A legal battle is looming over the cholera outbreak that’s hit the community of Hammanskraal, in Tshwane. Some lawyers in the area are preparing to take the government to court over the crisis that’s claimed 15 lives. They’re accusing the Department of Water and Sanitation of failing to take accountability over the deaths. Members of the Hammanskraal Lawyers' Association (HLA) say might pursue murder charges over the deaths. They’re accusing […]
Orlando Pirates defender, Sandile Mthethwa, has backed his coach Jose Riviero to be crowned Coach of the Season at the 2023/24 PSL Awards on Sunday night. Mthethwa has enjoyed improved game time under the tutelage of Riviero for the better part of this season and has chipped in with some crucial goals for the club in some big games. The lanky defender scored the winning goal in the Soweto Derby […]
Frustrated residents of Hammanskraal, just north of Tshwane, say the ongoing blackouts in the country are adding to their woes. They say it's nearly impossible for them to boil drinking water, as advised by authorities, because of the lack of electricity. Their remarks come as government scrambles to contain a cholera outbreak in the area, which has claimed 15 lives. More than 60 other residents are recovering at various hospitals […]
Fresh from being crowned champions of the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season, Mamelodi Sundowns have yet another big task ahead of them this weekend. They will face Wydad Casablanca on Saturday afternoon in the second leg of their CAF Champions League semi-final encounter at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The Brazilians managed to hold the defending champions to a goalless stalemate in Casablanca last week, giving them the psychological advantage for Saturday's […]
Drama and tears marked Zandile Khumalo’s first day in the witness stand as the trial into Senzo Meyiwa's murder edges towards a climax. Singer Kelly Khumalo's younger sister was forced to testify live after the high court in Pretoria dismissed her application for a live broadcast ban. Judge Tshifiwa Maumela limited the broadcast to audio only. Khumalo appeared somewhat sullen while entering the court room after the ruling. Clad in […]
The Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes this morning after it was adjourned on Monday, pending a decision on a witness who had applied for a live broadcast ban of her testimony. She has threatened to withdraw from partaking in the case should the high court in Pretoria turn down her request. The unnamed witness is one of the people who were present when the Bafana Bafana captain was shot dead at […]
The Premier Soccer League will observe a moment of silence this weekend at all of their DStv Premiership, Motsepe Foundation Championship, and DStv Diski Challenge matches in honour of legendary Mamelodi Sundowns football administrator, Alex 'Goldfingers' Shakoane. Shakoane passed away on Sunday after falling ill. The 67-year-old had been at Sundowns since the club's formative years in the 1970s where he held numerous roles. He was the club's Supporters Mobilisation […]
SuperSport United head coach, Gavin Hunt, has once again bemoaned the loss of the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville as the club's home ground. Matsatsantsa lost the venue last month after it stopped meeting the Premier Soccer League's standards to host fixtures. United enjoyed a healthy run of eight league wins and four draws at the venue this season. Since the loss of the facility, United have been playing their […]
Mthokozisi Thwala says if he knew who killed Senzo Meyiwa - he would have already exposed the culprit. He was being cross-examined for the sixth day yesterday at the high court in Pretoria where the trial of the slain Bafana Bafana captain is being heard. The defence has accused Thwala of fabricating certain aspects of his oral testimony. Many details of his testimony contradicted both Kelly Khumalo's written statement and […]
