# Tennis: The US Open’s star-studded mixed doubles tournament starts at Flushing Meadows in New York tomorrow. Among the teams are Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and American Serena Williams, who shares a combined 44 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles, Italians Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani, top-ranked woman Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and 24-time Grand Slam […]
# The DA in Ekurhuleni says 16.7-million-rand has been spent on the unfinished Klopper Park Fire Station in Germiston, seven years after construction started. DA’s Khathutshelo Rasilingwane says construction began on 20 March 2019 but the contract was terminated a year later due to poor workmanship. She says Ekurhuleni spent 13-million-rand on three service providers […]
# Die selfoonoperateur MTN-groep het ‘n toename van 21,3-persent in sy halfjaarlikse aangepaste wins aangeteken. Die styging word grootliks toegeskryf aan groeiende intekenaargetalle in die tweede kwartaal en dubbelsyfergroei in diensinkomste. Afrika se grootste telekommunikasie-operateur sê sy aangepaste wesensverdienste per aandeel het in die ses maande tot 30 Junie gestyg tot 793-sent teenoor 654-sent ‘n […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility says it is engaging stakeholders after taxi-related violence killed four men and wounded two others in two separate Cape Town shootings last week. On Saturday, an informal trader was shot dead at Dunoon Taxi Rank. SANTACO in the Western Cape says the motive is still to be determined. […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse polisie vra inligting wat kan help met die ondersoek na die moord op vier mense wie se verkoolde liggame gister in Dunoon, Kaapstad, ontdek is. Woordvoerder Novela Potelwa sê beamptes is ontbied na die N7-afrit op Malibongwe-rylaan waar hulle die liggame in ‘n oop veld langs die pad ontdek het:
# Political analyst Dirk Kotzé says the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ continued support for the ANC would be a significant setback for the South African Communist Party as it prepares to contest local government elections independently. COSATU has, however, delayed its final decision. Speaking to the SABC, Kotzé says the SACP’s independent campaign […]
# Krieket: Die Australiese kaptein, Pat Cummins, gaan die eendagwedstryde teen die Proteas gebruik om voor te berei vir die toetsreeks teen Suid-Afrika. Die drie toetse in Oktober sal die eerste vir Australië in Suid-Afrika wees sedert die skuurpapierskandaal van 2018 wat gelei het tot die skorsing van kaptein Steve Smith, onderkaptein David Warner en […]
# New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, will introduce a new bill in Parliament proposing the banning of under 16s from using social media platforms. Bills are required to pass three rounds of voting before becoming law. Australia became the first country to ban social media for under 16s last year. Luxon says social media […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says a government committed to reforms and creating a policy environment to support growth, coupled with a business partner committed to successful implementation, will likely lead to far greater levels of investment. Last week, president Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership, which aims to push gross domestic product […]
