Blitzboks finish ninth in Hong Kong Sevens

Blitzboks during training. 1 minute South Africa’s Blitzboks wrapped up a disappointing Hong Kong Sevens campaign, finishing ninth in the prestigious World Rugby Sevens Series event. They failed to reach the Cup quarterfinals for the first time this season but secured a narrow 19-17 win over Kenya in their playoff match.  Despite likely retaining fourth…

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Newcastle celebrate end of 70-year trophy drought

Newcastle United victory parade 1 minute Tens of thousands of Newcastle United fans gathered in the city on Saturday to celebrate the club’s first domestic trophy in 70 years, with the streets turning a sea of black and white for the open-top bus parade. About 150 000 people were expected to catch a glimpse of…

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ANC expected to lose support in by-elections: Analysts

Locals are seen outside a polling station during tense local municipal elections. 2 minutes South Africans head to another round of by-elections in the country next week Wednesday, when 29 candidates from 16 political parties will contest vacant wards in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. One of two vacant wards in KwaZulu-Natal is…

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Municipalities underspend on infrastructure in 2024/5: Treasury

Money 1 minute National Treasury’s Q2 report for 2024/25 reveals that municipalities underspent on conditional grants and capital projects. These funds were meant for infrastructure development and emergency disaster repairs. The grants were allocated for programmes to support the development of infrastructure and fund emergency repairs after unforeseen disasters. This also includes funding the implementation…

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