# Tennis: World number one Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Shanghai Masters due to a left ankle injury. The 22-year-old Spaniard hurt his ankle in his opening match of the Japanese Open, but he pushed through the tournament to lift the trophy for his ATP Tour-leading eighth title of the season. France’s Corentin Moutet […]
# At least 26 people have been killed and 147 others injured in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines. The earthquake struck off the coast of Cebu City. The intense shaking, which cut off power, caused buildings and house walls to collapse and triggered landslides. The region was already recovering from a storm […]
# The DA has welcomed positive signals on a comprehensive SA-US trade deal and a possible one-year African Growth and Opportunity Act extension. President Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched a negotiating team to Washington last month to try to get the 30-percent tariffs on the country’s exports to the US lowered. The DA’s Toby Chance says they support […]
# Cricket: India got their Women’s World Cup campaign off to a winning start, defeating Sri Lanka by 59 runs in a rain-affected match in Guwahati. A 103-run seventh-wicket stand between Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur, who both scored half-centuries, helped the hosts post 269 for eight from 47 overs, with three overs lost to […]
# Eskom has posted an after-tax profit of 16-billion-rand for the full year ending March 2025, its first return to profitability in eight years. This is up from the 55-billion-rand loss recorded in the previous year. The power utility has attributed its return to profit in large part to its unpopular 12.74-percent standard tariff increase, debt […]
# The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed US president Donald Trump’s Gaza peace deal proposal, urging all parties to commit to its implementation. The 20-point peace plan includes an end to fighting, the return of the hostages, and the creation of an international Board of Peace to help run Gaza. Guterres says the […]
# Trade, Industry, and Competition minister Parks Tau says he remains optimistic about the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. This is despite AGOA officially expiring yesterday. Renewal is critical for South Africa as AGOA accounts for over 69-billion-rand in exports to the US, which represents 28-percent of all SA-US trade. Tau says […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has accused ousted members of the SA Tourism board of using inappropriate tactics to pressure her into reversing her decision to dissolve the board. Last month, the ousted board members filed an urgent application in the High Court in Pretoria to overturn the minister’s decision. They argue that the minister’s […]
# The ANC has described South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, as a committed cadre of the liberation struggle and a dedicated servant of the people. Mthethwa, a former cabinet member and former ANC national executive committee member, having previously served as minister of Police and minister of Arts and Culture, died at a […]
