‘Cabinet appointments are the sole prerogative of the president’

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the South Africa – Nigeria Business RoundTable in Cape Town on December 3, 2024. 1 minute Cabinet has defended President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent reshuffle. On Tuesday night, Ramaphosa announced that Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi would take over Thembi Simelane’s Justice and Constitutional Development portfolio. Simelane is now in charge of…

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Comrades Marathon reopens entries with 1 000 additional slots

Comrades Marathon runners at the starting line. 1 minute Entries for the 2025 Comrades Marathon are to be re-opened for a limited period.  The Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) new board has announced that a limited number of 1 000 entries will be made available to athletes on a first-come-first-served basis. The CMA says this is…

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US’s Max Homa leads way at Nedbank Golf Challenge

Billboard for the tournament 2 minutes Defending champion Max Homa of the USA leads the way on six under par after the opening round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City. He’s one shot ahead of South Africa’s Ockie Strydom who completed his first round in five under par 67. Homa started where he…

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State requests for recusal of Jordaan’s lawyer

SAFA President Danny Jordaan and co-accused in the dock 1 minute The case involving South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan and is two co-accused has been postponed in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court at Palm Ridge to next Tuesday for an urgent applications to be heard. The state argued that, Advocate Norman Arendse…

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Thabazimbi Municipality remains a hung council after by-election

Provincial electoral officer Nkaro Mateta delivering the Thabazimbi Local Municipality by-election results. 2 minutes The Electoral Commission in Limpopo says the outcome of the by-elections means the Thabazimbi Local Municipality remains in the same situation as before the poll, a hung council. Provincial Electoral Officer Nkaro Mateta has announced the results of the ward by-elections…

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