Gauff building momentum in Rome with French Open looming

United States’ (US) Coco Gauff reacts during her round of 32 match against Poland’s Magda Linette during the Italian Open in Foro Italico, Rome, Italy on May 11, 2025. 2 minutes American Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach four Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 1000 quarter-finals on clay with a 6-1, 6-2 win over…

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Mpumalanga renaming plan splits public opinion

The renaming of the Kruger National Park will have dire consequences, according to the tourism sector in Mpumalanga. This, after the provincial Legislature adopted a motion to rename the Kruger National Park, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and the Jan van Riebeeck Stadium in Witbank. Other sections of the community suggest that South Africa should strive…

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Norris fastest in first Spanish GP practice

McLaren’s Lando Norris during practice 2 minutes McLaren’s Lando Norris followed up his victory in Monaco by lapping fastest in first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ending the session as his closest rival. The Briton, winner last Sunday to close to only three points behind championship-leading teammate…

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Makoni RDC partners Danet in land development

Danet Manicaland chairperson Wilson Masokowere expressed his gratitude to the Makoni RDC for the gesture. THE Makoni Rural District Council has partnered with Destiny of Africa Network leading it to avail a piece of land to the property developer in a boost to the provision of affordable housing to home-seekers. Addressing hundreds of the low-income…

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Shivambu successor should unite MK Party: Analyst

MKP’s former Secretary General Floyd Shivambu 1 minute Political analyst Levy Ndou believes that the candidate to succeed Floyd Shivambu as the Secretary-General is one that should be able to unite the party. Since its inception, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has been rocked by leadership changes, with Shivambu being the latest to be redeployed…

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Motsoaledi to meet US representatives over funding cut

A hospital room. 1 minute Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says he will meet with representatives of the US government tomorrow to discuss that country’s suspension of foreign aid. US relief funding is currently active in seven districts in KwaZulu-Natal, five in the Eastern Cape, four in Gauteng and several districts in other provinces across…

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Man sentenced to life for rape, crime spree in Durban

Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal was officially opened on May 28 2013. 1 minute Rapist Siyabonga Cele, 23, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ntuzuma Regional Court for his involvement in a hijacking, rape and subsequent crime spree in Inanda, north of Durban, in 2022. The court heard that Cele and his accomplices…

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