# Tennis: Kazakh second seed Elena Rybakina is one win away from becoming world number one, after reaching the US Open quarterfinals for the first time. She defeated two-time champion Japan’s Naomi Osaka, 6-1, 6-4. Rybakina will face Chinese qualifier Zheng Qinwen, who knocked out Poland’s Iga Swiatek, 7-5, 6-3. 2023 champion Coco Gauff defeated […]
# Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on 441.17-billion-rand worth of American goods will come into effect today, intensifying the trade war between the longtime allies. The tariffs, which range from 15 to 50-percent follow US president Donald Trump’s 50-percent tariffs he imposed on Canadian goods last month, after trade talks collapsed. The measures will target US sectors including […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says he will use the AIM Congress to position South Africa as a credible, competitive and attractive destination for investment. The congress, which got underway yesterday, is a flagship investment platform of the AIM Global Foundation held annually in the United Arab Emirates. It will address […]
# Johannesburg Speaker Margaret Arnolds says the killing of a school transport driver in Westbury is a painful reminder that violent crime continues to threaten the safety and well-being of residents in communities across the metro. According to police, the 53-year-old had just completed his morning drop-off yesterday when unidentified suspects opened fire from a […]
# A South African mechanic is among a group of about eleven people abducted in Mozambique during an attack by insurgents on a hunting lodge and the nearby town of Marangira last week. According to reports, alongside the South African, two other employees from the lodge were also among those taken, while the rest were […]
# Rugby: SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has praised South African supporters for creating an atmosphere for the inaugural Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, which showcased the country to visitors from around the world. The Springboks are 2-1 up in the series against the All Blacks heading into the final match in Baltimore, USA, on Saturday. […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has made two changes to his starting team that defeated the All Blacks 29-24 in the third Test in Johannesburg, for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series decider in Baltimore, USA, on Saturday. Damian Willemse replaces the injured Cheslin Kolbe at fullback, and Morné van den Berg starts at scrumhalf. Cobus […]
# The United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, has warned that artificial intelligence could become an “existential risk to humanity” if left unchecked. He has raised the prospect of AI systems becoming so powerful that their developers could no longer control them. Türk has also expressed concerns about AI being used in warfare, particularly […]
# The Electoral Court has dismissed an urgent application by the newly registered United Democratic Front, which wanted extra time to nominate ward candidates for the local government elections. This is despite missing the 28 August deadline. The UDF argued that after the finalisation of its registration, it only had four days to identify and […]
