adminR6bn plan to overhaul SA’s busiest border posts
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs plans to issue a public request for proposals “in a few months’ time” for an ambitious R6 billion project to completely overhaul and rebuild South Africa’s six busiest border posts, Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed.
Serena coy about her tennis future
Serena Williams reaffirmed her love for the game but said her future on the circuit remains uncertain after the American returned to tennis at the Eastbourne International on Tuesday.
NATO’s Baltic blockade opens new front in war against Russia
On Monday, the Baltic state of Lithuania, a member of NATO, imposed an effective blockade on Russia, preventing the transportation of many goods, including steel and coal, to its external enclave of Kaliningrad, which is separated from the rest of Russia by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Cosby guilty of sexual assault
London. — Bill Cosby has been found guilty of sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion.
Prince visits Rwanda genocide memorial
Prince Charles laid a wreath yesterday at a memorial to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda during the first visit to the country by a British royal.
Most infamous goal in WC history
It was 36 years ago on June 22, 1986 that Diego Maradona made himself public enemy number one with his antics.
Bitcoin resumed a fall on Wednesday
The largest cryptocurrency declined as much as 2,9 percent to $20 244, holding right above the key US$20 000 level. Ether fell by a maximum of 3,3 percent to US$1 084.80. Shiba Inu, the 14th-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, rallied 21 percent in the past 24 hours though its momentum was tailing off, according to pricing from CoinGecko.
Regional force to quell DRC tensions
Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have agreed to send a regional force to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to quell the latest flare-up of violence that is sweeping across the northeast of the country.
Vieira ready to sparkle
The surname is familiar, the talent — for now at least — an enigma. That will surely not remain the case for long. In Fabio Vieira, Arsenal have landed a young footballer of the highest pedigree.
14 years jail for posting intimate pics
A Ghanaian phone repairer has been handed a 14-year jail term after posting naked photos of a Lebanese woman on social media against her will.