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The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage format, criteria and rules for qualification. Find out who’s in and who’s out.Published On 21 Jun 202621 Jun 2026|Updated: 2 hours agoUpdated: 2 hours agoThe knockout bracket in the FIFA World Cup 2026 is starting to take shape.It begins with the round of 32, which runs from June 28 to July 3.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWhat is the format and criteria for qualification, and which teams have progressed or been eliminated?What is the format of the World Cup knockouts?The top two teams in each of the 12 groups, along with…
June 20, 2026 Tania Haynes How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Tania Heyns) The first registration weekend in the run-up to this year’s local government elections is in full swing. A total of 23 706 polling stations nationwide opened at 08:00 in the hope that as many South Africans as possible will register to finally draw their cross on 4 November. (Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) The electoral roll currently stands at 28 million registered voters. It stood at 27.7 million during the 2024 general election. However, political parties hope that millions more South Africans will register to…
The collision took place late in the afternoon near Bedford, a town about 90 km north of the British capital. (Photo: X) The British Transport Police said on Saturday that a train driver had died after two trains collided north of London on Friday. Eleven people were seriously injured in the accident. The collision took place late in the afternoon near Bedford, a town about 90 km north of the British capital. According to East Midlands Railway (EMR), two London-bound trains were involved on the same track. “Tragically enough, one person was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the…
(File photo: ActionSA) AfriForum is demanding answers from Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, Prime Minister of the Free State, about the provincial government’s failure to implement a court order that places the Ngwathe local municipality under administration. The civil rights organization outlined its request for answers in a letter to the prime minister this week, after it came to light that the municipal council – which should have been dissolved in terms of a court order – last week accepted a budget for the new financial year. The municipality serves the towns of Parys, Heilbron, Koppies and Vredefort, among others. The Free State…
June 20, 2026 Christel Cornelissen How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) Dress warmly if you intend to queue at a polling station for voter registration weekend on Saturday or Sunday. According to the weather service, mainly cold and cloudy conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the country. Elsewhere it will be partly cloudy and cool, but warm in the westernmost parts of the country. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Northern Cape, Free State and North West on Saturday and are expected to spread to the…
(Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) Voter registration weekend for the local elections in November kicked off mostly without incident at the country’s 23,706 polling stations on Saturday. Moreover, according to the Election Commission (ECC), almost all polling stations opened on time. In places where polling stations did not open at 08:00, the delays were attributed to protests by communities. The IEC expressed its thanks to the 48,212 electoral officers who reported to ensure that registration operations could start as planned. Polling stations are open on Saturday and Sunday from 08:00 to 17:00. By early Saturday afternoon, more than 330,000 applications for…
June 20, 2026 Christel Cornelissen How would you like to share the article? (Archive photo: SA Police) The Northern Cape police’s search and rescue unit recovered three more bodies after a boat capsized on the Vaal River near Douglas on Thursday. A fourth person is still being sought. This brings the death toll to five. Ao Molefi Shemane, police spokesperson in the Northern Cape, says the bodies of two women, respectively 35 and 40 years old, and the body of a 55-year-old man were found on Friday. The bodies of two more men, respectively 59 and 25 years old, were…
Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: Siyabulela Duda/GCIS) Thoko Didiza, speaker of parliament, indicated in court papers that she did not pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s application to the Cape Town High Court, to force the impeachment committee to stop its work for the time being, will not be opposed. Maroela Media reported earlier that the parliamentary impeachment committee was advised to oppose Ramaphosa’s urgent interdict application and the committee, which must decide whether Ramaphosa should be placed in a state of impeachment, decided to follow this legal advice. Ramaphosa requested the court to prohibit the committee from continuing with its work pending the…
NewsFeedBolivia’s president announces a state of emergency after weeks of nationwide protests and road blockades crippled the country’s economy. Protesters are demanding fuel subsidies be reinstated and increased funding for education.Published On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Cilliers Brink, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane. (Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) Mayoral candidates and ward councilor candidates braved the cold on Saturday to get as many voters as possible registered for the municipal elections in November. Cilliers Brink, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane, appealed to young voters in particular to register in Moreleta Park in Pretoria. Brink believes the DA in Pretoria has an “enormous opportunity” with this year’s election. “There are more than 300,000 DA supporters in the Tshwane metro who are either not registered, or incorrectly registered. This is more votes than the ANC got in…