# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been knocked out in the quarterfinals of the French Open. The Belarusian suffered a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 defeat by Russia’s Diana Shnaider, who is through to her first Grand Slam semifinal. Shnaider will face Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska, who beat Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya, 7-6, 6-3. In the […]
# Die VSA het ‘n omvattende nuwe stel invoertariewe vir 60 lande, insluitend Suid-Afrika, voorgestel omdat hulle nie die invoer van goedere wat deur dwangarbeid vervaardig is, aanspreek nie. Ingevolge die voorstel sal lande soos Suid-Afrika, China, Brittanje, Japan en Brasilië, bykomende tariewe van tot 12,5-persent moet betaal. Mexiko, Kanada en die Europese Unie sal […]
# Koeweit se ministerie van Buitelandse Sake het twee Iranse diplomate beveel om die land binne 24 uur te verlaat en hulle as “persona non grata” verklaar. Dit volg nadat Iran Amerikaanse basisse in Koeweit en Bahrein, sowel as ‘n vaartuig naby die Straat van Hormoes, geteiken het. ‘n Indiese burger is dood en meer […]
# The World Health Organisation says its ability to respond effectively to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is being hindered by blanket travel restrictions. The US, Bahrain, Mexico, and other countries have imposed travel restrictions, while Canada is enforcing a 21-day quarantine for all travellers arriving from the DRC. […]
# Golf: Six-time major champion Rory McIlroy is aiming for his first-ever victory at the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament, which kicks off at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, today. The Northern Irishman’s best finish at the tournament was when he finished tied for fourth in 2016. McIlroy, who clinched back-to-back Masters victories in April, admitted that […]
# Acting National Police Commissioner, Puleng Dimpane, says government is not turning a blind eye to illegal immigration. In the past three weeks alone, more than five-thousand illegal immigrants have been arrested for contravening the Immigration Act. Since January this year, law enforcement operations conducted across the country have resulted in the arrest of 34-thousand-798 […]
# The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure has activated a comprehensive operational plan following unrest in parts of the country linked to undocumented migrants. The plan focuses on three key areas: enhanced visibility and rapid deployment capabilities, intelligence-led operations, and targeted crime-combatting operations. Hotspots, including the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape, are […]
# The US has proposed a broad new set of import tariffs on 60 countries, including South Africa, for failing to address the importing of goods made with forced labour. Under the proposal, countries including South Africa, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Brazil would face additional tariffs up to 12.5-percent. Mexico, Canada, and the European […]
# Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry has ordered two Iranian diplomats to leave the country within 24 hours and declared them “persona non grata”. This comes after Iran targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. An Indian national was killed and more than 60 injured in the […]
