Source: www.unsplash.com A newly published British Council study concludes that a new generation of African readers and writers has been disrupting traditional publishing. They’re using new technologies and social media, holding public events, promoting indigenous languages and changing consumer behaviour through savvy self-publishing methods. But the report is only a snapshot covering a small fraction…
Banyana Coach Desiree Ellis 1 minute Defending African champions, Banyana Banyana, have suffered a fourth successive defeat as they prepare for the defense of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco next year. The FIFA Women’s 8th place higher ranked Jamaica beat Banyana 3-2 in their second international friendly in Montego Bay earlier…
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi 1 minute Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has denied that he is vilifying private medical aid schemes. He says the medical aid schemes are not playing an active role in the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Motsoaledi was answering a question from the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Igor Scheurkogel in the National…
Rugby player, Peter O’Mahony Irish legend, Peter O’Mahony, will captain the Barbarians in his final international rugby match of a 13-year career, when the famous invitational side takes on the Springboks in Cape Town, on Saturday. The 35-year-old with 114 test caps for Ireland and one for the British and Irish Lions, will lead a…
South African bank notes. South African banks accused of rand manipulation are set to present their case to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. They plan to outline the financial and reputational damage caused by the Competition Commission’s allegations of being part of a “banking cartel”. In January last year, the Competition Appeal Court reviewed the…
A mic set up for a broadcast The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has withdrawn their initial charges against webcasters, The Open Chats podcast and replaced them with new charges that have removed all references to the SABC. This follows an apology from party leader Gayton McKenzie, who had falsely accused the public broadcaster of being involved…
Coffin at a funeral parlour 2 minutes Members of the Thekiso family in Wattville, east of Johannesburg are still reeling in shock after a funeral parlour mistakenly cremated their mother a few weeks ago. They went to B3 Funeral Parlour to collect the body of their loved one only to be told she had mistakenly…
Initiates walking. 3 minutes The Free State has been singled out as a province with the second highest number of fatalities emanating from circumcisions at initiation schools, after the Eastern Cape. This was said at the launch of the Safe Customary Initiation Awareness Campaign for the 2025 initiation season in Bloemfontein. The Cooperative Governance and…
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Kyle Verreynne walks after losing his wicket. South Africa’s national cricket team remains in command of the second Test match against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Captain Wiaan Mulder rewrote the record books, amassing a mammoth 367 runs, to become the Proteas highest run scorer in Test cricket. He declared South Africa’s…
