# Soccer: France and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has apologised for what he described as “ill-judged” comments after he was accused of disrespecting China and the Chinese people. He referred to the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong as a dictator. This resulted in Mbappé losing brand deals with three different Chinese companies: beverage maker […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake gaan tot volgende Woensdag se plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing sy kantore se bedryfsure verleng. Die doel is om alle Suid-Afrikaners geleentheid te gee om aansoek te doen vir ID’s, of hul ID’s of tydelike identiteitsertifikate te kry voor hulle gaan stem. Die departement se woordvoerder, Ndileka Cola, sê landsburgers wat vir ID’s […]
# The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime says political killings pose a serious threat to the integrity and stability of the electoral process ahead of next Wednesday’s local government elections. A total of 45 political attacks were recorded between January first and September 30th this year, in which at least 43 people were killed. […]
# Tennis: World number two Alexander Zverev survived four match points to beat Spain’s Martin Landaluce, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, and reach the Vienna Open round of 16. If the German reaches the quarterfinals in Vienna, he will become world number one for the first time in his career on Monday, overtaking Italian Jannik Sinner for […]
# Exit polls indicate Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, are tied and appear short of an outright victory. The country held its first legislative election since the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023 yesterday. Exit polls of Israel’s two leading broadcasters, Kan 11 and Channel 13, […]
# The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has paid 2.7-million-rand in legal fees for minister of Police Senzo Mchunu, who is currently on special leave. The state is also paying Mchunu’s three-million-rand salary while he sits at home. In a written Parliamentary reply, Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says the funding was provided under […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki says he suspects that the outcome of the local government elections will result in more coalition governments being formed. Recent polls show that compared with its 40.2-percent share of the vote in the 2024 national election, the ANC has fallen by at least six percentage points, while the DA has […]
# Two British nationals have been charged under the UK’s National Security Act over a suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford last month. Mohmed Abdulkarim has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service allegedly believed to be Iran, while Nouman Essghir has been charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to […]
# AfriForum has written to the City of Tshwane demanding answers regarding the current water supply and water quality issues. The metro has been dealing with a water contamination crisis in Bronkhorstspruit, which has resulted in 833 gastrointestinal illness cases being reported. This has been linked to inadequately chlorinated water supplied by the Bronkhorstspruit water […]
