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WATCH | Goolam Allie promises forgotten Santos will be back
Goolam Allie is confident Santos will one day play in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) again
Khatala eyes back-to-back podiums at Two Oceans
After finishing third last year in her debut, Khatala said she didn’t have experience and didn’t know what to expect in the race. But having ran it already, she is optimistic of another podium finish on Saturday.
TEBOGO KHAAS | Kimberley is writing its next chapter to economic power
Chancellor of Sol Plaatje University says city can become a centre of mining excellence
Watch: Pope Leo XIV spins basketball on his finger, with help from Harlem Globetrotters
US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.
Chinese researcher’s death after questioning in US prompts anger in Beijing
The semiconductor researcher was found dead after “hostile questioning” by US law enforcement.
News24 | US-Iran truce shows cracks as war flares in Lebanon
The fragile truce between Iran and the United States showed signs of unravelling on Thursday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel pummelled Lebanon.
R45m needed to fix razed Riverlea school
Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile says his department will need about R45m to fix infrastructure damage at Riverlea Secondary School caused by fires as far back as 2007.
‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced to 15 years in death of ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry
LOS ANGELES, April 8 (Reuters) – A drug dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in prison in connection with “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s 2023 death, including her role in supplying the dose of the powerful anesthetic that killed the actor.
NASA Artemis II astronauts to speak from deep space after record-setting flyby
HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) – Four astronauts traveling back from the far side of the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission will speak with reporters in their first press conference from space on Wednesday.
Haiti postpones voter registration for first election in a decade, no new dates given
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 8 (Reuters) – Haiti’s CEP electoral council said on Wednesday it was postponing a voter registration that should have begun on April 1, adding it would shortly announce new dates toregister for the nation’s first presidential election in a decade.
Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of war
BEIRUT/TEL AVIV, April 8 (Reuters) – Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more than 250 people on Wednesday, as the Iran-aligned group resumed rocket attacks on northern Israel after a brief pause under the two-week US-Iran ceasefire.
Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest, dies aged 97
The lifelong outdoors advocate and former president of retailer REI returned to Everest decades later with his son.
News24 | SA shares top Bank of America rankings, again
Bank of America ranks the South African equity market as the most attractive in the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region, with 12 local stocks also dominating its top 20 shares.
Trump criticises Nato after meeting alliance chief describes as ‘very frank’
The US President says Nato “wasn’t there when we needed them” during the Iran war.
Oil prices rise as investors eye fragile US-Iran ceasefire
Crude prices plunged on Wednesday after a deal was announced that includes the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Inquiry after woman goes missing from boat in Bahamas
Lynette Hooker fell overboard from a small boat and was swept out to sea by strong currents, her husband told authorities.
The Papers: ‘Fragile ceasefire at risk’ and ‘Putin mocks Starmer’
The papers on Thursday focus on the aftermath of the two-week ceasefire deal agreed between the US, Israel and Iran.
22,000 students told to pay back ‘mis-sold’ maintenance loans
Those affected have been told their courses were never eligible for maintenance or childcare loans
Family fun and holes in one – the Masters tradition crossing generations
The Masters Par 3 contest is a unique tradition that features 90-year-old Gary Player holing birdie putts and nine-year-old Frankie Fleetwood focusing on hitting a green.
Liverpool & Slot ‘in survival mode’ – but still just about alive
Negative tactics and no shots on target – but somehow Liverpool’s Champions League campaign is still just about alive after a 2-0 loss at PSG.