# Colombia’s presidential election will go to a runoff after far-right lawyer, Abelardo de la Espriella, won the first round on Sunday. The outsider and Donald Trump admirer won 43.74-percent of the vote, falling short of the absolute majority required to win outright. Leftist candidate Senator Iván Cepeda came in second place with 40.90-percent of […]
# Tennis: Nineteen-year-old Joao Fonseca backed up his victory over Novak Djokovic by beating two-time finalist Casper Ruud and book his place in the French Open quarterfinals. The Brazilian knocked out the Norwegian 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-2, to set up a meeting with Czech Jakub Mensik. Germany’s Alexander Zverev overcame Dutchman Jesper de Jong, 7-6, 6-4, […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that an urgent court application brought to stop the execution of arrest warrants in the case involving extortion-accused taxi boss, Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni, and his co-accused has been formally withdrawn. Prosecutors had obtained a J50 warrant of arrest after re-enrolling the case that had been struck off the […]
# The Conference of the Left has called for sweeping economic reforms, including the nationalisation of the South African Reserve Bank and a fundamental review of its mandate, ownership, and governance. Over 300 delegates from political parties, civil society organisations, and youth and women formations attended the conference in Boksburg on the East Rand of […]
# US president Donald Trump has reportedly requested several changes to be made to the proposed US-Iran peace deal. According to reports, the changes relate to tougher language surrounding Iran’s nuclear commitments and its pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This comes a week after Trump declared the deal was largely finalised. Iran’s chief negotiator, […]
# Cricket: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Gujarat Titans by five wickets in Ahmedabad, to become only the third team in history to defend the Indian Premier League title. Despite Washington Sundar’s unbeaten 50, Gujarat were restricted to 155 for eight. In reply, Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls and shared a crucial […]
# National Treasury says global rating agency Standard and Poor’s latest outlook is an encouraging signal that South Africa has the potential to lift its economic growth rate higher, and reduce public debt faster. S&P affirmed the country’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating at ‘BB’ and local currency rating at ‘BB+’, maintaining a positive […]
# Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention director-general Jean Kaseya says investments in pandemic preparedness must become permanent across the continent. This as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are battling an Ebola outbreak, with 263 reported cases and 43 confirmed deaths so far. Kaseya says epidemics weaken supply chains, trade, investment, and […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Women defeated hosts Kenya 35-20 to claim a fifth Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title in Nairobi. South Africa found themselves trailing 8-7 at halftime against a Kenyan side buoyed by passionate home support. The Bok Women fought back in the second half to claim victory and complete another successful continental campaign. […]
