# Roadrunning: South African ultra-marathon star Gerda Steyn says her goal is to complete the coveted Comrades Marathon and Two Oceans Marathon double this year. The 35-year-old claimed her fifth straight Two Oceans Marathon victory in Cape Town in April, and will now aim to win her third consecutive Comrades title in the 89-kilometre Comrades […]
# Johannesburg Water waarsku inwoners dat wateronderbrekings moontlik vandag kan voorkom terwyl Rand Water met die eerste fase van omvattende onderhoud aan sy infrastruktuur begin. Die gefasseerde benadering begin met instandhouding van die Palmiet-stelsel. Johannesburg Water se woordvoerder, Nombuso Shabalala, sê pompwerk sal vandag tien ure lank tot 67-persent verlaag word wat tot swak waterdruk […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê volksmoord is ʼn storm wat in Suid-Afrika broei. Die internasionale organisasie, Genocide Watch, het tien stadiums van volksmoord geïdentifiseer. Volgens die organisasie is wit boere in die land by fase ses – polarisasie. Wynand Boshoff van die VF Plus sê die eienskappe van hierdie stadium sluit in polariserende verklarings en propaganda, […]
# AgriSA says the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, in its current form, neglects to consider the broader implications on agricultural livelihoods. The legislation seeks to regulate the sale, advertising, packaging, and manufacturing of tobacco products, and to prohibit certain activities like vending machine sales and sales to minors. In its parliamentary submission, […]
# The man who allegedly used a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set people on fire at a march in support of Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday has been charged. Twelve people were injured. Mohamed Sabry Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime and 16 counts of attempted murder. The FBI is investigating […]
# Tennis: Three-time champion Novak Djokovic has become the second man in history to reach 100 match wins at Roland Garros after Rafael Nadal. The Serb dispatched Britain’s Cameron Norrie, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2, to reach the quarterfinals for a 16th consecutive year. Top seed Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, […]
# Deputy minister of Police, Polly Boshielo, has condemned the brutal killing of 14-year-old Lukhona Fose in Roodepoort, Gauteng. The body of the Grade 8 pupil from Ikusasalethu Secondary School in Braamfischerville was found mutilated in an empty field on Sunday. Her family believes she was targeted because of her identity as a lesbian. Boshielo, […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has emphasised that the key to lasting peace is clear – the aggressor must not receive any reward for war. This comes after a second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended without a breakthrough in Istanbul on Monday. Speaking at a summit in the Lithuanian capital of […]
# Cricket: The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the Women’s 50-over World Cup, scheduled for later this year, will be held at five venues across India and Sri Lanka. India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the men’s Champions Trophy earlier this year prompted the ICC to introduce neutral venues to tournaments hosted by […]