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Nairobi submits bid to host 2029 World Championships

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Nairobi has formally submitted its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, seeking to become the first African city to stage the sport's flagship event. • The Kenyan

Oil rises nearly 2% as Iran tempers hopes of Hormuz reopening

By Stephanie Kelly LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped almost 2% on Monday after Iran insisted that the United States must satisfy several demands before the Strait of Hormuz can reopen. 

Rain bring major roads to a standstill as motorists urged to...

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Snow closes three Eastern Cape mountain passes

Heavy snowfall has forced the closure of three major mountain passes in the Eastern Cape, while authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have also moved to restrict...

Women police lead Women’s Day operation, 109 arrested

Female police officers took centre stage in a major crime-fighting operation in the Villa Nora policing area over the Women’s Day weekend. This resulted in...

Magalies Water warns bidders of tender scam using CEO’s credentials

Magalies Water has issued an urgent warning to bidders who recently responded to its advertised tenders after discovering a scam involving individuals allegedly posing...

Can Africa finally finance its industrialisation?

For decades, Africa’s development agenda has been defined by a consistent set of ambitions: industrialisation, manufacturing, value addition to minerals, local processing of agricultural...

Before the Union Buildings march, there were Queens

Women’s Day is usually remembered through the political struggles of the 20th century. The 1956 march on the Union Buildings remains central to that...

Charmza

Safa has given the nod for Pitso Jingles Mosimane to steer the Bafana train. We salute Mosimane for availing himself for national duty in...

Spain plans burials, seeks identities of those killed in Ceuta migrant...

Police and forensic scientists have drafted in extra staff to try to identify the bodies of 80 migrants found after last week’s mass rush...