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Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, is aware of the mammoth task that is ahead of his side when they take on Leinster in the United Rugby Championship on Saturday in Dublin. It will be the Bulls' third final in the tournament's four-year existence. Despite falling at the last hurdle several times, the 2007 Rugby World Cup winner believes that their time will come soon. “The wonderful thing for us […]

Social media is divided as the debate over who should be Johannesburg's next mayor continues. This comes after Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille, expressed interest in being the party's candidate for Joburg mayor in next year’s Local Government Elections (LGE). According to Zille, several party members approached her, urging her to return to frontline politics by contesting for the mayoral seat. Candidates have until 15 June to submit […]

Governance expert, Professor Sam Koma, says the public 'breakup' of US President, Donald Trump, and South African-born billionaire, Elon Musk, has the potential to weaken the political influence and power that Trump has particularly within the Republicans. Trump and Elon, who were once allies in the lead up to last year's US elections, have been at each other's throats since Thursday, hurling insults at each other on social media. The […]

The Sharks will go into Saturday's United Rugby Championship semi-final against the Bulls at Loftus Versveld without captain, Eben Etzebeth. The towering lock suffered a blow during training, which has left him out of the matchday squad. He has been replaced by Corne Rahl, who will partner, Emile van Heerden, in the second row. Sharks coach, John Plumtree, says losing the back-to-back-to-back Rugby World Cup winner is a huge blow […]

Multi-award-winning South African rapper, Refiloe Phoolo, popularly known as Cassper Nyovest's comments about fellow artist A-Reece have divided hip-hop fans. In a recent interview on the L Tido Podcast on YouTube, Nyovest said while A-Reece may have a large fan base, he struggles to sustain himself due to his elusive nature. The 34-year-old's comments have driven one hip-hop fan to ask AI chatbot, Grok, who is actually more influential between […]

Head of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Shamila Batohi says the calls for her sacking do little to address the challenges facing the state institution. With just eight months remaining in her term and calls for her head mounting, Batohi says a lack of institutional independence and deep-rooted systemic challenges continue to hinder the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s ability to perform effectively. The NPA has come under fire, […]

Presley Chweneyagae's friends, relatives, fans, and colleagues gathered in large numbers at the State Theater's drama hall in Pretoria, donning orange ribbons attached to their lapels, filling both the hall and foyer to pay tribute to him. South African actor, Thato Moraka, was the MC at the memorial service. He described the huge turnout as a reflection of how much Chweneyagae was admired. Moraka, who co-starred with the late 40-year-old […]

Boipatong community leaders, in the Vaal, say cases like that of Keneilwe Shalaba are not helping the country's fight against the pervasive violence on women and children. Shalaba and her 50-year-old co-accused appeared before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate Court, where they face charges of premeditated murder and kidnapping of Shalaba's two-year-old son, Kutlwano. The sangoma allegedly led the police to a shallow grave where little Kutlwano was buried after confessing to […]

Stellenbosch FC left-back, Fawaaz Basadien, will captain Bafana Bafana on Friday in the international friendly against Tanzania at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Bafana will also play Mozambique on Tuesday in Pretoria. South Africa's coach, Hugo Broos, says Orlando Pirates defender, Nkosinathi Sibisi, will lead the side on Tuesday. Upon the side arriving in Polokwane, Broos had said that Sibisi will captain the team for both matches. However, […]

The judicial transparency group, Judges Matter, says while it understands the frustration of the presiding judge in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial due to delays in proceedings, his race-based comments are unacceptable. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng is under fire for lambasting defense advocate, Charles Mnisi, for writing to the court registrar asking her to inform him that he won't be available in court on Monday as he will be driving back […]