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Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, says he is relieved after the team finally left Johannesburg on a chartered flight to Mexico on Monday afternoon, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Belgian admitted that the past few days have been stressful, uncertainty over traveling arrangements and visa delays affecting more than half of the team. Bafana were meant to travel on Sunday, but only left 24 hours later. […]
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Warrant Officer, Karl Sander, says police officers are not adequately trained to handle drug seizures. Sander testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday, where he said many officers are not fully aware of the dangers associated with handling toxic substances. He told the commission that he heads a Directorate For Priority Crimes Investigations (DPCI)/Hawks narcotics training programme aimed at equipping selected officers with the skills needed […]
The Johannesburg High Court has heard allegations of a systematic cover-up in the way deaths in detention at the former John Vorster Square Police Station were investigated during apartheid, as the reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Matthews "Mojo" Mabelane gets underway. The inquest is revisiting the circumstances surrounding the death of the 22-year-old activist, who died in police detention in February 1977, less than a year after […]
The Blitzboks won two from two of their matches at World Championship in Valladolid, Spain on Friday and will now face Australia in a decisive clash for pool honours on Saturday. The South African Sevens eased past a physical Kenyan side to win 14-0, before setting up a showdown with the Wallaby Sevens side in their final pool match tomorrow at 13:23. Australia beat Kenya in extra time via a […]
A 13-year-old girl has died following a blaze at Plastic View informal settlement in Tshwane. During search and recovery operations, firefighters discovered the teenager's body at the location where the fire is believed to have started. The girl's parents and a younger sister sustained burn injuries and were taken to a local hospital for treatment. The incident marks the second fire in the area this week, with the latest blaze […]
The man accused of assassinating prominent Johannesburg attorney, Bouwer van Niekerk, has abandoned his bail application in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-nine-year-old, Mukelani Ntombela, who faces charges of murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition following Van Niekerk’s killing in September last year, appeared in court on Friday. Ntombela’s legal representative, Marius Van Wyngaar, told the court on Friday that the defence would no longer proceed […]
City of Tshwane mayor, Dr. Nasiphi Moya, has announced that a portion of the city's 2026/27 draft budget will be set aside for the recruitment of 100 additional security guards. Moya made the announcement on Thursday during a council sitting in the city's chambers, where councillors tabled and debated the municipality's amended Integrated Development Plan (IDP), supported by the draft budget. She said public consultations had revealed a disconnect between […]
The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has reserved judgment in the bail application of alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, as prosecutors continue to oppose his release over concerns linked to ballistic evidence and alleged discrepancies surrounding his residential address. Mogotsi appeared in court on Thursday for the second day of his bail proceedings, with the State arguing that evidence before the court raises concerns he may abscond if granted bail. The controversial […]
Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, has named his final 26-member squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Broos announced the team at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria on Wednesday. He was joined by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, and South African Football Association (SAFA) President, Danny Jordaan. Ramaphosa congratulated the players, saying they would serve South Africa's ambassadors during the […]
