Ruthless Atletico punish Tottenham in 5-2 Champions League rout

Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring their fifth goal. Atletico Madrid tore Tottenham Hotspur apart in a stunning first-half blitz on Tuesday, powering to a 5-2 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and leaving ​the Premier League side with a mountain to climb in London. The visitors’ 22-year-old goalkeeper Antonin…

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Water supply in Polokwane under severe pressure

A closed water tap. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba says the growing demand for water in the Polokwane Municipality has put severe pressure on its water supply. Ramathuba was speaking at a media briefing on water provision in Polokwane. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo and officials from Lepelle Northern Water also attended the briefing. Ramathuba explains the water needs of the municipality. “The…

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Top police brass, criminal syndicates ties worries Madlanga Inquiry

Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and Commissioners Adv Sesi Baloyi and Adv Sandile Khumalo at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Commissioner Adv Sandile Khumalo has raised concerns at the Madlanga Commission that top police officials appear to have close relations with members of criminal syndicates. His comments follow suspended Police’s Organised Crime Head Richard…

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Shares skid, oil surges above $100 a barrel

Model of Oil barrels are seen in front of rising stock graph in this illustration, July 24, 2022. Shares in Asia fell broadly on Thursday, as oil ​prices leapt 9% to above $100 a barrel on reports of more ships being hit in Gulf waters and the closure of oil terminals – ‌a jump that…

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Pikoli should have prosecuted TRC cases: Ngcuka

Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg has heard that the then National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Vusi Pikoli should have simply been directed by the law on whether or not to prosecute TRC cases. This is the view of South Africa’s…

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AmaZulu FC’s long-standing supporter ‘Usuthu Queen’ dies

AmaZulu Football Club long standing supporter, Luyanda Mbuyazi AmaZulu Football Club long-standing supporter has passed away, Luyanda Mbuyazi, who was well known as “Usuthu Queen” to South African football lovers, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a short illness.   Usuthu Queen made it into the hearts of football fans through her unwavering support for…

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Ad Hoc Committee hears of Vuma’s early retirement offer

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma, has told Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that she was offered an early retirement deal, on condition that she remained silent about her disputes with National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola….

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