# Padwedlope: Die veteraan langafstand-atleet Louis Massyn het die eerste persoon geword om 50 keer die Comrades-marathon suksesvol af te lê. Die 74-jarige het die wenstreep bereik slegs minute voor die afsnytyd van 12-uur. Massyn het sy eerste wedloop in 1973 gehardloop en sedertdien slegs 2020, ’21 en ’22 s’n misgeloop. Hy het gister se […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg het projek Lokisa, wat ‘om reg te maak’ beteken, van stapel gestuur, om agterstallige munisipale skuld te verhaal. Ondernemings, hoëwaarde-eiendomme, staatsdepartemente en staatsbeheerde liggame sal geteiken en ontkoppel word. Die stad sal sy reëls oor eiendomsverkope verskerp om te verseker skuld word voor oordragte betaal. Die stad se woordvoerder, Nkosana Lekotjolo, […]
# The DA says universities and TVET colleges owe the National Student Financial Aid Scheme nearly 12-billion-rand. In a reply to parliamentary questions, Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Nkabane revealed the debt was accumulated between 2017 and 2023. The DA’s Matlhodi Maseko urges NSFAS to use recovered funds to ensure students receive allowances on […]
# Roadrunning: Veteran runner Louis Massyn became the first person to complete the Comrades Marathon 50 times. The 74-year-old crossed the finish line just minutes before the 12-hour cut-off. Having first run in 1973, he only missed the race in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Massyn called it a tough but unforgettable day. He confirmed he […]
# Iranian officials have expanded a 2019 police order banning dog walking in the capital Tehran, to at least 18 other cities. Authorities cite public order, and health and safety concerns. Dog ownership, defying Iran’s mandatory hijab laws, attending underground parties and drinking alcohol have long been forms of quiet rebellion against Iran’s theocratic regime. […]
# The City of Johannesburg has launched project Lokisa, meaning ‘to fix’, a bold new campaign to recover unpaid municipal debt. The campaign will see large-scale disconnections targeting high-value properties, businesses, government departments, and state-owned entities. The city will also tighten rules on property sales to ensure debts are paid before transfers. The city’s Nkosana […]
# Tennis: Die plaaslike speler Loïs Boisson, wat onverwags die halfeindronde van die Franse Ope gehaal het, het 296 plekke op die wêreldranglys geklim tot 65ste. Aryna Sabalenka van Belarus en die Amerikaner Coco Gauff is steeds in die eerste twee plekke nadat Gauff Sabalenka in die eindstryd verslaan het. Die driemalige verdedigende kampioen, Iga […]
# Tennis: Surprise French Open semi-finalist, local player Loïs Boisson, has jumped 296 places in the latest world rankings to a career-high 65. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and American Coco Gauff hold the top two spots after their run to the final in Paris where Gauff defeated top-seeded Sabalenka. Three-time defending champion, Iga Swiatek of […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile sê die Clean Cities and Towns-veldtog, wat in Kliptown, Soweto van stapel gestuur is, sal verder as Johannesburg uitbrei. Mashatile het by die Walter Sisulu-plein van Toewyding gesê die veldtog bevorder skoner, groener stedelike ruimtes en inklusiewe gemeenskappe. Hy beklemtoon die regering se doel is om met inwoners saam te werk […]
