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SAFA president, Danny Jordaan, has given an update on the introduction of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier Soccer League (PSL). Last week, PSL chairman, Irvin Khoza, revealed that the implementation of the technology system aimed at ending refereeing mistakes in local football is lying squarely at SAFA’s doorsteps. Consistent mistakes by match officials in the PSL have increased pressure from all quarters to install the system in South […]

Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says heads must roll after a probe found that the principal of Daveyton Skills School be held liable for the death of two learners, Siphamandla Peterson and Sibusiso Sibiya, who drowned while on a discipline camp in April. Seanego Attorneys released its findings on the matter a little earlier. The camp was facilitated by a Non-Profit Organisation, Rising Stars Generation, at the Rock Falls Adventure Ranch […]

South African mountain biker, Alan Hatherly, clinched bronze in the men’s mountain biking cross-country race. Hatherly’s medal is South Africa’s second at the Paris Games, with the first – also bronze – secured by the Blitzboks in the Rugby men’s sevens. Hatherly also made history by becoming the first-ever South African and Southern Hemisphere rider to win an Olympic bronze medal in mountain biking. 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 […]

                                Contemporary Visual Artist, Ntsikelelo Mzibomvu, says the uproar over the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics Games 2024 forces society to engage in uncomfortable conversations that are critical to foster social cohesion. Mzibomvu says such instances offer an opportunity for society to unpack the tension between modern inclusivity as well as traditional and religious […]

  ANC veteran, Snuki Zikalala, says former president Jacob Zuma's expulsion from the ANC was long overdue. He says the former president's conduct is a bitter lesson for the ANC. Zuma, who has been in the ANC for just over six decades, has become the first former president to be expelled from the party. He contravened party rules when he formed the MK Party, while still a card-carrying member of the liberation […]

Former Public Protector, Professor Thuli Madonsela, says one of the main challenges of the Government of National Unity (GNU) will be addressing the disconnect between well-meaning government policies and their lack of implementation. She was speaking in Johannesburg at an event aimed at reflecting on democracy in South Africa, 30 years on. The event, hosted by the University of Johannesburg in collaboration with the National School of Government, brought together […]

    Security concerns in Paris ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony tonight - has been thrust into the spotlight again. This is after arsonists carried out attacks on France's high-speed train network, causing major travel disruption and the French airport has now been evacuated and closed. The city's rail network was paralysed with most of its high-speed train services affected hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. France's […]

                          The South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) has described incoming Chief Justice Mandisa Maya's appointment as a fitting feat for someone whose career has been filled with many milestones. One of her most notable feats was her serving as the first female president of the Supreme Court of Appeal from 2017 until her appointment as Deputy Chief […]

New Kaizer Chiefs head coach, Nasreddine Nabi, has labelled the club's 10 season long trophy drought as unacceptable. The Tunisian addressed South African media addressed South African media for the first time today and was brutally honest in his assessment of the team and where it finds itself. Amakhosi returned to South Africa from their pre-season camp in Turkiye on Wednesday and are set to face Tanzanian giants, Young Africans […]

Independent Political Analyst, Goodenough Mashego, labels Zizi Kodwa's stint in the National Legislature as optics. He says Kodwa must tell the public why he returned to Parliament after being charged with corruption. The former Sport, Arts and Culture Minister had returned as a lawmaker after having resigned last month from his positions in the ANC in the wake of the scandal. He raised eyebrows when he returned to the National […]