# Soccer: Aston Villa ended their 30-year wait for a trophy as they defeated Freiburg 3-0 to win the Europa League in Istanbul. First-half goals by Youri Tielemans and Emi Buendia were followed by Morgan Rogers’ strike in the second half, helping Villa triumph 44 years on from their European Cup win in 1982. Villa […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse tak van die Anti-Apartheid Movement for Palestine veroordeel Israel se aanvalle op bote wat deel is van die Global Sumud-flottielje. Ses Suid-Afrikaners is Maandag deur Israelse magte aangekeer nadat die flottielje in internasionale water voorgekeer is terwyl hulle probeer het om deur die Gaza-blokkade te breek en hulp te verleen. Die beweging […]
# The Free Market Foundation says it has repeatedly warned that National Health Insurance is unaffordable, unconstitutional, economically destructive, and incompatible with freedom of choice in healthcare. The Constitutional Court has declared Sections 36 to 40 of the NHI Act unconstitutional. These sections relate to a state programme designed to control where healthcare practitioners or […]
# Eskom is in exploratory talks with the World Bank over funding for a multibillion-dollar nuclear programme. Koeberg Nuclear Power Station near Cape Town is Africa’s only operational nuclear power station. The power utility is proposing four-thousand-800 megawatts from conventional pressurised water reactors and 400 megawatts from small modular reactors. At least half of the small modular reactors’ capacity will […]
# Cricket: Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by four wickets to keep alive their slim hope of reaching the Indian Premier League playoffs. Mumbai, who are already eliminated, posted 147 for eight from their 20 overs. In reply, Manish Pandey top-scored with 45 off 33 balls while Rovman Powell made 40, as KKR […]
# ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, has unveiled the new Gauteng Provincial Task Team. The task team’s provincial convenor is Panyaza Lesufi; his deputy is Mandla Nkomfe; Sochayile Khanyile is the provincial coordinator, with his deputy being Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko; and the provincial fundraiser is Tasneem Motara. ANC national spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu, says the team has been entrusted […]
# Botswana president Duma Boko says it is both timely and necessary that his country and South Africa continue to deepen cooperation across all sectors. He hosted a state banquet in honour of president Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday evening, who is in Botswana for a two-day state visit. South Africa is Botswana’s largest trading partner, accounting for […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Botswana can count on South Africa as a reliable neighbour, friend and partner as it continues on a path of modernisation, and towards a future of sustained development and prosperity. He made remarks during a state banquet in Gaborone yesterday evening. The president is on a two-day state visit to […]
# The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed a series of breakthroughs in the fight against the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme fraud. Arrests in Mpumalanga, a conviction in the Free State, and the preservation of assets obtained through the proceeds of crime represent over 27-million-rand in funds that were siphoned from the state. In Mpumalanga, […]
