# Soccer: Mamelodi Sundowns earned a record-breaking 100-million-rand in prize money for winning the CAF Champions League for the second time. The Brazilians played to a one-all draw against AS FAR in the second leg of the final in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday, to complete a 2-1 aggregate victory after their first-leg win of 1-0 in Pretoria […]
# Oil prices hit a two-week low today, plunging by over five-percent, fueled by growing optimism over a potential peace agreement between the US and Iran. Both countries signalled progress over the weekend in efforts to reach a deal, with the terms surrounding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear programme. In […]
# Cricket: The Indian Premier League moves to the playoff stage this week. Defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Gujarat Titans, who finished first and second respectively in the league stage, will play each other in qualifier one in Dharamsala tomorrow. The winner will progress straight to Sunday’s final in Ahmedabad. The loser will get another […]
# Die DA sê beamptes van die Nasionale Jeugontwikkelingsagentskap moet voor die Parlement verskyn. Dit volg op berigte in TimesLIVE dat die agentskap forensiese ondersoekers wil aanstel om uit te vind watter personeellede het interne inligting met die media gedeel. Angel Khanyile van die DA sê die agentskap moet rekenskap gee van berigte dat openbare fondse […]
# US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says a US-Iranian peace deal is still a work in progress. President Donald Trump instructed negotiators over the weekend not to rush into a deal. The framework agreement under discussion reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and a plan for further negotiations over […]
# Tennis: Third-seeded Novak Djokovic kicked off his quest for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title with victory in the first round of the French Open. The Serbian beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4. Seventh seeded Taylor Fritz was stunned 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 by fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy. Germany’s Alexander Zverev […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says since the adoption of South Africa’s constitution, the nation has built a culture that is robust, participatory, continuously evolving, and firmly anchored in the democratic values everyone holds dearly. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. In his weekly newsletter, he says there is a strong […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, sê ‘n brand het die naweek in die Himeville-landdroshof in die Harry Gwala-distriksmunisipaliteit in KwaZulu-Natal uitgebreek. Volgens ‘n voorlopige ondersoek het die brand in die landdros se kantoor uitgebreek nadat ‘n kontrakteur wat in die gebou gewerk het, ‘n vuur in die kaggel in die kantoor […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA het die aankoms verwelkom van die eerste besending van 3,5-miljoen dosisse van Argentinië se Biogénesis Bagó-entstof teen bek-en-klouseer. Dit is die grootste besending entstof teen die siekte wat deur Suid-Afrika ingevoer is. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê die Departement van Landbou moet ‘n toewysingsverspreidingskomitee aanstel wat boere en […]
