# Famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli faces a boycott of his concert in Jordan over his public support for Israel. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended his concert in Tel Aviv in 2022 after the singer ignored pro-Palestinian activists’ calls for a boycott of Israel. Bocelli also performed at a fundraiser in Los Angeles for a […]
# A Western Cape woman was given a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of her three great-grandchildren. Seventy-one-year-old Sarie de Villiers of Wellington admitted she deliberately drove her vehicle off Bainskloof Pass in November 2021. She survived, but eight-year-old Caleb Booysen and his younger brothers, Gradwell and Joshua, were killed. The children had been […]
# British police admitted the search warrant for ex-Prince Andrew’s properties had been incorrectly granted and must be quashed. The 66-year-old former royal was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his ties to late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. His elder brother, King Charles, stripped him of his titles earlier. The […]
# Rugby: The first local derbies of the new United Rugby Championship season take place this weekend. The Bulls will host the Lions at Loftus tomorrow afternoon, with kick-off at 1.30. The Stormers will welcome the Sharks to Cape Town, starting at 4. The Sharks currently top the log following victories in their first two […]
# Cricket: A huge battle is expected in the series between the top-two countries on the World Test Championship log, Australia and South Africa. The first of three Tests starts in Durban today. South Africa now knows how to beat the old foe after being victorious in the final of the previous season. The shadow […]
# Motorsport: A heat-hazard had been declared for the weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. This was done for the fourth race this year after last weekend’s in Malaysia. The warning is issued when temperatures are expected to exceed 31-degrees Celsius during the event. This means teams are allowed to fit cooling devices to […]
# Netball: England will again host the World Cup in 2031 – the fourth time the tournament will be held in the country. It will take place in Manchester’s indoor arena after Liverpool staged the previous tournament in England in 2019. Eastbourne hosted in 1963 and Birmingham the 1995 edition. World Netball’s president, Liz Nicholl, […]
# Die raad vir gehalteversekering, Umalusi, sê Suid-Afrika is grootliks gereed vir volgende week se begin van die matriek-eindeksamen. Uitvoerende hoof Mafu Rakometsi sê 964-duisend-201 kandidate is geregistreer, met die Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat wat 92-persent verteenwoordig. Die eksamen sal in sewe-duisend-en-57 sentrums afgelê word. Rakometsi sê veilige stelsels is ingestel vir die drukwerk, bewaring en […]
# Die Kanadese skrywer, digter, vertaler en onderwyseres Anne Carson is bekroon met 2026 se Nobelprys vir Letterkunde. Carson is in 1950 in Toronto gebore en put inspirasie uit antieke Griekse letterkunde. Van haar bekendste werke sluit in Autobiography of Red, The Glass Essay en Nox. Anders Olsson van die Nobelkomitee sê Carson word vereer […]
