‘Stronger Together Is A Belief That Came To Life’ – Ramaphosa Lauds Springboks – The Springboks were named winners of the Rugby World Cup after edging out New Zealand 12-11 in a fiercely contested final, making South Africa the first country to win the title four times. [news24]

‘Friends’ Cast ‘Reeling’ From Matthew Perry’s ‘Devastating’ Death – The cast of “Friends” are “reeling” from the death of their beloved “brother” Matthew Perry.  [pagesix]

Israel-Hamas War Latest: Civil Order ‘Breaking Down’ As ‘Desperate’ Gazans Break Into Aid Warehouses; Signs Of Close Combat In Territory – Intense battles are taking place on the ground, in a marked change of Israeli tactics, said Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall. Meanwhile, peacekeeping forces in Lebanon came under fire last night, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has claimed. [cnn]

SA Will Be Penniless By April 24 If It Doesn’t Cut Expenditure: Godongwana – The Minister of Finance is set to deliver his midterm budget on Wednesday on the back of some jitters over austerity measures. [ewn]

India Maintains Perfect Record At Cricket World Cup With Defeat Of England – Defending champions England are all but out of the tournament after losing to unbeaten India on Sunday. [aljazeera]

Six More Nature Reserves In The Pipeline For City Of Cape Town – Cape Town’s City Council has supported the process to expand the metro’s nine existing nature reserves while the process to proclaim an additional six is also underway. [capetownetc]

‘Robbed’ – All Blacks Fans React To New Zealand’s RWC Defeat – All Blacks fans have taken a swipe at the Springboks after their Rugby World Cup final win at the Stade de France. [sapeople]