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Broos unimpressed with Butare pitch

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, has called on FIFA and CAF to re-think allowing the Huye Stadium to host games after being forced to play on the waterlogged artificial pitch in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Rwanda on Tuesday afternoon. South Africa were beaten 2-0 by their hosts in what was a shock result, considering the FIFA rankings of the two nations. Rwanda is ranked 139th, while […]

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NSFAS applications officially open until end of January

NSFAS applications for the 2024 academic year have officially opened. Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande, announced that the application period will end on the 31st of January. Nzimande used his media briefing in Pretoria to remind students that they do not have to wait for matric results to apply for funding. The Minister has also announced a number of measures that will form part of improving the services for students. […]

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World welcomes Israel-Hamas four-day truce

  Organisations in South Africa and world leaders alike have welcomed the announcement of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas. Earlier today, Qatar, which facilitated the talks, announced that the temporal ceasefire was agreed on, in order to allow for the release of about 50 Israeli hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The hostages were captured on October 7 when Hamas attacked southern Israel - killing 1 […]

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Bafana stutter in road to 2026

Bafana Bafana were shocked 2-0 by minnows Rwanda in Butare in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday afternoon. South Africa had the opportunity to go to the top of Group C after group favourites Nigeria drew with Lesotho and Zimbabwe, respectively. Hugo Broos' charges suffered their first shocking defeat in over a year and five months. Innocent Nashuti and Gilbert Mugisha found the net for the Central East […]

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Murder accused Xolani Khumalo slams Moja Love as legal battle heats up

Murder accused TV host, Xolani Khumalo, has slammed Moja Love for distancing itself from his legal battle. The disgraced former Sizokhuthola TV show host made the remarks outside the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court on Tuesday - at the back of his latest court appearance. In July, Khumalo got into hot water after a suspected drug dealer died during the filming of the hit reality show. The TV network gave Khumalo […]

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‘Too early to say whether high youth voter registration will translate to change,’ warns expert

Veteran political analyst and author, Professor Susan Booysen, says while the number of the youth that registered for next year's elections is impressive, they only represent a small fraction of young people in the country. On Monday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced that young people between the ages of 16 and 29 account for 78.31% of the 568 374 new voters. More than 2.9 million residents have so far […]

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Israel, Hamas both in violation of international law: Ramaphosa

  President Cyril Ramaphosa says the deliberate denial of medicine, fuel, food and water to the residents of Gaza is tantamount to genocide. In his opening remarks in the extraordinary summit of the BRICS group of nations on Tuesday, Ramaphosa accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes. He says while Israel's bombing of hospitals, schools and a refugee camp, among others, are a clear violation of international law, Hamas […]

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 Economist describes rand manipulation saga as a storm in a teacup

Economist, Dawie Roodt, has described the latest rand manipulation as a storm in a teacup that politicians are using to divert attention from their failures. Twenty eight banks, both international and local, are implicated in the alleged foreign exchange manipulation between 2007 and 2013. The Competition Commission recently fined British multinational bank, Standard Chartered, R42 million after it admitted to colluding in the fixing of the rand. On Monday, the […]

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Three children are murdered per day in SA: Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund report

The Nelson Mandela Child Fund has released an alarming report, revealing that at least three children are murdered per day in the country. Speaking at the launch of the organisation's 2023 State of Child Wellness Report, Mandela Fund CEO, Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo, said the South African society has launched a war against its children. She’s urged adults to consider more closely how they treat the country's most vulnerable citizens. Non-governmental […]

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New Joburg council speaker allays fears of council falling apart

Newly-elected City of Joburg Council Speaker, Margaret Arnolds, says her election speaks to the unity of the city's coalition government. She made the remarks after she was elected, unopposed, at an extra ordinary council sitting earlier on Monday. Arnolds is a member of the little-known, African Independent Congress (AIC). She replaces former COPE councillor, Colleen Makhubele, who was fired last week for allegedly not following party protocol. She was nominated […]

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