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Cricket South Africa's selection panel has announced a 16-player squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia, with Temba Bavuma continuing as captain. Lions Fast bowler, Gerald Coetzee, has been recalled to the ODI squad, returning to the 50-over format for the first time since the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. He joins a squad that includes, Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock, Tony […]
The State’s case in the trial-within-a-trial involving accused number one, Musa Kekana, has come under intense scrutiny, with the defence challenging police evidence around his removal from hospital, his arrest and the State’s handling of key witnesses. In the Johannesburg High Court on Monday, senior police officer Colonel, Owen King, contradicted evidence previously given by a colleague over Kekana’s removal from Edenvale Hospital. King, a former Bramley Police Station commander, […]
Disgraced former Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has firmly denied that she and defence contractor, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, used coded language to disguise conversations about bribes. Mapisa-Nqakula took the stand in her corruption trial before the Pretoria High Court on Monday to give her version of events, after her bid to have the corruption and money laundering charges against her dismissed, was rejected. With that application out of the way, the trial […]
South Africa’s trade relationship with the United States has been given a temporary lifeline, but economists warn that the bigger battle may only be beginning. Economist, Dawie Roodt, has urged the South African government to tread carefully on the international stage and maintain good relations with as many countries as possible. His comments come after US President Donald Trump signed legislation extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for […]
Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, says Saturday's Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium is about more than winning, it is a chance to repay a debt to the people of Soweto. Kolisi spoke movingly on Friday afternoon about the sacrifices made by the community living in the shadow of the famous Calabash. "We're thankful for the people connected to that place who fought for the freedom that lets me […]
Nearly 60 years after South African Airways Flight 406 crashed off the coast of East London, the families of the 25 people killed are challenging the official account of the disaster, alleging that crucial evidence was deliberately concealed. The allegations emerged at the TRC Cases Inquiry on Friday, where Robyn Lichter, the daughter of one of the victims, told the inquiry that bodies were recovered, the wreckage was located and […]
Bafana Bafana international, Mohau Nkota, has returned to Orlando Pirates on a season-long loan from Saudi Pro League side, Al-Ettifaq Club. The Buccaneers confirmed Nkota’s return on their social media pages on Thursday afternoon. "Orlando Pirates is pleased to welcome Mohau Nkota back on a season loan," the club said in a statement. Nkota joined Al-Ettifaq in July last year after an impressive season with Pirates. He made 22 appearances […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyer, Advocate Zinzile Matebese, has questioned why the Balobedu Royal Council took ten years after the death of Queen Makobo Modjadji VI to establish a rule that a person could not be regarded as part of the royal family if they lived outside the royal homestead. Matebese is representing President Cyril Ramaphosa while also acting for, Queen Masalanabo Modjadji VII, in the fierce ongoing Pretoria High Court […]
A police officer who guarded alleged hitman, Musa Kekana, at Edenvale Hospital has denied unlawfully removing him from the facility and transporting him to Bramley Police Station. Sergeant, Malekhuthu Raseala, was cross-examined by Kekana’s lawyer, Riaan Gissing, in the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday, as the defence continued to challenge the circumstances surrounding Kekana’s removal from hospital and his subsequent movement between police stations. Gissing put it to Raseala that […]
