Hiya was also charged for bringing the game of football, Zifa and match officials into disrepute for which he was handed a five-match ban. ASSISTANT referee in the Herentals/ Dynamos Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match on May 12, Kudzanai Hiya, has been handed a five-year ban and fined 100 000 Swiss francs (US$116 650)…
A protester raises a board with an anti-racism mesage. District officials from the Western Cape Department of Education say they will respond to allegations of racism at York High School in George. This comes after a learner was captured in a video using an American racial slur to refer to a black pupil. The incident…
Court gavel. 1 minute Five suspects including former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson are expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning. The suspects were arrested for possession of a hijacked vehicle and an unlicensed firearm earlier this week. The vehicle was recovered at Mandela’s Houghton home in Johannesburg. Joburg Metro Police received…
Storm clouds with lightning The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall across the Western Cape from Thursday into the weekend. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says that they’re ready to deal with the impact of the inclement weather. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson…
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Luis Rubiales faces examination during trial – National Court, Madrid, Spain – February 12, 2025 1 minute Spain’s High Court has found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros, the court said on…
Comrades Marathon The Comrades Marathon Association says history was made when all entries for next year’s race were sold out within ten hours. General entries for the 2026 race opened at 10:00 on Monday and were snapped up before 20:00 in the evening. Twenty-two thousand entries were made available for the 2026 Comrades Marathon, which…
Comrades Marathon runner Onalenna Khonkhobe 1 minute The 98th Comrades Marathon got underway in near-perfect conditions from Pietermaritzburg early Sunday morning. The elite athletes and top qualifiers set off just before 6am, making their way along the challenging 89.98km route to Durban. South Africa’s Onalenna Khonkhobe reached the halfway mark in an impressive 2 hours…
Source: Brics Russia 2024. This legislation, signed into law by President Putin in August this year, aims to formalise cryptocurrency use within regulated frameworks to enhance government oversight, especially regarding mining activities and is aimed at controlling and taxing the industry. This move allows for registered entities, such as Russian businesses and certified entrepreneurs, to…
The High Court in Pretoria. 1 minute A couple convicted of murdering a former partner and committing fraud is set to be sentenced in the High Court in Pretoria today. Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu were found guilty of the premeditated murder of Lerato’s former partner, Sibusiso Sithebe. They were also convicted on a charge of…
The mother of 11-year-old, Jayden-Leek Meek has been charged with his murder at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court. The mother of 11-year-old Jayden-Leek Meek has been charged with his murder. Tiffany Nicole Meek was arrested on Friday. The case has been postponed to Friday, following her first appearance at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in western Johannesburg. The…
