South African open tees off today

South African open tees off today

The Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate course will make history this week as the longest course ever played on the DP World Tour with the first round of the Investec South African Open today. The 7 528-metre par-72 course designed by Gary Player is predicted to be a tough test this week with a few changes from last year. This is the second time that this course, built […]

November 30, 2023 2

Sport

French Alps only candidate for 2030 Winter Olympics

The French Alps are the sole candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, sources close to negotiations with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday. The French bid now moves to targeted dialogue with the IOC, at the expense of the two other candidates, Sweden and Switzerland. The hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics will be announced next summer. Only Salt Lake City in the United States […]

November 30, 2023 6

Sport

Farrell out of Six Nations for “mental wellbeing”

England captain Owen Farrell will not be available for the 2024 Six Nations after deciding to take a break from international rugby "to prioritise his and his family's mental wellbeing". In a statement on Wednesday, English Premiership club Saracens said the 32-year-old would continue to captain and play for them. "Owen Farrell has decided to take a break from international rugby in order to prioritise his and his family's mental […]

November 30, 2023 4

Namibia

Sioka calls for collective investment to prevent GBV

Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare minister, Doreen Sioka, urged the government, civil society, churches and traditional authorities to prioritise investment in preventive measures to combat violence against women and girls. Sioka made the statement in Mariental during the launch of the commemoration of ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence’ under the theme ‘Unite! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls.’ In her statement released by the […]

November 30, 2023 6

World

Henry Kissinger dead at 100

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100. He was one of the most controversial figures in US foreign policy, serving under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

November 30, 2023 19

South Africa

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says the lack of financial control in government departments is concerning

SA's Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says the Auditor-General’s report on audit outcomes for national and provincial governments for 2022/2023, shows an alarming lack of financial control in high-impact government departments. Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke’s 124-page report showed overall improved audit outcomes with some lingering weaknesses. The Western Cape was the best-performing province, with 18 clean audits. Outa CEO, Wayne Duvenage, says it is concerning that 31 departments missed the deadline for […]

November 30, 2023 20

Sport

No British gymnasts may be weighed after scathing report

British Gymnastics has introduced new safeguarding rules that will prevent coaches from weighing athletes in an effort to stamp out methods it said are "on the fringe of abuse". The rules are part of a series of policies that the governing body is introducing following the 2022 Whyte Review, which found there was "systemic" physical and emotional abuse within the sport. British Gymnastics has said it intends to go beyond […]

November 30, 2023 7

Namibia

EU and UNFPA unite to combat GBV in Namibia

The European Union (EU) delegation in Namibia on Wednesday signed a contribution agreement with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The EU contributed N.dollars 28 million towards a national campaign aimed at fostering gender equality and combating gender-based violence (GBV) in Namibia. EU Ambassador to Namibia, Beatriz Martins, signed the agreement with UNFPA assistant representative Loide Amkongo. Martins noted that the agreement themed ‘Gender Equality/Combating Gender-Based Violence’ is a collaborative […]

November 30, 2023 10

Sport

Arsenal blast their way into the last 16

Arsenal powered into the Champions League last 16 as Group B winners after a four-goal blitz in the space of 14 minutes inspired their 6-0 rout of hapless Lens on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta's side needed one point to be certain of reaching the knockout stages, but they didn't settle for that target as they demolished their overmatched French opponents on a freezing night at the Emirates Stadium. Kai Havertz, Gabriel […]

November 30, 2023 9