Springbok lock Marvin Orie has issued some fighting words aimed at Argentina ahead of Saturday’s crucial Rugby Championship encounter at Ellis Park. The Springboks square off against a motivated Argentina side in what could potentially be a Rugby Championship title decider (depending on the result between the All Blacks and Wallabies) in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon. ALSO […]

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has heard that a sim swap was done on slain Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa a day after he died. Data analyst and investigation officer, Colonel Lambertus Steyn revealed this on Friday, 28 July as he continued with his testimony. SIM SWAP DONE ON SENZO MEYIWA’S PHONE AFTER HIS MURDER As […]

The Springboks will be desperate to secure a bonus-point victory against at Ellis Park on Saturday, although it’s unlikely to be enough to clinch the Rugby Championship title. ALSO READ: Could these be THREE shock omissions from Boks’ RWC squad? If the All Blacks claim an expected win over Australia earlier in the day, the Kiwis […]

The Netball World Cup was first held in 1963. It’s the largest women’s sporting event on the planet – and for the first time it’s being hosted in Africa. Four African teams have made the final 16 of the 2023 tournament, which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa from July 28 until 6 August. […]

Few artists have straddled the boundaries between acclaim, controversy and public affection as effectively as Sinéad O’Connor who died yesterday at the age of 56. Her status as a household name belied a comparatively brief commercial peak in the early 1990s, thanks to her mesmerising interpretation of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U. But she was […]

The Gautrain has announced the provision of a free bus service for ticket holders attending the Springboks Rugby Championship match against Argentina at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, 29 July 2023. Gautrain Management Agency Chief Operating Officer, Tshepo Kgobe, said the provision of free bus service to rugby fans this weekend, follows a […]

The latest attempt by a small mining company to get formal approval for a massive open cast tungsten mine in the West Coast region is again before the courts. Since 2004 a small mining company has been seeking approval for a massive opencast tungsten mine near Piketberg. Owners of protected land have blocked the mining […]

Jim Skea of the United Kingdom was elected chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi on Wednesday night. The IPCC is one of the most important bodies tackling climate change. Skea, who has nearly 40 years of experience in climate change, was elected by 90 votes to 69 in a run-off […]

“We are not supposed to be starving,” said Elizabeth Ruiters, deputy chairperson of activist organisation #PayTheGrants. The Institute for Economic Justice and #PayTheGrants campaign have launched an application in the Pretoria High Court. The application challenges regulations for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant which, they say, exclude eligible recipients. The applicants want the […]

The latest census is expected to be published before October, according to Census Project Director Calvin Molongoana. The last one, the 2011 census, was released more than a decade ago in 2012. The latest census is expected to be released between July and 30 September 2023. The census was last conducted more than a decade ago, […]

Rockets pummelled the Sudanese capital on Thursday 27 July 2023, witnesses said, as paramilitaries attacked a key air force base north of Khartoum and claimed to have killed and wounded “dozens” of soldiers. Residents reported “heavy artillery shelling” and fighter jets overhead the northwest of the city, while drones belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support […]

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has announced the closure of a major road in Roodepoort due to multiple sinkholes formed by illegal mining activities in the area. JRA CLOSES MORE LANES AFTER MULTIPLE SINKHOLES DEVELOPED In a statement, JRA confirmed the temporary closure of three lands on Miles Stoker Road in Roodepoort to traffic for the safety of road […]

The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has accused the provincial government for dragging their feet, when it comes to addressing matters surrounding illegal mining in the province. The party believes that lives are at risk if the illicit industry is left unabated. The DA says the industry is a big contributor to the increase in tremors, sinkholes, […]

On Friday, the highly anticipated Netball World Cup will get underway in Cape Town, the first time the event is being held on South African shores. ALSO READ: Open Letter: Netball South Africa must bar Uganda from Netball World Cup Unfortunately, though, it has now come to light that Jamaica captain Jhaniele Fowler has alleged that money was […]

The High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that South Africa’s national carrier South African Airways does not have to repay nearly R900M to Airlink. Local carrier Airlink made a claim for a large sum of money it is owed by the national carrier for airfares that South African Airways accepted on behalf of Airlink, prior […]

Scenes of looting, closed stores, blocked roads — the demonstrations organised by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga since March threaten to make the East African nation’s already fragile economic situation even worse. Odinga’s Azimio coalition blames the government for a cost-of-living crisis and accuses it of adding to Kenyans’ misery by introducing hefty new taxes […]

Orlando Pirates player Thembinkosi ‘SMS’ Lorch will be sentenced on Friday, 28 July after he was found guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. The case relates to a complaint laid with the Midrand police by his ex-girlfriend in September 2020, that resulted in his […]

The number of climate change-related court cases has more than doubled since 2017 as people turn to litigation to try to fight global warming, the UN said Thursday 27 July 2023. Courts are increasingly becoming a venue to force governments and businesses to take action as the human-caused warming of Earth becomes ever more destructive […]

Suspected Islamic State-affiliated jihadists have killed 32 people, including 25 herders, in two attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, anti-jihadist militia told AFP Thursday 27 July 2023. The attacks happened on Tuesday in the Lake Chad area, where the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) controls swathes of territory. In the first attack, ISWAP fighters riding in […]

TV presenter and radio host Jub Jub is making headlines after he handed himself over to the police in Brixton on 27 July 2023 after a warrant of arrest was issued against him. The star is facing charges of rape, attempted murder and assault. ALSO READ: Jub Jub ‘arrested’ for alleged rape, assault and attempted murder CELEBRITIES […]

Following the hospitalisation of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has also wished him a speedy recovery. WHAT HAPPENED TO IFP FORMER PRESIDENT? The IFP founder was admitted to hospital on Monday, 24 July for routine tests and treatment for prolonged back pain, however, upon being discharged, he had to be readmitted for further treatment. […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for snow in two provinces; the Western Cape and Northern Cape. The warning is valid from Saturday, 29 July until Sunday, 30 July. SNOW EXPECTED IN TWO PROVINCES The weather service said an intense cut-off low pressure system is expected to affect the Western […]

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that rapper and presenter Molemo Katlego Maarohanye, aka Jub-Jub’s ex-girlfriend, is the one who laid charges against him. This comes as the rapper appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court after handing himself over to the South African Police Service (SAPS), following a warrant that was issued for his arrest on […]

Out of the criticism put on Kaizer Chiefs, the club looks dedicated to starting the season on its highest note… writes Godfrey Sigwela. The glamour boys’ staff at Naturena seem to be having sleepless nights fixing all the holes from their previous haunting PSL 23/24 season. Having managed to bring back their longtime technical sponsorship in […]

Air Belgium is doubling its special discount for South African travellers from 10% to 20% as part of its Last Call for Summer campaign. As South Africa experiences some of its coldest temperatures, Air Belgium is inviting South Africans to escape the chill and soak up some European sun. This offer, valid for sales until […]