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Bafana in tough AFCON 2025 group

Bafana Bafana have been drawn in Group B of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside seven-time champions Egypt, neighbours Zimbabwe, as well as Angola. Can December come already? Here's what the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 groups look like after the Final Draw! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/QYQsAIu1e4 — CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2025 The draw took place last night in the host nation's (Morocco) capital, Rabat, with SAFA President, Danny Jordaan, Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele, and team manager Vincent Tsheka in attendance. The […]

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The Mommy Club star’s heartbreak causes a stir

The second marriage of Mommy Club star Nozipho Ntshangase's husband, Zola, has South Africans in a tailspin. They are blasting the engineer turned entrepreneur for going ahead to marry a young virgin from his Shembe Church, despite his wife's objection. Nozipho won the hearts and minds of many South Africans not just by how she carried herself on the popular reality TV show but also how she loved and nurtured her children, including her husband's from previous relationships. Nozipho, then […]

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Sangomas rally behind GogoMaweni following bail release

Some traditional healers have expressed relief following the release of controversial sangoma, Makhotso "Gogo Maweni" Mofokeng, on bail - saying they're glad she's a free woman. Maweni was released on R5 000 bail earlier after a brief appearance at the Protea Magistrate's Court.  She faces charges of assault and grievous bodily harm for allegedly attacking a relative of her ex-boyfriend in 2019. Maweni's bail judgment was met with a sigh of relief from the accused dock, accompanied by cheers from […]

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Williams upbeat ahead of AFCON draw

Bafana Bafana will know their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament fate tonight when the draw takes place in Rabat, Morocco. Bafana have been placed in pot 2 in the seeding meaning that last year's bronze medallists will avoid being drawn with Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso, who are also in pot 2. Embattled SAFA President, Dannny Jordaan, and assistant coach, Helman Mkhalele, have also travelled to Rabat for the draw. South Africa will have […]

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Unremorseful Waluś opens old wounds

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says Janusz Walus' utterances have re-ignited pain for South Africans. Koma says South Africans have the right to be angry over Walus' blatant racism, arrogance and attitude of unrepentance. In an exclusive interview with our sister channel, eNCA, the Polish says if the opportunity to kill Chris Hani would present itself now, he would kill the former SACP leader, again. He claims that Hani's assassination was to stop the perceived 'sell-out' by former President FW de […]

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We have no army in SA: Malema

As calls mount for urgent action to be taken to safeguard the lives of the country's soldiers who have been deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), EFF leader, Julius Malema, has added a spanner in the works, saying South Africa has no army. He was reacting to the killing of nine South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers by the Rwandan-backed force, M23 rebels, in the east of the DRC. Four others, including three from Malawi, were also […]

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OPINION | Shattering the silence, healing and rebuilding worth

For many survivors, the hardest part of the aftermath isn’t the legal battles, the intrusive medical exams, or even having to answer the tough questions from loved ones. It’s looking in the mirror and wondering, “Do I even matter anymore?” The violence doesn’t just hurt your body; it takes aim at your spirit, stripping away your sense of dignity, safety, and power. This loss of self-worth is the silent wound, often overlooked but profoundly damaging. Rebuilding that confidence, and reclaiming […]

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IRR’s call for minimum wage reduction is nonsensical: Cosatu

Labour federation, Cosatu, has described the Institute of Race Relations' call for government to reduce the country’s current minimum wage of R27.58 to save jobs as nonsensical. The trade union federation says the claims are baseless and disregard the country’s transformative laws. “The claims have no relation, whatsoever, to any facts. They have provided zero research, zero evidence,” explains says Cosatu's Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks. “The fact is that the minimum wage has not led to any job losses in […]

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Royal AM’s woes multiply with sponsorship on the line

Troubles keep mounting for Royal AM FC and now the club could possibly lose a R27-million sponsorship from Msunduzi Municipality. Businesswoman and reality TV star, Shauwn "Mam’Mkhize" Mkhize, has been embroiled in tax issues that have now spilled over to the club. The socialite and businesswoman allegedly owes Sars R40 million in tax, which has resulted in the revenue collection agency taking over the club As if that's not enough, the KZN-based side are also facing a FIFA transfer ban […]

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