Sinner sends holders Italy into Davis Cup final

Jannik Sinner of Italy tosses the ball to serve 2 minutes Defending champions Italy moved into the Davis Cup final after a 2-0 win over Australia on Saturday as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to follow up Matteo Berrettini’s victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis. A repeat of last year’s final ended with…

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Bitcoin at record highs, sets sights on $100 000

FILE PHOTO: Bitcoin tokens and a price chart are seen in this illustration picture 3 minutes Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100 000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment under a Donald Trump administration….

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Verstappen celebrates his 4th F1 World Championship title

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the 2024 F1 world championship. 4 minutes Max Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive World Drivers’ Championship with a fifth-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, and George Russell led all 50 laps to complete a dream weekend for Mercedes. Russell finished 7.093 ahead of teammate…

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Prepaid meter customers have until 8.15pm to re-code

A prepaid electricity meter 3 minutes Eskom has given prepaid customers 20:15 (quarter-past eight) tonight as the deadline for upgrading their electricity meters, failing which they will not be able to recharge. The power utility says most prepaid electricity customers had re-coded their meters by June, 2024. Eskom has given reprieve to zero-buyers who will…

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‘All spazas must close until they are registered’

Casket bearing the body of 5-year-old Siyabonga Mnisi who died from suspected food poisoning after allegedly buying snacks from a spaza shop in Diepkloof, Soweto. 2 minutes International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola has called on South Africans to allow authorities to deal with the issue of foreign-owned spaza shops. Owners of food outlets, including spaza…

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ANC’s NDCA confirms former President Zuma’s expulsion

Former President Jacob Zuma 1 minute The ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) has upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee to expel former party President Jacob Zuma. In a statement, the ANC welcomed the decision, adding that Zuma’s conduct exemplifies ill-discipline and the lack of respect for collective decisions. Zuma was expelled from…

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