Verstappen just beats Norris to pole

Oracle Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen 1 minute Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole position for tonight’s Miami Grand Prix in Florida. Verstappen was just six hundredths of a second faster than Norris, who won the sprint race earlier on Saturday. Verstappen is racing in a car with an upgraded…

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Livestock semen processing centre commissioned

In a statement, UNDP said the centre will play a significant role to enhance food security and agricultural resilience. THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with government on Saturday commissioned the country’s largest livestock semen processing and cryopreservation centre at the Matopos Research Institute. In a statement, UNDP said the centre will play…

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Nominations open for boards of PIC, Sasria and Land Bank

Image source: Getty Images Qualifications and/or experience required to serve are as follows: Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited: leadership, strategy, governance, law, actuary, economics, investment and asset management, corporate and project finance, human resources, auditing, accounting, risk, auditing, finance, information and communications technology, public administration, and social sciences. Sasria SOC Limited: actuary; investments; insurance, reinsurance,…

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Moody’s affirms South Africa’s sub-investment grade credit rating

[File Image]: Signage is seen outside the Moody’s Corporation headquarters in Manhattan. 1 minute Rating agency Moody’s has maintained South Africa’s credit rating at Ba2 with a stable outlook, keeping it at sub-investment grade. In a statement released on Wednesday, Moody’s attributed its decision to the country’s strong and independent institutions, including the judiciary and…

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Sibusiso Bengu gave wise counsel: Family

Prof. Sibusiso Bengu at government’s renaming of the Historically Disadvantaged Institutions Development Grant to the Sibusiso Bengu Development Programme in July 22, 2022. 2 minutes The family of the late first Education Minister in democratic South Africa, Prof. Sibusiso Bengu, has described him as a person who gave wise counsel. He died at his home…

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Eskom extends hours for prepaid meter updates

Owner with her prepaid meter in a house. 2 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom will extend working hours to accommodate customers who still need to update their prepaid electricity meters. He announced this while visiting Eskom offices in Soweto. Johannesburg’s City Power says it will also extend it’s working hours. City Power…

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Three SA soccer clubs to battle on African stage

Soccer ball in the net 2 minutes Former Mamelodi Sundowns captain and Bafana Bafana midfielder, Hlompho Kekana, believes South African teams have what it takes to match the dominant north African sides in the CAF inter-club competitions. Both Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch F.C have booked themselves a place in this season’s quarter-finals of the CAF…

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