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Fullback Willie le Roux will become only the eighth Springbok to reach a 100 caps for South Africa as three other players will make their debuts off the bench. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made 16 personnel changes to his side for the second Test against Italy in Gqeberha on Saturday, retaining only four players from last week’s starting 15. Salmaan Moerat will captain the side with Siya Kolisi still nursing […]

Economist, Dawie Roodt, says US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 30% tariff on South African imports is driven more by political motives than sound economic reasoning. South Africa is among the first group of countries to be targeted by the new US trade measures as the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs will come to end on Wednesday. In a letter penned to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump defended the […]

Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, has finally broken his silence, testifying on Monday for the first time before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing explosive allegations of sexual misconduct made by his former secretary, Andiswa Mengo. Mbenenge, who took the stand in Sandton, conceded to exchanging flirtatious WhatsApp messages with Mengo, but denied ever abusing his position or sending unsolicited explicit material. "I never sent K8, K8 has nothing to […]

Banyana Banyana got the defence of their Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title off to a winning start following a 2-0 victory over Ghana at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda, Morocco. A penalty by Linda Mothlalo as well as a Jermaine Seoposenwe strike gave Desiree Ellis' charges the lead in the first half, which Banyana did very well to defend after the break following a second-half onslaught by the […]

Labour expert, Michael Bagraim, believes Build One South Africa's (BOSA) proposed Fair Pay Bill is not worth the paper it's on. Last month, to some young people's excitement - Mmusi Maimane's party proposed the bill in Parliament, in a bid to eliminate salary discrimination and the secrecy that often surrounds salary negotiations. According to BOSA, if enacted - this piece of legislation will ensure that graduates and job seekers who […]

Veteran activist and violence monitor, Professor Mary de Haas, says while she welcomes the sentencing of Sindiso Magaqa's self-confessed killer, his sentence is still a travesty of justice. Sibusiso Ncengwa, who admitted to shooting the former ANC Youth League Secretary General in uMzimkhulu in 2017, was sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to commit murder, 25 years for murder, 15 years for three counts of attempted murder, nine years for […]

Political and governance expert, Professor Sam Koma, says South Africans should be outraged by the revelations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, and demand urgent action from President Cyril Ramaphosa. Mkhwanazi came out guns blazing in a fiery media briefing on Sunday directly implicating Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, and the Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, in the alleged corruption within the police service. This includes claims […]

Head of communications at the Legal Practice Council (LPC), Kabelo Letebele, says mere allegations without proof would never get any legal practitioner disbarred. He says when a complainant approaches the LPC with allegations levelled against a legal practitioner, a panel gets assigned to asses both sides of the case. “When we receive the complaint, the LPC has to refer the case (all cases) to an independent panel of investigators for […]

Executive Head of Healthcare Consulting at advisory firm NMG Benefit, Karin Mitchelmore, has advised workers who feel fatigued to take some time off to recuperate and regroup. With seven months into the year, the mid-year fatigue is starting to settle in for most employees, with some feeling motivated and burnt out. According to experts, mid-year fatigue has to do with exhaustion and weariness that many individuals experience, due to responsibilities […]

Director of rugby and head coach, Jake White, and the Bulls have mutually agreed to part ways. This comes after White reportedly fell out of favour with several players and coaches at the Pretoria franchise in recent weeks. The Bulls board held a meeting on Friday to determine his future, finding no reason for the 2007 World Cup-winning coach to stay on even though he was contracted until 2027. Bulls […]