which will guide the National Dialogue, will be held on Friday and Saturday. National […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse regisseur Ryan Kruger se uitdagende wetenskapfiksie-rillerkomedie Street Trash wys nou in plaaslike teaters. Dis ‘n ongebonde opvolg van die 1987-kultusrolprent met dieselfde titel. Dit speel in 2050 in Kaapstad af waar hawelose wanaangepastes ‘n sameswering onthul om armes in ‘n geheimsinnige chemikalie bekend as “V” op te los. Die rolprent het gehore […]
# Die Transplant Education for Living Legacies, TELL, het die Orgamites Mighty Education-program in Gautengse skole bekendgestel as deel van Orgaanskenkingsmaand. TELL se besturende direkteur, Stella de Kock, sê Orgamites, wat wêreldwyd in meer as drie-duisend-200 skole bedrywig is, gebruik prettige karakters wat deur organe geïnspireer is om kinders van vyf tot elf te leer van […]
# Die Nasionale E-taxi-federasie vra die regering om dringend in te gryp om regulasies vir die sektor te bespoedig en bestuurders te bemagtig. Die federasie beraadslaag tans met die betrokke rolspelers om ʼn nasionale bemagtigingsraamwerk vir e-taxibestuurders saam te stel. Woordvoerder Omar Parker sê 91-persent van operateurs en bestuurders is nie by statutêre instellings soos die Vergoedingsfonds […]
