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Proteas take aim at Sunshine Girls

The SPAR Proteas will begin a busy two months with a three-match Margaret Beckford Sunshine Test series against number three world ranked, Jamaica, in Kingston tomorrow. After the series with the Jamaican Sunshine Girls, the Proteas will travel to the UK to play in the Vitality Netball Nations Cup against England, Uganda and Malawi next month. As they prepare for the first Test on Sunday morning, coach Jenny van Dyk said players are looking forward to South Africa’s first netball […]

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Public servants captured in 4K ‘behaving badly’

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) says while it's still investigating the circumstances surrounding the viral video of a nurse arguing with a patient, it believes the incident highlights the growing tensions at healthcare facilities. In the video that's on X, which is captioned, South African nurse vs Zimbabwean patient in Midrand, a woman's request for help from a nurse goes south and they end up arguing, with the nurse at some point swearing at her. South African […]

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SA inmates score record breaking 96.2% pass rate

South Africa's top-performing inmates say their outstanding matric results should serve as encouragement to other young people that it's never too late to turn their lives around.  Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, announced the impressive results today, with the class of 2024 achieving a remarkable 96.2% matric pass rate, surpassing the national average of just over 87%.  Twenty-two-year-old Bafana Bidi, who was sentenced to five years for the murder of his best friend, is one of the top-performing matriculants.  […]

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Judge’s sex scandal sparks innuendos and conspiracy theories

Possibly a relationship gone sour is how some South Africans are reading between the lines of the controversy between Eastern Cape High Court Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, and a secretary of the high court. Claims of a request for oral sex, laughing emojis, Mbenenge's private part being referred to as a python, and (being) on at oven temperature are just some of the racy exchanges that have allegedly happened between Andiswa Mengo, and Judge Mbenenge. Mengo wants the Judge President […]

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We’re working hard to sign: Motaung

Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director, Kaizer Motaung Jnr, has moved to dispel the notion that the club is not working hard enough in order to sign players in the January transfer window. Chiefs fans have been growing frustrated with the club's inconsistent results and have been calling on Motaung to bolster the team's attack. Sixth-placed Chiefs have scored 16 goals from 13 league games this season with leaders Mamelodi Sundowns and second-placed Orlando Pirates, who've both scored 22 from 11 outings, […]

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Pear Thusi slammed for alleged ’empty promise’

Some social media users have accused model and actress, Pear Thusi, of being a liar after she allegedly failed to keep her promise to assist a desperate young mother. Thusi had, on X, pledged to assist the woman create a back a buddy account to raise funds for her two sons' school fees last year in July. She, however, allegedly went MIA on the young mother, who opened up about her experience after another mother shared a similar story on the […]

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Tech expert raises alarm over AI generated content

Technology expert, Priyanka Raath, says the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting more advanced and people can be easily fooled. Her remarks come after a video purporting to be that of convicted US singer, Robert Kelly, popularly called R. Kelly, went viral on social media. It shows different scenes from a prison; a courtroom with a man that is said to be the singer playing the piano and singing for his fellow jail mates. It has garnered over 2.1 […]

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School food vendors vow to beef up hygiene, regain parents’ trust

With the new school year underway, food vendors say they are taking extra precautions to ensure learner safety.  It follows a devastating spate of food-borne illnesses that claimed more than 30 young lives last year.  Of the 41 food-borne related deaths reported, at-least 38 were children. The tragedy prompted calls from communities for government to regulate unregistered spaza shops and street vendors.  Mam'Lucy Mate's magwinya (Vetkoek) business, located outside Nellmapius Secondary School in Mamelodi, Pretoria, was severely impacted by the […]

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The Grammy Award-winning Queen of Popiano, Tyla, is back in Southy to give us a great Push to start in 2025! Absa Rewards and Y are giving you a chance to dance the Januworry Blues away when you win tickets to the last leg of Tyla’s Homecoming Tour. To enter, head to @YFM on the socials and answer the easy question using #AbsaXTyla and we could be calling you to go head-to-head with another Yirer where the winner takes all, […]

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