The 28th Edition of the Soweto Marathon will take place on Sunday, 5 November 2023, at the FNB Stadium in Nasrec, Soweto. African Bank has taken over as the title sponsor of the marathon for the next five years following the withdrawal of Old Mutual a few years ago. Entry fees for the race have been reduced to R380 from R550; R300 from R450 for the 21.1km and R280 from […]
Athletics South Africa has expressed its delight at the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that the decision to impose the Difference in Sexual Development regulations on double 800m Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, was discriminatory and in violation of her human rights. Semenya approached the European court in 2021 after losing an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Switzerland’s Appeals Court. The 31-year-old has refused to take […]
Non-profit organisation, #NotInMyName, says eradicating poverty and hunger is possible, with the help of all South Africans. The organisation was out in Mamelodi yesterday, providing soup and much-needed loaves of bread to residents. This as many Gauteng residents braved one of the coldest weeks on record, with temperatures plummeting below freezing. #NotInMyName Organiser, Themba Masango , who grew up in Mamelodi, has called on all South Africans to give back […]
Scenes of VIP Protection detail attached to Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, emptying three passengers on board a blue Polo vehicle with kicks, slaps, and open display of arms on the N1 Highway, was a gory picture of the present mimicking the past. Those familiar with this brazen scenery say the sway of this bravado on public roads typifies worldwide conduct of blue light brigades. If it is so, South Africa […]
Residents of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, have once again vowed to shutdown the community should their arrested leaders not be released on bail tomorrow. Community leaders, Loyiso Toyiya and Lefa Nkala, made a brief appearance at the Randburg Magistrates' Court yesterday alongside their unnamed co-accused. The trio was arrested last week after residents blockaded roads and torched stalls belonging to vendors during a protest against the high crime rate in […]
Newly-elected ANC Youth League (ANCYL) President, Collen Malatji, says Parliament is not a retirement village and the days of young people being moved out of positions of power are over. Malatji made the remarks during a media briefing at the ANC's headquarters, Luthuli House, in Johannesburg today. Malatji and his team were elected at the weekend, ending eight years of no leadership for the youth wing of South Africa's governing […]
The Thabo Bester case has exposed cover ups by Free State SAPS management, police and justice ministers, and now it seems that this case receives preferential treatment in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. In April 2023, Zolile Sekeleni, father of Bester’s partner Nandipha Magudumana, himself a major role player in Bester’s escape from prison, was released on unopposed bail. Recently, Bester himself was allowed to appear in court remotely. However, the […]
Mamelodi flood victims have given the City of Tshwane seven days to respond to their demands for safe and adequate housing. The flood survivors descended on Tshwane House on Thursday afternoon, demanding an audience with representatives from the city. In 2019, the residents of the northeast Tshwane township were rocked by floods which tore through the area, destroying more than 700 homes and displacing more than 1 000 of them. […]
Unisa Vice-Chancellor Professor, Puleng Lenkabula, says the public scrutiny currently facing her administration boils down to the unfair treatment women in positions of power often face. At back of Unisa’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in Pretoria on Monday, Lenkabula denied being at the helm of a corrupt leadership at the institution. The university has been marred by controversy in recent years, with allegations of tender irregularities amounting to millions of […]
