PR in a sorry state

SPRAY AND PRAY: MONEY COULD BE BETTER SPENT

We are gateway to continent, Cyril tells China

South Africa is still the gateway to Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has told China at the South Africa-China Business Forum in Shenzen yesterday.

Louw is earning his Boks stripes

Springbok loose forward Elrigh Louw is slowly establishing himself in the Bok setup, and he believes that they are building something special as they prepare to face the All Blacks for the second time in the Rugby Championship at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Women Proteas show their hand

The South African Proteas women's cricket team have been backed to do well at next month's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

'Salah belongs at the highest level'

London Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Mohamed Salah (right) will want to play at the highest level until his late 30s and is targeting Premier League and club records despite uncertainty over his future.

Mouthwatering clash

World No 1 Jannik Sinner and former champion Daniil Medvedev set up a US Open quarter-final showdown on Monday as both men look to exploit the hole left by the shock exits of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

Shoprite is 'at a crossroads'

Buyer Pepkor was struggling to scale up its home items business.

Trendies don sackcloth

In winter the cold does not permeate, while the garments are cool in summer.

Search for life beyond earth

»» Team analysing data from astronomy facility will fill us in.

Victims' families stunned by 'injustice' of new law

Gladys Rubina is \"outraged\" that the soldiers who killed her sister in a massacre three decades ago, during Peru's bloody war between the government and left-wing rebels, could walk free.

GNU boon for investment

Expert sees stronger rebound in economic growth in second quarter.

'Social' licence to kill horse racing?

Horse racing's \"social licence\" to exist is under threat, says Wilfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, chair of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF).

Balanced trade

Close ties with China create space for SA to grow its global significance.

Ousted MK MPs seek interdict on positions

Ten ousted uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party parliamentarians have not reached a settlement agreement with the party in a court battle that put a spotlight on alleged contradictions by leader Jacob Zuma.

Through different eyes

The City is Mine’, revisits every corner of disfigured hometown.

Tall train bogus engineer gets 15 years

Former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) executive manager Daniel Mthimkhulu has been sentenced to 15 years' jail for fraud and misrepresentation of his qualifications.

Party wants IEC answers over debt

ActionSA has taken legal action against the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) for failing to investigate the more than R150 million debt settlement agreement entered into by the ANC and Ezulweni Investments which, the party claims, is illegal in terms of the Party Funding Act.

ON TENTERHOOKS - HUMAN: DELAY NAMING OF BOK TEAM UNTIL THURSDAY

Kolisi has picked up a facial fracture but needs to be given every possible chance to recover.

Mbatha gains from exposure

Orlando Pirates midfielder Thalente Mbatha (below) believes his experience of playing in the Caf Champions League can help him as he joins up with Bafana Bafana for the first time to prepare for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group K qualifiers against Uganda and South Sudan.

Coetzee admits she was stunned’

1500M: LAUNCHED A FURIOUS KICK TO BAG 177 BRONZE

Binder hails an improved bike

His RC16 bike is not quite there yet, but the Argon MotoGP was an indication for Brad Binder (above) that Red Bull KTM is moving in the right direction.

Salah future is still undecided

CONTRACT: EGYPTIAN STAR HINTING AT LIVERPOOL EXIT

Mbappe hits back in style

Kylian Mbappe (above) answered his critics in style as he netted his first La Liga goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, which sends them second in the table.

Ten Hag is no 'Harry Potter'

Erik ten Hag (above) said he is no \"Harry Potter\" to magic up quick fixes for Manchester United after a demoralising 3-0 home defeat by Liverpool on Sunday.

No Downs panic buttons

MNGQITHI: CONVINCED MASANDAWANA WILL HIT TOP GEAR AGAIN SOON

Riveiro shrugs off cup specialists’ tag

Jose Riveiro (right) was again full of praise for his charges after they reached their third successive MTN8 final.

DA ministers looking out for graft

'Where is Agri's missing R500 million\" The Citizen 26 August refers. Minister of agriculture and DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for a full investigation into the department's entity, Onderstepoort Biological Products.

Putin vows to tackle Ukrainian bandits’

President Vladimir Putin yesterday said Kyiv's incursion into Russia's Kursk region would not stop Moscow's advance in east Ukraine and vowed to deal with Ukrainian \"bandits\" there.

Govt-business compact lauded

Building inclusive economy needs all partners president.

SA-trained filly Beach Bomb nukes US on her star debut

Beach Bomb, the star South African filly exported to the US in March, finished a commendable runner-up in her first race in her new environs at the weekend showing she's likely to be in good nick for an all-important Breeders Cup assignment in November.