Blue bulls in training. 2 minutes Bulls replacement, Johan Goosen, says he expects Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt to have a few tricks up his sleeve for their European Challenge Cup quarter-final clash in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, on Saturday. Everitt has worked with coach Jake White at the Sharks and Loftus Versfeld, and knows the Bulls’ set-up well….
FILE| South African rands. The National Treasury has welcomed the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to remove South Africa from the Greylist. It emphasises that Government has worked tirelessly to address all the deficiencies reflected in the 22 action item plan agreed between the country and FATF. The global financial crime watchdog placed South…
Sharks players at the United Rugby Championship quarter-finals games against Muster on May 31, 2025. 1 minute Sharks flanker Siya Kolisi says the team will seek to win any way they can when they face the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship (URC) semi-finals at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday. The Sharks ousted…
Brown Mogotsi testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, 18 November 2025. Crime expert Chad Thomas has described the testimony of North West businessman Brown Mogotsi as unreliable. Mogotsi appeared before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday and will continue with his testimony on Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday, he told the commission that he…
Police vans at the scene of an arrest. Gauteng police have arrested a man in his 40s in connection with a stolen vehicle and found unlicensed ammunition in his possession. The suspect was nabbed during Operation Shanela in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says the vehicle crime investigation unit confirmed that the…
Survivors and locals walk past the gutted block after the blaze at the Usinidso building, which left hundreds homeless. Sthembiso Mdlalose, who is accused of deliberately setting fire to the hijacked Usindiso building in 2023, says he lied about starting the fire so he could have food and shelter in prison. Mdlalose, who lived at the building,…
SACP and ANC supporters attend the 30th anniversary of the passing of Joe Slovo. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) in commemorating the 30th anniversary of the passing of the party’s former General Secretary and National Chair, Joe Slovo in Soweto. The ANC says…
Business leaders, small and big, can help end homelesssness by offering work experience, says the writer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp A growing list of cities are solving homelessness. Movements like Built for Zero prove it’s possible to implement dignified, lasting solutions—and save money in the process. These success stories were possible because of…
CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa 1 minute The death toll from the storm that hit the Eastern Cape this week has risen to 57. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced this figure while assessing the damage in the Mthatha area. Hlabisa says it is catastrophic to witness people dying this way….
Western Cape High Court, where the trial of alleged underworld kingpin Jerome Booysen is being held. The state witness known as Mr X in the case against alleged underworld crime boss Jerome Booysen has told the High Court in Cape Town, that the plan to kill steroids smuggler, Brian Wainstein was discussed at Booysen’s house….
