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China drills to ratchet up pressure on Taiwan

Beijing – China's military began a live-fire exercise near Taiwan yesterday, maintaining pressure on the self-ruled island after staging large-scale drills and President Xi Jinping called for troops to prepare for war.

SA's prospects pick up

OUTLOOK: GNU SEEMS TO HAVE REBOOTED ECONOMIC RECOVERY – ANALYST

Surfer dies in 'freak accident'

Jakarta - Tributes have been paid to an Italian surfer after she was stabbed in the chest by a swordfish and died off the western coast of Indonesia.

Cigars from Mozambique hot sellers on global markets

Maputo -In a small neon-lit factory in Maputo, a dozen workers are hand-rolling premium cigars intended for the global market.

Dire water shortage hits city

CHALLENGE: SCHOOL OWNER SPENDS TIME FETCHING WATER INSTEAD OF ATTENDING TO KIDS

Blind employee loses case

An Ehlanzeni district municipality disabled employee who lost a discrimination case against his employer has vowed to appeal the judgment.

Chaos as speaker bounced out

The speaker of the Moses Kotane local municipality was escorted roughly out of the council chamber by a group of bouncers on Monday as ANC factional infighting spilled over into the council sitting.

Voters have no appetite

Residents have blamed politicians for making empty promises as the reason they did not go out in number to register to vote at the weekend for the upcoming by-elections in Thabazimbi, Limpopo.

Payday blues for many

BANK DATA: HOW PEOPLE RUN OUT OF MONEY LONG BEFORE MONTH END

Da Silva 'does the right thing'

RESIGNATION: CONTROVERSIAL HEAD OF MARKETING SET TO LEAVE THE COMPANY

SAA takes out begging bowl to return to its former glory

Facing a barrage of questions from MPs serving on the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) concerning the financial and operational status of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), transport minister Barbara Creecy yesterday said the \"debt-free\" SA Airways (SAA) required a capital injection through an equity partner to get back to its former glory.

Most bridges near collapse

JOBURG: 'NO MAINTENANCE AS 702 ARE IN 'IMMINENT DANGER OF STRUCTURA FAILURE

Horse hooves gallop aeons ahead of the internet

Horses have been likened to \"an ancient internet\" for their role in early globalisation.

‘Mini-Picasso’ is coining it

GERMANY: STILL IN NAPPIES BUT ART WORLD GOES MAD FOR HIS RIOTOUS ABSTRACTS

Angry residents hunt girl's killer

BRUTAL CRIME: FIVE YEAR OLD RAPED, STRANGLED

Signed Tintin comics for sale

Paris - A collection of rare Tintin comic albums is up for auction in Paris today, many signed by cartoonist Herge, who wrote “Tintin is just another version of me” on one flyleaf.

Siya and Rachel's marriage over

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and wife Rachel have announced the end of their marriage, but did not reveal the reason for their split.

Nabi backs his decisions

TACTICS: REFUSES TO REACT TO EMOTIONAL REACTIONS FROM CHIEFS FANS

Lions brace for a big test

More than anything, the Lions are excited about the opportunity to test themselves against arguably the strongest and most consistent club side in world rugby, Leinster, when they meet in a United Rugby Championship clash in Dublin on Saturday.

Poor finish is biting Chiefs

In their search for a first piece of Premier Soccer League silverware since 2015, Kaizer Chiefs could probably have done without drawing Mamelodi Sundowns in the Carling Black Label Knockout quarterfinals.

HELLO 300-CLUB

RABADA: JOINS AN ELITE GROUP OF FIVE SA BOWLERS

Poston keeps his head to win

Los Angeles – JT Poston (above) survived late pressure from Doug Ghim, firing five birdies in a four-under-par 67 to claim the third US PGA Tour title of his career on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kiwis hail their 'golden 48 hours'

Wellington – New Zealand hailed one of the country's finest weekends in its sporting history yesterday after the triple success of winning the Women's T20 World Cup, a rare Test triumph in India and America's Cup sailing glory.

Gutted Proteas won't lose belief

WOLVAARDT: TEAM MUST BE 'DOING SOMETHING RIGHT'

NZ are wary of Japan's 'flair'

Tokyo – The All Blacks will be wary of Japan's \"flair\" under Eddie Jones when the two sides meet in Yokohama on Saturday, centre David Havili (above) said.

Binder still pushing for a turnaround

The Australian MotoGP pretty much summed up the season for Brad Binder and his KTM Red Bull team.

McLaren's chief blasts stewards

STELLA: NORRIS PENALTY A BLOW TO F1 TITLE CHANCES

Barca strikers in red-hot form

Barcelona - Red-hot Robert Lewandowski (above) and Pablo Torre struck twice each as Barcelona hammered Sevilla 5-1 on Sunday to stay three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga ahead of next weekend's Clasico.

Dortmund boss Sahin is hoping to silence his critics

Berlin - Borussia Dortmund travel to Real Madrid today in a rematch of last season's Champions League final amid worrying form and criticism of coach Nuri Sahin (right).

Bellingham reunion

DEJA-VU: HOPES TO BREAK HIS GOAL DROUGHT AGAINST HIS FORMER CLUB