‘Skateboarding is more than a sport’

Young people skateboarding. 3 minutes Participants in the Kimberley Diamond Cup Grandslam Tour described skateboarding as not just a sport. They find it healing and free and see it as a sense of belonging. This weekend the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism hosted the Free State leg of its nationwide tour of…

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Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek win openers in Riyadh

Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning her quarter final match against Poland’s Magda Linette 2 minutes World numbet 3 Coco Gauff and number 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland won their respective opening matches of the Orange Group at the WTA Finals Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Gauff posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 6…

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Embattled Sol Plaatje Municipal Manager takes 30-day leave amid probe

Angry residents demand better service delivery in the Sol Plaatje district municipality. Embattled Sol Plaatje Municipal Manager, Thapelo Matlala has taken a 30-day leave period, following mounting pressure from civil society organisations (CSOs) to have him suspended by the executive council. Since Tuesday, leaders of CSOs have called for the suspension of Matlala following allegations…

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Djokovic eases to second round at US Open

FILE | Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning Serbian seventh seed Novak Djokovic, chasing a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title and a fifth US Open crown, made light work of Learner Tien, beating the 19-year-old American 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2. The 38-year-old next faces another American, Zachary Svajda. American fourth seed Jessica Pegula, runner-up last year, swept…

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