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Shehbaz Sharif (Photo: Pakistan-premierskantoor/AFP) The US and Iran may be able to finalize an agreement “within 24 hours” to end the war in the Middle East, announced Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator. “We are closer to a peace agreement than ever before,” Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, announced on X on Saturday. “With the finalization (of the agreement) expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace agreement immediately thereafter, followed by technical level talks next week.” Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, wrote in a post on social media on Friday…
THE FAMILY of the former Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party Member of Parliament, Mr. Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila (deceased), has condemned the actions of some of the party’s members who were accused of harassing former members who came to support them at the funeral.The trouble started when a member of the MK Party, who has resigned from the party, Mrs Dudu Zuma-Sambudla, wrote on her page on X, expressing her disappointment at the actions of other members of the party, whom she accused of trying to prevent her and the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Nhlamulo Ndhlela, from entering Ntshingila’s funeral.”Some leaders have…
‘$1,250’‘$1,200’‘$1,350’‘FIFA should be ashamed of themselves.’World Cup fans reveal how much they paid for a seat at the US’s opening game against Paraguay, amid controversy over record-high ticket costs and dynamic pricing.Published On 13 Jun 202613 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
June 13, 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Facebook) One person was killed and four seriously injured when a school bus from Laerskool Kathu collided with a lorry on its way to a sports day. The collision took place on the N14 outside Kuruman at around 7.20am on Saturday. The Northern Cape Education Department said it was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of a teacher. A total of 44 learners and ten teachers and staff from the school were on their way to Seodin Primary School for the rugby and netball finals in…
THE STRENGTH of Zimbabwe’s Scotland FC, the team that will compete against Kaizer Chiefs in the 2026 Toyota Cup, will not only help them continue with last season’s streak but will clarify the new coach on the type of players he will have.This is the view of former Chiefs player Mandla “Bullet” Masango told the media this week in Johannesburg.The Chiefs will face Scotland in the Toyota Cup on July 26, at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg. In the Scotland squad there are players who were the stars of Chiefs in previous years, Knowledge “Smilling Assasin” Musona and Khama…
A runner who helps others achieve their goals in the race (pacesetter), Siyanda Gebashe, who is one of the participants in this year’s race, is making a comeback by winning the seventh medal in the Comrades Marathon.Gebashe (42) of the Hollywood Athletics Club is among 26 pacesetters nicknamed “bus drivers” who have been selected to lead runners in this year’s Comrades climb of a distance of 85.777km to be run on Sunday, from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.”It is a great pleasure for me to be among the 26 pacesetters selected out of 144 applicants.”Although I have been a pacesetter in three…
RUNNER from Netherlands, Piet Wiersma, has threatened last year’s Comrades Marathon champion, Tete Dijana, that it is not over between them as they will face each other again in this year’s race, on Sunday. This year’s Comrades of 85.777km will be run on Sunday at 5 am, up run from Durban City Hall, Durban, ending in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg. In 2023, Wiersma started running the Comrades and finished second behind Dijana who won the race in the down run. In 2024, Wiersma came back and won in the up run with a time of 5:25:00, his rival Dijana finished in 14th…
June 13, 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Kathu Primary School/Facebook) Kathu Primary School and the community in this town were plunged into mourning after a fatal bus accident on the way to a sports day. A teacher from the school died in the collision. The school bus and a truck collided on the N14 outside Kuruman in the Northern Cape on Saturday morning. Several teachers and other staff members were injured in the collision. However, the learners who were transported by bus were unharmed. According to Carl du Plessis, the school principal, the…
GETTING another chance to open the points gap in the PSL Promotion Play-Offs for Milford FC makes the striker of this team, Siphosethu Ndlabi, realize the need to fight for life and death to avoid disappointing their fans in the final match tomorrow when they face Magesi FC. Cape Town City’s 1-1 draw with Magesi on Wednesday, at the Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, gave Milford a unique opportunity to continue opening up the points gap in the Promotion Play-Offs.City, who finished with four points, have ended their efforts to return to the Betway Premiership and Magesi still have a last…
Proteas women’s coach, Mandla Mashymbyi, does NOT want his team to focus on the past as they are about to start the T20 World Cup.The local team will open with a grudge match against Australia at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, today at 3.30 pm.The tournament, which will be played by 12 countries in England and Wales, started yesterday evening and will conclude on July 5.The number of teams has been increased since previously only 10 teams were played.Apart from the increase of the teams, the organization that oversees cricket in the world, the International Cricket Council (ICC), has…