# Rugby: Irish legend Peter O’Mahony will captain the Barbarians in his final outing in Saturday’s match against the Springboks in Cape Town. He is joined in the back row by former All Black captain Sam Cane and Shannon Frizell. Stormers lock Ruben van Heerden is partnered with England’s David Ribbans, and scrumhalf Tawera Kerr-Barlow […]
# Verskeie Eurostar-treine tussen Londen en Parys is vandag gekanselleer nadat meer as 600-meter-kabel in Noord-Frankryk opsetlik beskadig of gesteel is. Die uitwerking hiervan is hoofsaaklik op hoëspoed-treinverkeer. Luidens die Eurostar-webwerf is ses treinritte tussen Londen en Parys, drie in elke rigting, gekanselleer. Verskeie treine tussen Londen en Brussel in België is ook vertraag.
# Suid-Afrika bied die derde G20-sjerpabyeenkoms by Sun City in Noordwes aan onder voorsitterskap van die direkteur-generaal van Internasionale Betrekkinge, Zane Dangor. Afgevaardigdes van G20 nasies bevorder onderhandelinge voor November se spitsberaad. Dangor het die noodsaaklikheid van praktiese oplossings beklemtoon en die belangrikheid erken om geopolitieke spanning aan te pak. Hy het die sjerpas aangemoedig […]
# South Africa is hosting the third G20 Sherpa Meeting at Sun City, North West, chaired by International Relations director-general, Zane Dangor. Delegates from G20 nations are advancing negotiations ahead of the November summit. Dangor stressed the need for practical solutions and acknowledged the importance of addressing geopolitical tensions. He urged Sherpas to guide discussions […]
# Several Eurostar trains between London and Paris were cancelled today after more than 600 metres of cables were vandalised or stolen in northern France. The impact is essentially on high-speed train traffic. The Eurostar website showed that six trips between London and Paris, three in each direction, were cancelled. Several trains between London and […]
# Nog tien lede van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag is in hegtenis geneem in verband met die moord op ‘n offisier van die Valke, Frans Mathipa. Altesaam 12 mense is nou aangekeer. Die betrokke tien lede het hulself oorgegee aan die Valke in Johannesburg en sal binnekort in die Landdroshof in Randburg verskyn. Mathipa is […]
# ‘n Erge koue front sal die Wes- en die Noord-Kaap na verwagting vanaf Woensdag tot Vrydag tref. ‘n Voorspeller by die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens, Lehlohonolo Thobela, sê wanneer die stelsel ooswaarts beweeg, sal sterk wind die Oos-Kaap en binnelandse provinsies beïnvloed:
# Ten more South African National Defence Force members have been arrested in connection with the murder of Hawks officer Frans Mathipa, bringing the total number of accused to twelve. The ten handed themselves over to the Hawks in Johannesburg and are due to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. Mathipa was fatally shot on […]
# An intense cold front is expected to hit the Western and Northern Cape from Wednesday to Friday. South African Weather Service forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says as the system moves east, strong winds will also affect the Eastern Cape and inland provinces: