Новости за 16.04.2018

Zimbabwe will part-privatize or sell 35 state-owned companies and close at least two others as Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks to revive the economy.

It may be premature to call it the end of the Mercedes era, but Daniel Ricciardo's thrilling win marks a clear shift in the Formula One landscape.

The 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star has broken her silence since the birth of her daughter.

A gang-related dispute sparked an overnight riot in a South Carolina prison that killed seven inmates.

INTERNATIONAL - No one at Google envied Mark Zuckerberg last week as he was being grilled by Congress. But for years, they certainly coveted the personal data that made Facebook Inc. a formidable digital ad player. And the strategies they set to compete have now placed Google squarely in the cross hairs of a privacy backlash against the world’s largest social-media company.

CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday congratulated Team South Africa for winning 37 medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Independent Media executive chairman Dr Iqbal Survé sets out the facts regarding the JSE listing saga.

JOHANNESBURG - All hail to Maties! Maties lived up to their pre-match favourites tag by putting on a rugby masterclass to emerge 40-7 winners and clinch a record fourth Varsity Cup crown in Stellenbosch.

Imbewu: The Seed has the potential to be a gripping drama

DA veteran Douglas Gibson responded to a press conference held by former minister of safety and security Sydney Mufumadi.

JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng department of education (GDE) on Monday, said that 144,124 online applications had been received for admissions in 2019.

ZURICH - UEFA has condemned the online abuse aimed at Michael Oliver and his wife after the English referee awarded a decisive stoppage-time penalty to Real Madrid against Juventus in their Champions League quarter-final, second leg last week.

A NASA satellite scheduled to launch on Monday is part of the US space agency's search for exoplanets, including ones that could support life.

Waratahs fullback Israel Folau has revealed that he offered to walk away from his Wallabies contract if Rugby Australia felt it was best.

eThekwini is the party’s largest region countrywide and has considerable sway in decision making.

The Garden Route offers a beach and bush experience.

MANCHESTER - Manchester United must recover quickly from their shock 1-0 defeat by West Bromwich Albion as they try to seal a second-placed finish in the Premier League and an FA Cup triumph, midfielder Juan Mata has said.

JOHANNESBURG - Embattled business executive Mark Lamberti on Monday resigned from the Board of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA).

NAIROBI - Three commissioners from Kenya's electoral commission Monday said they've resigned over the suspension of the body's chief executive officer who was sent on compulsory leave to pave the way for wider investigations into the commission's conduct in last year's elections.

STELLENBOSCH - CUT have secured their spot in the Varsity for 2019 after scraping past WSU, 37-31, in a promotion-relegation battle at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday.

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday named Trudi Makhaya as his economic advisor. 

This year's Coachella featured a few SA stars in attendance, dressing perfectly to the festival's dress code.

Just before the little one's arrival, she was spotted at Petit Tresor in Beverly Hills, picking up some last minute travel bits and bobs for the baby.

The Kardashians episode where Khloe delivers her baby will be bonkers, writes Elahe Izadi

INTERNATIONAL - Martin Sorrell, who built British multinational advertising and public relations company WPP into the world’s biggest advertising agency through 33 years of deal making, quit on Saturday after an allegation of personal misconduct.

The departure of the chief executive who built a two-man outfit into one of Britain’s biggest companies with 200000 staff in 112 countries leaves WPP without a boss at a pivotal time for the industry and when the group is under great strain.