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Goosen expects Edinburgh’s Everitt to have a plan for clash

Blue bulls in training. 2 minutes Bulls replacement, Johan Goosen, says he expects Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt to have a few tricks up his sleeve for their European Challenge Cup quarter-final clash in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, on Saturday. Everitt has worked with coach Jake White at the Sharks and Loftus Versfeld, and knows the Bulls’ set-up well….

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EFF remains resolute on the 2025 budget stance

2 minutes The EFF is adamant that it will not support the 2025 budget despite meeting with a high-level delegation that ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula led in Sandton, Johannesburg yesterday. In a statement, the EFF says the engagement must not be mistaken for participation in seeking alternatives to the VAT increases. The EFF says the…

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EFF intensifies fight to dismantle Orania after failed talks

Old Karooplaas shopping centre in Orania. 3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape is pushing ahead with its planned march to Premier Dr. Zamani Saul’s offices later this month to raise their dissatisfaction about the existence of Orania in the province. A meeting between the EFF, the Orania Movement, and Freedom…

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Antonelli hopes to talk ‘Kimi to Kimi’ with iceman Raikkonen

FILE | Former Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen 2 minutes Mercedes’ teenage rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli says he would like to talk Formula One with Kimi Raikkonen after recalling how the Finn lived up to his famed ‘Iceman’ nickname when they first met. Raikkonen won the drivers’ world championship with Ferrari in 2007. Antonelli was born…

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New tech to boost border security: SAPU

Border Management Authority officials. 1 minute Police union, SAPU, says the use of new technology to curb illegal border crossings will also enhance efficiencies at points of entry. The Border Management Authority (BMA) unveiled four high-tech drones and 40 cameras to be deployed across various points of entry this Easter period. SAPU spokesperson Lesiba Thobakgale…

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China, HK stocks rise on hopes of trade negotiations

An electronic board shows Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indices as people walk on a pedestrian bridge at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China April 3, 2025. 3 minutes China and Hong Kong shares rose on Thursday, as investors downplayed the latest US tariff increase on Chinese imports and pinned their hopes on talks between…

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ActionSA vows not to partake in GNU unless VAT increase is revoked

[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expand from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 1 minute ActionSA has announced that it will not participate in discussions regarding the Government of National Unity (GNU) unless the proposed value-added tax (VAT) increase is revoked. Government announced an increase in the VAT rate from 15.0% to 15.5%, effective 1…

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