Athletes at the finish line of the Comrades Marathon on June 9, 2024. 1 minute The oldest and biggest ultra-marathon worldwide, The Comrades Marathon, is set to be bigger and better than last year. The race is tomorrow. This year’s down-run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban has attracted a record-breaking 24,000 runners. The previous down-run in…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. 2 minutes Safety concerns have heightened in Bloemfontein following the alleged abduction of 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi. Baukudi was allegedly kidnapped by two men driving a Toyota Hilux bakkie purporting to be police officers. Free State police spokesperson Thabo Covane says that the…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, attend the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 316 event, bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley 2 minutes Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili scored a second-round submission win over Sean O’Malley to retain his bantamweight title at UFC 316 on Saturday, with Kayla Harrison also winning…
3 minutes The 2025 Comrades Marathon is underway. The Association’s General Manager, Alain Dalais, says there are over 22 000 entries. Dalais says they have the biggest field of runners ever on a down run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The number of runners in the first starting group has been capped at 14 000. Dalais…
FILE: Human rights activist, Dr. Tshenuwani Farisani. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of African National Congress (ANC) politician Dean Farisani at the University of Venda in Limpopo, Saturday morning. Farisani, who was a dean at the Lutheran Church, died in hospital last week after a long illness….
Comrades Marathon start point. 3 minutes The oldest and biggest ultra-marathon worldwide, the Comrades Marathon, is set to be bigger and better than last year. This year’s down-run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban has attracted a record-breaking 24 000 runners. The previous down-run in 2018 attracted 19 047 runners. Chief Operations Officer of the KwaZulu-Natal Tourism…
[FILE IMAGE]: Comrades Marathon runners at the starting line. 3 minutes National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola has all reassured that all security checks have been ticked ahead of the Comrades Marathon tomorrow. Masemola says they are working hand in hand with the law enforcement partners in both Pietermaritzburg where the marathon starts and…
Northern Cape Co-operative Governance MEC, Bentley Vass 2 minutes Northern Cape Co-operative Governance MEC Bentley Vass has expressed concern on the poor state of municipalities in the province. Only two municipalities in the province received clean audits. The Auditor-General’s 2023-2024 report showed a deteriorating financial state of municipalities. Most of them are struggling to collect…
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet in action during women’s 5000m final – Diamond League – Rome – Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy – June 6, 2025. 2 minutes Kenyan Beatrice Chebet came close to breaking the women’s 5000 metres world record on Friday at the Rome Diamond League when she clocked 14:03.69, a meeting record that was just…
Cricket ball 2 minutes KL Rahul’s composed hundred in the ongoing second unofficial test against England Lions will bring much relief to the India team management ahead of the five-test series in England. Partnering with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the batting order, Rahul produced a chanceless knock of 116 in Northampton on a…
