# Heavy rains have triggered floods and landslides in and around Beijing, killing more than 30 people, while several others are still missing. More than 80-thousand people have been relocated, including from the Miyun district, which is the most affected. The downpours have damaged dozens of roads and cut off electricity for 136 villages. On Monday, […]
# Soccer: Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis says they knew that their quest to defend their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title would not be easy. The team arrived back in South Africa yesterday evening following their fourth-place finish in Morocco, after losing 3-4 on penalties to Ghana in the bronze medal match. Deputy minister of […]
# Die regering het ʼn bykomende waarborg van 94,8-miljard-rand aan Transnet toegeken wat bestaan uit 48,6-miljard-rand om oor die volgende vyf jaar skuld te delg, en 46,2-miljard-rand om die instelling teen verdere negatiewe kredietgraderings te beskerm. S&P Global het Transnet se kredietgradering afwaarts aangepas weens ʼn jaarlikse kontantgebruik van 13,5-miljard-rand en versuim om volume-teikens te […]
# FlySafair sê hy gaan voort met ʼn bestendige maar beperkte vlugskedule terwyl die vlieënier-staking se tweede week begin. Stakende vlieëniers wat deur Solidariteit verteenwoordig word, het ʼn nuwe aanbod oor salarisse en diensvoorwaardes wat die maatskappy oor die naweek gemaak het, verwerp. Die vakbond sê geskille oor ʼn vergoedingsaanbod en skofroosterstelsel is steeds nie […]
# Krieket: Die vierde toets tussen Engeland en Indië in Manchester het onbeslis geëindig, terwyl die gasheer steeds 2-1 voorloop in die reeks van vyf wedstryde. Indië het die laaste dag hervat met ʼn agterstand van 137 lopies en agt paaltjies staande, maar twee vennootskappe het hulle gered. Kaptein Shubman Gill het saam met KL […]
# President Donald Trump sê Amerika en die Europese Unie het ʼn handelsooreenkoms-raamwerk bereik wat ʼn oorkoepelende tarief van 15-persent sal hef op alle EU-goedere wat Amerika invoer. Dit volg nadat Trump aangekondig het heffings op die meeste goedere uit die EU sal van 1 Augustus af van die 10-persent universele basislyn tot 30-persent verhoog […]
# Government has approved additional guarantee support of 94.8-billion-rand for struggling state-owned Transnet. The new guarantee comprises 48.6-billion-rand to cover all debt redemptions over the next five years, and an additional 46.2-billion-rand to mitigate against further credit rating actions. S&P Global downgraded Transnet’s credit rating due to cash burn of 13.5-billion-rand annually and failure to […]
# FlySafair says it continues to operate at a stable but reduced flight schedule, as the pilots’ strike enters its second week. Striking pilots represented by Solidarity rejected a new wage offer and conditions of service that the company made over the weekend. The union says disagreements over a three-year pay offer and shift rostering […]
# Cricket: The fourth Test between England and India in Manchester was declared a draw, with the hosts leading the five-match series 2-1. India, which began the final day trailing by 137 runs with eight wickets in hand, produced two match-saving partnerships. Captain Shubman Gill put on 188 with KL Rahul, and Washington Sundar and […]
