Player about to throw the ball into a lineout The Lions remain winless after round three of this season’s United Rugby Championship series. Benetton ran in six tries to two to defeat the team from Johannesburg, 41-15 in Treviso, Italy. Beating Benetton at home has been a very tough ask over the past few years….
(File Image) A health officer checks a cattle in a farm to measure against foot-and-mouth disease. The Agriculture and Rural Development Department has confirmed new cases of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Free State. This brings the total number of infections in the province to 42. Outbreaks have been reported in seven towns, including Kroonstad, Viljoenskroon…
The Eastern Cape government is expected to engage with taxi operators contracted to the scholar transport services in the province. Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the meeting will seek to resolve the impasse over non-payment and delayed payment of service providers. Thousands of learners, especially from rural areas, were left stranded as scholar transport operators suspended…
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya appearing before the Parliament’s Adhoc Committee. Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, has challenged his detractors to prove that he is a rogue police officer. Sibiya is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, for the second consecutive day. The committee was established to…
Golfer Tiger Woods participates in a ribbon cutting at the TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 8, 2025. Tiger Woods said on Saturday he has had lumbar disc replacement surgery to address severe back issues, the latest setback in a string of injuries that have stalled his return to the PGA Tour….
MyCiti bus The City of Cape Town says it subsidises the MyCiti bus service with 4.2% of property rates revenue each year as approved by council and that it is required to make a rates contribution in order to qualify for the Public Transport Network Grant from the national government. The municipality is currently busy…
Hawks vehicle. A senior official at Maruleng Municipality in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, has been arrested by the Hawks for alleged fraud and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act. Hawks Spokesperson Lethunya Mmuroa says the alleged fraudulent activities were committed in 2015 when the suspect was an acting municipal manager in the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality. Mmuroa says…
President Cyril Ramaphosa answers oral questions in the National Council of Provinces. Livestream:
West Indies’ Alick Athanaze in action. West Indies were all out for 248 in reply to India’s first innings total of 518-5 declared, conceding a lead of 270 on day three of the second and final test on Sunday. Alick Athanaze (41), Shai Hope (36) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (34) got starts but could not convert…
FIKE: Samwu members marching to Tshwane House, demanding the reinstatement of unfairly dismissed workers, August 2025. The trade union South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has threatened to disrupt the G20 Summit in Johannesburg next month if the City of Tshwane’s issues are not resolved. The union is demanding the implementation of salary increases that were agreed upon with…
