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Defending champions South Africa got their Rugby World Cup 2023 campaign off to a winning start by beating Scotland 18-3 at Stade de Marseille on Sunday. The teams went into the break with the Springboks only 6-3 ahead after two Mannie Libbok penalties and one from Scotland fly-half Finn Russell. However, in the second half the pace and power of the Springboks’ game told as first Pieter-Steph du Toit muscled […]

The Pretoria High Court has heard chilling details of how threats were allegedly made to a witness' life in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Yesterday, Constable Sizwe Zungu appeared for his first day on the witness stand. The off-duty cop detailed how in the hours leading up to and following Meyiwa’s murder, he sat eating and drinking with at least four of the accused at a hostel in Vooslorus. He […]

Foreign-trained young doctors say there's a lack of political will to integrate them into the country's strained healthcare system. They took their fight to the Union Buildings yesterday, demanding their international qualifications be recognised by the local Health Professions Council. They are accusing the council of gatekeeping and government of not being interested in their well-being. The young doctors say they’ve been struggling to find work after numerous delays to […]

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, has called up Kaizer Chiefs' attacking midfielder, Pule Mmodi, to his squad to do battle against Namibia (Saturday, 9 September, 15:00) and DR Congo (Tuesday, 12 September, 17:00) in friendly matches. Broos named his 23-man squad last week Wednesday for the upcoming international friendlies, but included no players from Kaizer Chiefs. "I'm very sorry, but now, for a moment, there is no player who […]

State Witness, Pieter Smuts, has detailed how the gun believed to have killed Senzo Meyiwa was stolen during a cash-in transit heist sometime in 2013 at the Rabie Ridge Shopping Centre. Smuts is an SBV employee, which is the cash-in transit carrier. Yesterday, he detailed to the high court in Pretoria how guards carry guns to protect themselves. During this specific robbery, the suspects had taken firearms from guards so […]

As South Africa wraps up SA’s Women's Month - we need to reflect on the atrocities that black families experienced for the past 263 years (1760-2023) to bring it home what the month, Women's Day and International Women's Day (August 9 and March 8) means to the entire black experience in general and the black family in particular. The days are a reminder of the struggles of women as integral […]

Reeza Hendricks stood man alone with a half-century as the Proteas fell to a 111-run defeat to Australia in the opening T20 International at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on Wednesday. The right-hander struck 56 off 43 balls, but lacked support as the hosts were bowled out for 115. This was in pursuit of the highest-ever T20I score of 226 for six in Durban, where the tourists comfortably won to go […]

EFF leader, Julius Malema, says they’ve accepted the DA’s invitation to war with the party’s newly-formed Multi-party Charter for South Africa. Malema was reacting to the latest moonshot pact signed by seven political parties in a bid to unseat the ANC and keep the EFF out of the game in next year’s much-anticipated general elections. The parties, including the IFP, ActionSA and FF Plus, signed a historic agreement with a […]

The value of volunteering as a form of learning for aspiring entrepreneurs cannot be overemphasised. As a chairperson and founder of an organisation dedicated to empowering young entrepreneurs, this has become more and more apparent. I suggest we explore how volunteering can shape the minds and hearts of young people, nurturing their entrepreneurial spirit and paving the way for future success. Volunteering provides a platform for young entrepreneurs to gain […]