# Tennis: Defending champion Jannik Sinner is through to the US Open third round after beating Australian Alexei Popyrin, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. This is the Italian’s 23rd successive match victory in hard-court Grand Slams. Germany’s Alexander Zverev secured a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win against Britain’s Jacob Fearnley, while Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak stunned Russia’s Karen Khachanov, […]
# Solidarity says it is concerned about Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s latest job cuts. The automaker will lay off more than 470 employees at its Struandale Engine Plant, in Gqeberha, and its Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, as part of a realignment to match market demand. Solidarity deputy general-secretary, Willie Venter, says economic […]
# The South African National Taxi Council in Gauteng has assured the public that taxi operations across the province will continue as normal today. This follows reports that commuters in Ekurhuleni were expected to face taxi disruptions, amid growing tensions over the impoundment of minibus taxis, particularly the ten-seater vehicle. Santaco’s provincial secretary, Graham Fritz, […]
# Die Activists and Citizens Forum sê president Cyril Ramaphosa het die mense van Suid-Afrika in die steek gelaat. Dit volg na inwoners van Westbury in Johannesburg, Gauteng, die week die strate ingevaar het oor ‘n gebrek aan skoon drinkwater en ander basiese dienste. Dennis Bloem van die forum voer aan dat toestande onder Ramaphosa […]
# Suid-Korea het ‘n wet deurgevoer wat selfone en digitale toestelle in die land se klaskamers verbied vanaf Maart volgende jaar. Alle partye het die wet gesteun wat daarop gemik is om sosiale media se invloed op jongmense te verminder en bestaande beperkings te formaliseer. Opnames toon Suid-Korea is een van die lande met die […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says president Cyril Ramaphosa has failed the people of South Africa. This after Westbury residents in Johannesburg, in Gauteng, took to the streets this week over a lack of clean drinking water and other basic services. The forum’s Dennis Bloem argues conditions have worsened under Ramaphosa’s leadership, with collapsing […]
# South Korea has passed a law banning mobile phones and digital devices in classrooms nationwide, effective from March next year. The move, supported across Parliament, aims to curb social media’s impact on youth and formalises existing restrictions. Surveys show South Korea is one of the most digitally connected nations, with 99-percent of citizens online […]
# Noord-Korea se leier, Kim Jong Un, gaan volgende Woensdag ʼn militêre parade in Beijing, China, bywoon. Dit sal sy eerste besoek sedert 2019 aan China wees. Die sogenaamde “Victory Day“-parade is deel van China se vieringe vir die 80ste herdenking van die einde van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog. Altesaam 26 buitelandse leiers, onder andere Rusland se […]
# Die ANC sê hy verwelkom die verduideliking van die party se Jeugliga oor die nasionale dialoog en sy ondersteuning daarvan. Dit volg nadat die Jeugliga die nasionale konvensie vir die dialoog gekritiseer en gesê het dit kort betrokkenheid van die jeug en dis bloot ‘n teeparty vir vriende. Die regering beskryf die dialoog as […]
