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Bafana go top of Group C and chart path to 2026 WC

Bafana Bafana have taken a giant leap in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They beat Benin to open up a five point gap at the top of Group C. Bafana Bafana started the match with most of the initiative, while Benin were happy to sit back. Despite being dominant Hugo Broos’ side failed to make the use of their dominance and the match went to the break at 0-0. The second half kicked off with both sides looking […]

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Malema singing ‘Kill the Boer’ song feeds to false narrative about SA: Analyst

  Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, is fueling the fire in the tensions between South Africa and the United States. His remarks come after Malema raised the ire of some for singing the anti-apartheid “Kill the Boer” during a Human Rights Day Commemoration in Sharpeville. The continued use of the hateful “Kill the Boer” chant, which calls for the murder of both Afrikaners and farmers, does not go unnoticed by powerful people internationally. […]

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Police boss slams defenders of criminals

The National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has come out guns blazing in defense of the SAPS, saying officers will continue to fight fire with fire, whenever necessary. Raising concern over the silence of many when police officers are killed in the line of duty, General Masemola questioned statements "issued in defense of criminals". “For as long as criminals attack police officers, the police will respond decisively as empowered by relevant legislation that governs the work of the police. Police […]

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Security industry players fed up with Home Affairs corruption

A movement representing community patrollers across the country, Put Patrollers First South Africa (PPF SA), took to the streets of Tshwane, calling for an end to alleged corruption at the Home Affairs Department. Some concerned South Africans also joined the patrollers, collectively giving their list of demands to the Home Affairs officials at the department's head office in Pretoria. Amongst some of the protestors' cries is alleged unlawful issuing of citizenship and documentation to undocumented foreign nationals, who the group […]

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Broos furious after Bafana denied to train in Abidjan

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, is furious after his side were denied the opportunity to train at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Monday, ahead of their FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifier against Benin at the same venue on Tuesday. Bafana are in Abidjan where they landed on Sunday following a 2-0 against Lesotho in Polokwane on Friday. Speaking to the media as he prepared his team, the Belgian shot from the hip as he expressed his dissatisfaction at not […]

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It’s in our hands now: Broos

Bafana Bafana will have nobody but themselves to blame should they not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. That's according to their coach, Hugo Broos. The Belgian made the utterances after Bafana Bafana's 2-0 victory over neighbours Lesotho on Friday evening in Polokwane. That victory saw Bafana Bafana sit atop of Group C on 10 points ahead of Benin and Rwanda. Bafana play Benin on Tuesday evening in Cote d'Ivoire and a victory will see them edge closer to […]

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Activist calls for greater effort in assisting the homeless

With the chilly winter season fast approaching and the growing homelessness scourge in Gauteng, an NGO that works with these vulnerable members of society has highlighted the need for greater joint efforts to assist these individuals. A young activist from the Unit for Street Homelessness, which is a research and advocacy unit at the University of Pretoria (UP), Remembrance Mokwena-Ngulele, says more needs to be done to address this issue. "Homelessness cannot be separated from the role of government and the private […]

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South Africa just makes it into top 100 of World Happiness report

South Africa has been ranked 95 in the UN-sponsored World Happiness Report, marking a dip in satisfaction levels after the country ranked 83rd last year. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritius leads the happy pack, ranking 78th in the world. Published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford in partnership with Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the report ranks the world's happiest countries based on some key life indicators, including social support, freedom and health life […]

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Self-confessed baby mama killer allegedly murdered before

Zakhithi Ndaba's sister, Nokubonga, alleges that her self-confessed killer murdered someone before. She says he has also allegedly raped. The 27-year-old's sister was pouring her heart out after Aviwe Poswa was granted R5 000 bail at the Alexandra Magistrates Court. "I am lost right now. I lost a part of me that I can never have again," she says in a Facebook live. Poswa (29) admitted in his affidavit that he mistakenly shot Ndaba in the head following an altercation […]

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