[File photo] Mathias Acuna 1 minute Uruguayan player Mathias Acuna was found dead in Ambato, Ecuador, on Saturday, his club Mushuc Runa said on social media, with a preliminary medical report presuming it to be a case of suicide. Acuna, who joined the Ecuadorian Serie A side ahead of the 2025 season, was under investigation…
Soccer player and ball. 2 minutes A Nigerian club, the league and the country’s football federation (NFF) were found negligent for the death of player Chineme Martins after he collapsed during a game in March 2020, players’ union FIFPRO said on Thursday. Martins, who played for Nasarawa United, died aged 23 when he collapsed during…
Makgotso “Gogo Maweni” Mofokeng appears in court. 1 minute Traditional healer, Makgotso “Gogo Maweni” Mofokeng has been released on R5 000 bail after briefly appearing in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto. Mofokeng is facing a charge of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. She was arrested on 19 January in connection…
3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has dismissed statements by USA President Donald Trump that the South African government is mistreating white people. The ANC says the executive order signed by the US president is lacking an accurate picture regarding the issue of land expropriation. The party hosted the provincial version of…
People attending Africa’s Travel Indaba. 2 minutes Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says the Africa Tourism Indaba generated over R500 million for KwaZulu-Natal last year. She opened the second G20 tourism working group meeting in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. This was ahead of Africa’s Travel Indaba, which will open in Durban on Tuesday. De Lille says the…
George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape. The case against two men accused of the murder of alleged Cape Town underworld crime boss and businessman, Mark Lifman has been postponed to the 25th of August at the George Regional Court in the Western Cape. Lifman was gunned down in the parking lot of the Garden…
The YCLSA in Free State has called for the removal the CEO of Mangaung Metro power utility – CENTLEC, Malefane Sekoboto. The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) in Free State has called for the removal the CEO of Mangaung Metro power utility – CENTLEC, Malefane Sekoboto. YCLSA Convener in the province,…
More than 600 000 online school applications for grades one and eight have been recorded in Gauteng. The provincial education department opened the online system for parents and guardians to apply for placements at their preferred school less than two weeks ago. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona says parents still have until the end of the…
Sign showing procurement The South African National Deaf Association (Sanda) says the delay in bringing the Public Procurement Act into force continues to lock disability-owned businesses out of meaningful economic participation in government procurement. Last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) speech promised to fast-track the regulations to ensure…
[File image] Three people have been shot dead and two others wounded during a shooting in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andrè Traut says they responded to the incident in Moletsane Street, New Crossroads, last night. He says the victims’ bodies were found inside a bedroom. Traut says the two other…
