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Junior Springbok head coach, Kevin Foote, has made wholesale changes to his side for Thursday’s second-round World Rugby U20 Championship clash against hosts Georgia in Tbilisi. Only four players from the starting XV that opened the tournament with a convincing 104-7 victory over Uruguay last Saturday retain their places, with two of them shifting positions for the encounter. JD Hattingh is the only forward to retain his starting spot, while […]
uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party Member of Parliament, Vusi Tulane Shongwe, says he was warned that he was "treading on dangerous territory" days after questioning forensic investigator, Paul O’Sullivan, about why he had investigated former acting National Commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane, instead of suspended Crime Intelligence head, Major-General Feroz Khan. Shongwe told the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday that, in the weeks leading up to the incident, he also received warnings that […]
Fear of disruption gripped the Johannesburg CBD long before anti-illegal immigration protesters took to the streets on Tuesday, with businesses and informal traders closing their doors as thousands of demonstrators gathered for the nationwide 30 June march. What began as a heavily monitored protest calling for the mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals evolved into one of the largest demonstrations seen in the inner city this year, drawing thousands of […]
Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, says England remain one of South Africa's toughest opponents as the two rugby giants prepare to renew that rivalry when they face off in their Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park on Saturday. The world champions head into the Test having won the last three meetings between the sides, at Twickenham in 2022 and 2024, as well their nail-biting 16-15 victory in the 2023 Rugby World […]
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry says it is too early to determine when suspended deputy Crime Intelligence boss, Major-General Feroz Khan, will testify. This comes after Khan was shot on 3rd Avenue in Houghton, Johannesburg, on Sunday night, just days before he was expected to appear before the commission after being implicated by previous witnesses. Khan is reportedly in a critical condition in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a […]
Netball South Africa has confirmed Uganda's tour to the country as part of preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be staged in Glasgow, Scotland next month. This follows the announcement of the South African national netball squad by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on Wednesday night at Olympic House in Johannesburg. The Ugandan national team is expected to arrive in South Africa on 12 July […]
Alleged police informant and businessman, Tumelo Nku's, testimony before the Madlanga Commission has been postponed to Monday, 29 June, after a day of private consultations between Nku, his legal team and the commission's evidence leaders. Nku is alleged to be the informant who alerted authorities to the July 2021 drug trafficking operation in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg, where at least 715 kilograms of cocaine were discovered hidden inside a shipping container […]
Members of the Vatsonga Machangani movement have called on the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to intervene against what they describe as years of ethnic profiling, discrimination and harassment linked to their language and cultural identity. Hundreds of community members gathered at Beyers Naudé Square in the Johannesburg CBD on Friday before marching to the SAHRC's Gauteng offices in Braamfontein, where they handed over a memorandum outlining their concerns. […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has led the nation's celebrations after Bafana Bafana reached the FIFA World Cup knockout stages for the first time in the team's history. Bafana secured their place in the round of 32 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Korea in Monterrey on Thursday morning, with Thapelo Maseko scoring the decisive goal. In an official statement, Ramaphosa congratulated the national team on achieving a milestone moment for […]
