# Tennis: Twenty-four-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record-extending seventh China Open title is still intact after defeating top seed Germany’s Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, to reach the semifinals. The Serb is 32-0 in Beijing, the best start in men’s singles at a tour-level event in the Open Era. He will […]
# A News24/SABI poll shows that if the local government elections were tomorrow, the ANC would still be the largest party at 31.6-percent. The party is, however, down 14 percentage points since the 2021 local government elections. The DA is now within five points of the ANC nationally with 25.2-percent, followed by the MK Party […]
# The US Air Force has removed all of its bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, after the British military air base was the target of a suspected terror attack last month. Five British nationals were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism, but were released on bail. Last week, UK prime minister Andy […]
# Golf: Poland’s Adrian Meronk fought from four shots behind to overtake South African Casey Jarvis and win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The 33-year-old finished on four-under 68 to claim his fifth DP World Tour title and regain his tour card for next season. Jarvis, who posted a final round 72, finished […]
# Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says that while South Africa wants foreign capital, it wants it to build processing, beneficiation and manufacturing capacity on home soil. The country recorded 49.8-billion-rand in foreign direct investment inflows during the second quarter of this year. Minister Ntshavheni says the country’s energy, telecommunications and mining rules are made by […]
# Russia’s military has warned that it will intensify its strikes targeting Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities in response to comments made by president Volodymyr Zelensky last week. Zelensky said Kyiv would ramp up its attacks on Russian oil refineries. A Russian drone hit Kyiv’s key Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River on Sunday, injuring two […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party is now working hard to renew itself and regain lost support ahead of the local government elections. He spoke at an event held at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Gonubie, Eastern Cape, on Sunday. In 2021, the ANC’s share of the national municipal vote fell from 53.9-percent in […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Women produced a dominant performance to defeat Spain 20-0 in their final W15 Global Series tour of Europe in Seville. South Africa led 10-0 at halftime and ran in three tries through Catha Jacobs, Aseza Hele, and Jakkie Cilliers in hot conditions to secure their seventh successive win over the Spaniards. Franzel […]
# The DA has written to the acting minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, demanding that the upcoming crime statistics provide accurate, disaggregated data on crimes against women and children. This comes after president Cyril Ramaphosa announced a plan to address gender-based violence and femicide, including a funded plan to reduce forensic backlogs and identify the […]
