Ellis opts for three captains for Wafcon

Banyana during training. The coach of the South African women’s football team, Desiree Ellis, has stuck to the recipe that worked for her in 2022 when Banyana Banyana won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title for the very first time. She has named three captains in her 26-player squad for this year’s edition of…

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Ramokgopa to address rising electricity tariffs

FILE | Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa addresses Parliament. Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has told Parliament that he will soon announce his department’s plan to address the surging electricity tariffs. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) is responsible for determining Eskom’s electricity tariffs. Ramokgopa says the increase in the cost of electricity is too…

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11-year-old Jayden-Lee laid to rest in Joburg

The 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was found undressed on the staircase of his complex where he lived. 2 minutes 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, whose bruised body was found near his home in Fleurhof, west of Johannesburg, has been laid to rest. The boy was found dead on the staircase of the complex where he lived in Fleurhof,…

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Crime Intelligence head Khumalo to appear in Pretoria court

FILE | South African Police Service Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo. South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo is scheduled to appear before the Pretoria Regional Court on Wednesday. The court will hear further evidence in a case involving charges of fraud and corruption against Khumalo and six others. The…

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