SAFA, Banyana wage dispute resolved

Banyana training camp The wage dispute between defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions, Banyana Banyana and the South African Football Association (SAFA) has been resolved. Speaking after the SAFA Congress held in Sandton, SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao acknowledged that match bonuses weren’t paid but said the matter has now been settled. The players…

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Banyana Banyana stage sit-in over unpaid fees

Banyana Banyana on the field training in preparation for WAFCON. Unpaid dues to national players have come back to haunt the South African Football Association (SAFA). SABC News has learnt from a reliable source that defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Champions, Banyana Banyana, staged a sit-in and refused to attend a scheduled training…

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Three dead, one injured in Pietermaritzburg crash

Accident scene Three people have died and one seriously injured when the vehicle they were travelling in lost control and crashed into a bridge at Payn Street in Pietermaritzburg. Craig Botha from the KwaZulu-Natal Private Ambulance Services says the driver was trapped in the wreckage. Botha says paramedics together with Fire and Rescue Services utilised…

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No arrests made as yet in Kanana mass shooting

Crime scene tape No arrests have yet been made following a mass shooting that left seven men dead at the Kanana Informal Settlement in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police say the victims, aged between 26 and 30, were socialising in the kitchen when they…

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