Новости за 14.03.2018

What a difference a year - and the choice of leaders - makes in the life of a nation, writes Bonang Mohale.

NEW YORK – Two-time winner Ernie Els of South Africa and 2003 champion Jim Furyk were issued special exemptions on Wednesday into the 118th US Open in June, the US Golf Association announced.

Top scorer Robert Lewandowski surprisingly started upfront, leaving Wagner waiting for his elite European debut until the last 20 minutes.

Nick Gordon has been ordered to stay away from his girlfriend, Laura Leal, after he was arrested for misdemeanour battery.

Kenya’s coastline faces challenges with waste plastic, from used shopping bags that block drains to throw-away water bottles that litter streets and wash into the sea.

Johannesburg - Police are still gathering facts to determine if they should arrest and charge one of their own accused of sexually molesting two pupils at a Soweto primary school.

PARKLAND — Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida walked out of their classrooms Wednesday, gathered on the campus football field, and embraced each other. As the school chorus played inspirational music over a loudspeaker, the students chanted in unison: "MSD! MSD!"

COLOMBO – India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma returned to form with a fine 89 to set up a 17-run victory over Bangladesh on Wednesday and reach the final of their T20 tri-series.

Durban - The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is calling for the R3 million budget, set aside to deal with the rabies scourge, to be repeated for the next three years.

It said the funds made available last year “has laid a foundation to suppress the disease but not stop it”.

Unexpected twists and turns keep fans glued to "Game of Thrones", and its final season will be no different.

INTERNATIONAL - Thousands of Boeing employees celebrated the production of the 10,000th model of the Boeing 737 in a factory in Renton, Washington.

Jose Mourinho was condemned for his negative tactics after Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League to Sevilla, with Alexis Sanchez anonymous and Paul Pogba’s confidence apparently in tatters.

'We Can't Stop' hitmaker Miley Cyrus is reportedly being sued for $300 million by Jamaican musician Flourgon over claims she stole the song.

A female train driver was stripped naked, hit with a brick and dragged into the thickets during the ongoing attack on trains along the Pretoria to Piennarspoort corridor.

There is lots to see and do at Shamwari.

The Durban High Court heard this on Tuesday during investigating officer Viresh Panday’s testimony for the State in the murder trial.

Her wife Violet Raseboya took to Instagram to celebrate Semenya’s achievement, posting that she was an inspirational figure.

JOHANNESBURG -  The department of development planning has on Wednesday suspended three officials pending further investigation for refusing to cooperate with the City’s Group Risk and Assurance Services (GRAS) as part of the audits being conducted following the storms which ravaged parts of the City on December 30, Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba said,

There's now a facial-hair-free Frida Kahlo Barbie. But that's not the only thing her family is unhappy about, writes Rachel Siegel.

CAPE TOWN - PriceCheck, the service you use for price comparison, has relaunched with a new look, easy to use functionality and new features. 

CAPE TOWN - Stephen Hawking will be remembered as the “Master of the Universe” but some might be surprised to know that the physicist left a lasting legacy in South Africa. 

JOHANNESBURG – Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana on Wednesday afternoon filed a motion to interdict the Safa elections to be held on March 24.

The reality TV star and model "doesn't think" she'd be interested in a same-sex relationship but understands speculation about her sexuality.

PARLIAMENT - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday told Members of Parliament (MPs) he recused himself from the process of appointing Sifiso Dabengwa to the board of Eskom, South Africa's embattled power utility, because of his past relationship with the businessman.

PORT ELIZABETH - An Eastern Cape police multi-disciplinary team descended on the small rural town of Ngcobo to complete a mammoth task of erasing graffiti on the mountain above the home of the controversial Mancoba Seven Angels Church.