WRC drivers reach agreement with FIA on swearing during racing

Rally car racing in snow filled roads 2 minutes World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport’s governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10 000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20 000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview…

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Tourism sector concerned over poor roads on Panorama Route

Bushbuckridge landscape in Mpumalanga. Tour operators and hospitality sector stakeholders have expressed concerns about the poor state of some of the tourist sites in Mpumalanga’s Panorama Route. The bad condition of the road along the route is also a cause of concern. Panorama Route is the scenic drive through breathtaking natural beauty that includes sites…

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ANC not using National Dialogue to capture people: Mbalula

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula addresses the party’s Colloquium on Progressive Internationalism at Freedom Park in Pretoria on June 24, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has disputed accusations that the party is using the National Dialogue to try to retain power. Mbalula was speaking on the sidelines of the OR…

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Mami Diale elected Netball SA president

New executive committee at Netball SA After weeks of uncertainty whether Netball South Africa’s quadrennial Elective Conference would be sabotaged by suspended President Cecilia Molokwane or not, democracy triumphed and the federation has a new president. Mami Diale, who served as acting president since Molokwane’s suspension by World Netball for financial mismanagement and professional misconduct…

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ACT convenes to tackle jobs, poverty and police corruption

ACT’s national spokesperson Mohau Khumalo The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) party says seeking solutions to the country’s socio-economic challenges, including poverty and unemployment, is topping the agenda of its national council meeting in Bloemfontein. It says corruption allegations against senior police officials, as well as readiness for the 2026 local government elections, will also…

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Western Cape launches fund to boost NGOs and NPOs

Launch of the fund 1 minute The Western Cape Social Development Department has launched Cape Care Fund; an initiative aimed at boosting the resilience of organisations in the social services sector. Provincial Social Development Minister Jaco Londt says a number of organisations from various sectors in the province had to close down due to budget…

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