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Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, has decided to rest prop Ox Nche for Saturday’s Test against Wales in Cardiff, which will see a front-row reshuffle with Wilco Louw returning to the starting team at tighthead prop, while Thomas du Toit will move to loosehead. Nche started last week’s Test against England in London and the match against Scotland in Edinburgh, but Erasmus and the coaching team decided that it would be […]
The first comprehensive research publication on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa offers crucial insights into the persistence of this societal scourge. Conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), the study identifies mental health challenges, trauma, and a vicious cycle of violence among men as some significant factors informing the prevalence of GBV. This much anticipated study, which gathered data from 4 409 male and 5 603 female respondents, […]
Senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Taxation, Sumerie Swanepoel, says ensuring women’s participation in an economically inclusive society works towards placing women on an equal footing with their male counterparts. She believes that acknowledging that unpaid care work is really what is needed to sustain society is also one of the things that gives women more decision-making power in their homes. Her remarks come two days after the Human Sciences Research Council released a study which showed […]
Bafana Bafana brought down the curtain on their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers in style when they made light work of South Sudan, beating them 3-0 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Cape Town Stadium. The win saw Bafana finish their qualifiers as group leaders with 14 points and unbeaten in six matches. Ahead of the game, Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, insisted that his side must […]
Ten percent of South Africa’s male population believes that women who fall victim to rape are to blame for finding themselves in such situations. That’s according to a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) report released yesterday. The report was HSRC’s first ever study on the prevalence, risk factors, and effects of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across the country. Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, […]
Springbok assistant coach, Deon Davids, insists that they will not underestimate Wales in their final Autumn Nation's Series match in Cardiff on Saturday after the hosts suffered their 11th defeat in a row, going down 52-20 against Australia on Sunday. While the Springboks will be hunting their third successive victory to win all their tours – a feat last achieved in 2013 – Wales, who advanced to the Rugby World […]
Spaza shops in South Africa have been given 21 days to register with their municipalities or face closure. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this last night during an address, some slam as long overdue, on government’s measures to tackle the recent wave of food poisoning incidents that have claimed the lives of the country’s young children. “All spaza shops and other food handling facilities must be register within the municipalities they […]
Bafana Bafana have secured a 2-0 win over Uganda in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification Group K match at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala. The victory saw Bafana climb up to the top of the group standings and they will look to conclude a successful qualifying campaign with another victory over South Sudan in Cape Town on Tuesday. Uganda slipped down to the second spot, having […]
Bafana Bafana have qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) without kicking a ball after South Sudan beat the Republic of the Congo 3-2 in a Group K clash. That victory means Congo (four points) cannot catch either South Africa, who are currently second in the group on eight points, or leaders Uganda, who have 10 points. The top two teams from each group qualify for Africa's most […]
