Team South Africa relay team member Bayanda Walaza South African sprinter Bayanda Walaza has been withdrawn from the national team for the World Athletics Championships starting in Tokyo this weekend. Following a comprehensive medical evaluation, Athletics South Africa has determined that Walaza’s hamstring injury, sustained during his race at the Diamond League Final in Zurich…
The annual Umkhosi Womhlanga ceremony, also known as the Reed Dance is growing from strength to strength according to KwaZulu-Natal Arts and Culture MEC Mntomuhle Khawula. Led by the daughter of King Misuzulu Zwelithini, Princess Tensindiso, thousands of maidens have entered the gates of the eMashobeni Palace at Pongola. The second half of the maidens…
The body of missing pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray may have washed up on the Durban beachfront on Friday night, according to the police. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson – Robert Nesthiunda, says an unidentified body in a flight suit was found on the edge of the water at Bay of Plenty beach. Blackwood-Murray’s light plane crashed into the…
ANC NEC members attending the meeting in Ekurhuleni. President Cyril Ramaphosa has implored African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) members to take bold steps to end corruption and mismanagement at the local sphere of government. He was speaking at the party’s Special NEC meeting called to discuss the challenges facing the government and…
SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic Five people have been shot dead in two separate incidents in Cape Town on Friday night. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says the Steenberg police registered two counts of murder after a 59-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were fatally shot. In a separate incident, three men were killed and a fourth was…
Rating agency Fitch has affirmed South Africa’s credit rating at the current sub-investment grade of double-B-minus (BB-) with a stable outlook. According to Fitch, South Africa’s credit rating is constrained by several factors, including low real growth, high poverty and inequality levels, along with rising government debt-to-GDP ratio. However, the rating is supported by a…
Citrus Growers Association say SA is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world. South Africa’s citrus industry is exploring new markets in Saudi Arabia as exporters navigate tariff challenges in the US market. The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa says a recent trade mission to the Middle East country with the…
Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a female body in Heidedal in Bloemfontein. It’s reported that two children found the decapitated and partially submerged body floating in a flooded old building while playing. Free State police spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says an inquest has been opened. “Due to the difficult conditions, the Bloemfontein…
Springboks team Cheslin Kolbe scored a brace of tries as a battered South Africa ran riot in a second half blitz to claim a record 43-10 win over New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday and throw the Rugby Championship wide open. Reeling from backline injuries in a chaotic second half, the Springboks trailed 10-0 after…
ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says municipalities must be an attractive destination for investment in order to create job opportunities. Experts say politicisation of local government and poor-quality councillor candidates are some of the factors for the collapse of service delivery at municipalities across the country. Ramaphosa earlier said…
