# Soccer: Defending champions Orlando Pirates will face Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup final next month, the first Soweto derby final in the competition for almost 20 years. The Buccaneers saw off Marumo Gallants 1-0, thanks to Kabelo Dlamini’s first-half strike at the Orlando Stadium, to make their third consecutive final. Chiefs came from […]
# Wina Njalo, an initiative of the HCI Foundation, has launched a court action against minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition, Parks Tau, in which it is seeking to compel him to award a new licence to operate the national lottery. Tau recently announced a target date for the announcement of the new bidder, however, […]
# ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, says this week they will map out an agreement with all the political parties that agree on breaking the budget impasse. The ANC has been engaging with parties within and outside of the government of national unity to try and find a solution to the impasse. The sticking point […]
# US president Donald Trump has warned that nobody is getting off the hook for unfair trade balances, suggesting that further tariffs could be expected for China. This comes after the White House had excluded high-tech products from its import taxes on China last Friday. In a post on the Truth Social, Trump clarified that […]
# Golf: World number two Rory McIlroy beat England’s Justin Rose in a play-off to win the Masters at Augusta National, Georgia, and complete a career Grand Slam. The Northern Irishmen birdied the first hole of a sudden death playoff to claim his fifth major and become just the sixth golfer to complete the career […]
# Western Cape Police have arrested a 35-year-old woman in connection with a shooting at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court last Tuesday. Taxi owner Dingalomoya Cintso was gunned down inside the court. According to the National Prosecuting Authority, the 50-year-old man was an accused in a criminal case. Western Cape police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa, says the […]
# Motorsport: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri dominated the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix to become the first multiple-race winner of the season. The Australian finished 15 seconds clear of Mercedes’ George Russell, with his teammate Lando Norris in third. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and fifth respectively for Ferrari. Norris’ advantage over his teammate Piastri […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy says her department will intensify efforts until May 2nd as part of the Easter Road Safety campaign. She launched a road safety and law enforcement initiative in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on Sunday. The Road Traffic Management Corporation recorded 335 fatalities on the roads over the Easter weekend last year, almost […]
# A Russian ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 34 people, including two children on Sunday. At least 80 people were wounded. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there must be pressure on Russia to end the war and guarantee security for the people. There has been international condemnation of […]
