Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin was crowned the 2024 MotoGP world champion after he finished third at Sunday’s season-ending Solidarity Grand Prix, which was won by his title rival Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati. Martin’s lead was 19 points heading into the final race of the season and the Spaniard needed to finish in the top […]
Brazil’s first lady Rosangela “Janja” da Silva on Saturday insulted Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, at an event ahead of the G20 summit in which she advocated tougher regulation of social media. Speaking on a panel about disinformation, she appeared to be startled by a loud noise. “I think it’s Elon Musk,” she […]
Fly-half Thomas Ramos kicked 15 points to help France beat New Zealand 30-29 in a thrilling Test clash in Paris on Saturday. Romain Buros, Paul Boudehent and Louis Bielle-Biarrey were the hosts’ try-scorers as they claimed a third-straight win over the All Blacks having trailed 14-3 after half an hour. “To beat a big team […]
Is it the end of the road for Danny Jordaan? And what does Elon Musk really want? Read it in the Weekend Wrap. Source link
An ugly political power struggle between North West Premier Lazarus “Lazzy” Mokgosi and MEC of education Viola Motsumi has resulted in the two ANC deployees appointing two acting heads of department (HODs) for the same post. Source link
South Africa has major gaps in skills needed to shape the green economy. Source link
The Springboks beat the England 29-20 at Twickenham on Saturday to make it two wins from as many Tests so far on their end-of-year European tour. The Springboks were far from their best and this performance was far from pretty, but it was good enough to get them past an inspired England side in front […]
Elon Musk threw his weight behind Trump transition co-chair Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary on Saturday, signaling a late move to influence a looming – and key – choice. Why it matters: Musk has grown increasingly important in President-elect Trump’s orbit, and Treasury secretary is one of the last major posts not yet filled. While […]
The matter is postponed to Tuesday for the respondents, the ministers of co-operative governance & traditional affais, police, health and mineral resources & energy to make their representations. While the SA Police Service (SAPS) welcomes the court order, this does not prevent SAPS from performing its constitutional mandate, spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said. She said […]
By Bayethe Msimang In a decisive move to fortify its sovereignty, public leaders in the Central African Republic (CAR) are advocating for the swift adoption of a pioneering Foreign Agents Law. This legislation is a crucial step in curtailing the influence of foreign states and organisations that have been accused of destabilising the nation. The […]