Goalkeeper Djigui Diarra saved twice in the shootout to help 10-man Mali to a 3-2 win via penalties after a 1-1 last-16 draw with Tunisia in Casablanca on Saturday and book an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final with Senegal.
The Beitbridge border post remains the busiest land crossing, with more than 22,483 people processed on Saturday during the peak return phase of the festive season.
The transfer of high-profile attempted murder suspect Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to a ‘super max’ jail in KwaZulu-Natal is alleged to have followed fears that at least one senior correctional services official in Pretoria might be too close to him.
The schedule for both sides is filled to the brim with series long and short, at home and away, in all three formats. But lifting an ICC T20 World Cup trophy will be foremost in their minds.
Funding shortfalls, crowded schools and unequal access to technology threaten learning. Education leaders need to support teachers, improve resources and create safe classrooms for all.
Joe Root and Harry Brook are denied the chance to improve on their 154-run partnership as bad light and rain cut day one of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney short, leaving England on 211-3.
After winning a second world title, 18-year-old Luke Littler says he wants “to dominate everything” – so what’s next for the darting phenomenon as he chases greatness?