Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal Egypt have progressed to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. They beat Benin 3-1 in extra time Agadir Monday evening. Yasser Ibrahim’s superb header and Mohamed Salah’s breakaway strike earned record seven-time champions Egypt a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time victory over Benin in the Africa…
A house has been destroyed by the fire in Aalwyndal, January 7, 2026. The Mossel Bay Municipality in the Western Cape says several structures and vehicles have been destroyed following a vegetation fire. Emergency personnel conducted evacuations throughout the night in the Aalwyndal area after the fire spread to a residential area. The evacuation notices…
Prison cell Fourteen South Africans in their early 20s, who were recruited for employment in Thailand and are now being detained in that country, are due to be deported back to South Africa. This was confirmed by Department of International Relations and Cooperation spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri. The youngsters were allegedly recruited by a South African…
AZAPO President Nelvis Qekema The Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is calling on the football governing body FIFA to ban the US from international competitions, citing the country’s aggression towards Venezuela. The party has condemned the US military strikes and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying they are a violation of international law. AZAPO president Nelvis Qekema says…
Water drops running from a tap. The Polokwane Municipality has disputed reports that the death of three children in Seshego township in Limpopo is linked to the quality of water it supplies to the residents of the area. This comes after residents of areas around Polokwane and Seshego were treated for waterborne diseases at public…
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, flanked by his wife Cilia Flores and National Constituent Assembly President Delcy Rodriguez, arrives for a special session of the National Constituent Assembly to take oath as re-elected President at the Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) says the African National Congress…
General view of a competitor in action during stage 2 Toyota drivers dominated the second stage of the Dakar Rally with the fastest five placings on Monday but Nasser Al-Attiyah took over at the top of the car standings for the Dacia Sandriders team. The Qatari, a five times Dakar winner, was only eighth fastest…
MK Party President , Jacob Zuma The uMkhonto weSizwe Party president, Jacob Zuma, is expected to brief the media in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon. This follows his engagements with representatives of Venezuela. Zuma’s briefing will be held at the Venezuelan embassy alongside Venezuela’s ambassador to South Africa, Carlos Feo Acevedo. The briefing comes…
African National Congress (ANC) MP Molapi Lekganyane delivers opening address on August 5, 2025 after being elected as Chairperson of the ad hoc committee investigating KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee will meet on Wednesday. The committee, which is probing allegations that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has made, adjourned last…
[File Image] ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe. ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the South African Communist Party (SACP) is putting itself at risk by contesting elections independently. He was reacting to the SACP’s decision of going it alone in the 2026 local elections. The SACP has been saying its decision was prompted by the…
