Tickets for Pirates-Sundowns match not yet sold out

FILE | Pirates vs Sundowns 1 minute The tickets for the highly anticipated Betway Premiership match between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns are not yet sold out, but the capacity crowd is expected by Sunday afternoon. The League has introduced the new ticketing system which many fans are still grappling with. Stadium management CEO Bertie…

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NUM, ANCYL call for halt in mining sector retrenchments

ANCYL and NUM members march against retrenchments. 2 minutes The National Union of Mineworkers ( NUM) has called for the Minerals Council South Africa to halt the implementation of retrenchments in the sector. Young people from NUM and the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) staged a job security demonstration outside the Minerals Council in…

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Calls for sport to be used to achieve transformation in sports

Player taking a corner kick. 4 minutes Availability of resources, improvement of aging infrastructure and making sports and extramural activities accessible in schools have been cited as some of the ways to achieve transformation in sports in the country. These were some of the conversations during the Social Cohesion Dialogue on Transformation in Sport in…

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MKP, EFF reject ANC’s VAT hike support offer

A calculator and pen depicted in the picture. 3 minutes Both the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have scoffed an alleged attempt by the African National Congress (ANC) to woo them to support an increase in the VAT after the Democratic Alliance (DA) openly opposed to it. Last month Finance…

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Sundowns hope to finish strong in CAF Champions League

3 minutes Mamelodi Sundowns have started their CAF Champions League group stage campaign on a low note with two draws. But captain Ronwen Williams is hoping the slow start will motivate them to finish the tournament on a high. The Brazilians will meet Moroccan giants, Raja Casablanca, in a group B clash in Pretoria on…

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Limpopo residents applaud drone usage to fight border crime

A BMA official checks motorist’s travel documents. 1 minute Some civic organisations and community members at villages along the Beitbridge borderline in Musina, Limpopo, have lauded the deployment of modern technology as critical in fighting border crime. The Department of Home Affairs and Border Management Authority deployed drones at high-priority border crossings, including the Beitbridge…

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EC Finance MEC aims to curb guesthouse extortion problem

[FILE IMAGE]: Notes being counted. 1 minute Eastern Cape Finance MEC, Mlungisi Mvoko, says government officials extorting guesthouse owners should face criminal charges. Women in Tourism from the Amathole region have raised concerns about officials allegedly exchanging travel and accommodation vouchers for cash, straining the industry.  Mvoko, who first encountered similar reports in 2019 and…

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