# Rugby: Versatile Springbok forward Deon Fourie will miss this coming weekend’s United Rugby Championship match against Ulster in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was injured during Saturday’s 29-17 victory over Scarlets in Wales. The result catapulted the Cape team from 12th to eighth place on the log, and another victory could land them among the […]
# Die minister van Handel en Nywerheid, Parks Tau, het ‘n konsepplan vrygestel vir ‘n Transformasiefonds van 100-miljard-rand om ondernemings in swart besit te steun. Die voorstel, wat tot 7 Mei oop is vir openbare kommentaar, wil privaat, openbare en ontwikkelingsfondse saamvoeg. Kritici, onder wie die DA, waarsku dit sal swart ekonomiese bemagtigings-verpligtinge vermeerder en […]
# Afrika se sonkragsektor kan in 2025 groot groei ondervind, met nuwe aanlegte wat volgens vooruitskattings met 42-persent sal toeneem. Die Globale Sonkragraad sê ondanks ‘n verstadiging in Suid-Afrika, is daar vinnige uitbreiding in Wes-Afrika, met Ghana wat sy vermoë viermalig sal vermeerder tot 94-megawatt. Hoë kapitaalkoste bly egter ‘n uitdaging. Ontleders sê Amerika se […]
# Boxing: Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman has been described as a true warrior and legend after his death, aged 76. American Mike Tyson says his compatriot’s contribution to the sport will never be forgotten. Foreman lost to Muhammed Ali in a world title fight in the now-aday Democratic Republic of Congo in 1974, […]
# Die Kommissie vir Geslagsgelykheid sal vandag die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Vroue, die Jeug en Mense met Gestremdhede in Durban ontvang. Die vergadering sal geslagsgeweldherstelprogramme hersien en dienslewering vir slagoffers beoordeel. Die komitee sal ook seksuele voortplantingsgesondheidsdienste ondersoek, met die fokus op sanitêre waardigheidsdoekies en leerderswangerskap. Die kommissie se navorsingsverslag oor skoolverlaters onder tienerma’s […]
# Tennis: World number three Carlos Alcaraz admits he played poorly when he was eliminated in the second round of the Miami Open in the US. The Spaniard lost to the number 55 in the world rankings, David Goffin, after reaching the semifinal of the Indian Wells Masters last week. The 21-year-old Alcaraz made 42 unforced […]
# Motorsport: Formula One team Williams has been fined 985-thousand-rand for breaching the sport’s rules on on-car cameras at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Stewards say the team didn’t provide video footage from the forward and rear-facing wireless cameras within the required timeframe. They say Williams didn’t check whether the cameras indeed came fitted […]
# Cricket: Fans will be treated to two Indian Premier League fixtures today. First, Sunrisers Hyderabad will host Rajasthan Royals, starting at 12pm South African time. At four, Chennai Super Kings will face Mumbai Indians. Hyderabad has the services of Proteas wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen and allrounder Wiaan Mulder, while English bowler Jofra Archer plays for […]
# US president Donald Trump has announced his intention to revoke the temporary legal status of 530-thousand migrants. The migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have been warned to leave the country before the expiration of their permits and deportation shields before the 24th of next month. They came to the US under a […]
