Soccer—or football, as the rest of the world calls it—is known as the beautiful game for good reason. It is universally accessible and has given us icons like Pelé, Maradona, Sócrates, Platini, Messi, and both Ronaldos. For a long time, Americans didn’t give a hoot about the sport. However, that all changed when Lionel Messi joined the MLS, and the U.S. was named the primary host of the upcoming World Cup alongside Canada
City: several arrests made for drunk driving, drugs and hijacked vehicles
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The City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies recovered drugs worth an estimated R2,7 million in the past week, as authorities intensified operations across several crime hotspots in the city. This comes after the City’s enforcement agencies made 383 arrests and recorded 70,624 offences during the period under review. Among the arrests were 71 motorists detained for driving under the influence of alcohol, while the Metro Police Anti-Hijacking Unit also recovered at least eight
The Western Cape Government says recovery efforts are continuing across the province following consecutive severe weather events that left at least 11 people dead, displaced thousands and caused extensive infrastructure damage. Premier Alan Winde, Local Government MEC Anton Bredell and Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer on Monday briefed the media on the ongoing disaster response and recovery operations. The province has requested that the latest storm system be classified as a national disaster,
Residents across Thornton, Maitland, the Cape Town Central Business District (CBD) and Newlands are asked to brace for weeks of late-night disruption as essential roadworks get underway. From tonight, crews will be working through the night, between 19:00 and 05:30, Sunday to Friday, bringing expected noise and inconvenience to surrounding neighbourhoods. Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says the project is scheduled for completion on Wednesday, 24 June 2026,
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for stronger continental cooperation in response to the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, following a sharp rise in infections and fatalities. Health authorities report that at least 80 people have died in the DRC’s Ituri province, while Uganda has confirmed two cases, including
