Mamelodi Sundowns players celebrate after scoring a goal. The Betway Premiership title race was blown wide open on Wednesday night as Mamelodi Sundowns claimed a 2-1 victory over log leaders Orlando Pirates at the FNB Stadium. Brayan Leon struck twice late in the first half to cut Pirates’ lead at the summit to three points,…
Iga Swiatek says longer sets are “a weird approach in a world where everything is becoming faster.” Players on the WTA Tour offered a range of opinions on Tuesday on the idea of women’s matches becoming best-of-five sets from the quarter-finals onward at Grand Slam events, a concept backed by newly-named USTA CEO Craig Tiley….
A man is seen walking at an informal settlement located next to Lenasia, south of Johannesburg on May 30, 2018. The Gauteng Infrastructure Department is in a court battle with some residents of Diepkloof, Soweto, who have unlawfully occupied the Bagomane Primary School. The school closed down in the early 2000s due to low learner…
City Power employees A person has been arrested during a City Power-led electricity disconnection operation in Lenasia south of Johannesburg. The arrest was made after the person threatened City officials and encouraged residents to obstruct law enforcement. The operation focused on 10 business customers with municipal debt running into hundreds of millions of rands. Spokesperson…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police light. 1 minute Police in Limpopo have launched a manhunt for burglars who robbed the Rhangani Primary School in Mhinga Village outside Malamulele. Police say the burglars broke into the school and stole a TV set, computers and other items valued at over R29 000. Police Spokesperson Stephen Thakeng is calling on…
Since its inception in 2002, the international BRIDGE programme has made a global impact, training over 19 000 facilitators worldwide THERE is urgent need for stakeholders to review and effectively address the root causes of sharp declines in the number of women participating in local political processes, electoral expert and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN)…
A classroom 2 minutes Solidarity, AfriForum and the Solidarity Support Centre for Schools have initiated legal action against the promulgation of the BELA Act. The organisations say President Cyril Ramaphosa acted irrationally and was in breach of various agreements as well as a recommendation by the Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube by promulgating the…
Crowds protest following the murder of 14-year-old Lukhina Fose. The family of Likhona Fose says while they accept the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court decision to grant bail to the man accused of her murder, they wish he remained behind bars while investigations continue. They say all they want is justice for their child. Their comments come…
Cows on a farm The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government’s executive council has instructed the disaster management centre to apply to the national structure that the province declares Foot-and-Mouth disease a disaster. Premier Thami Ntuli says such a declaration will enable the provincial government to redirect resources. Ntuli says as epicentre of the disease in the country the outbreak has…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 20, 2025. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge will continue to hear evidence from the complainant Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo. Mengo has…
