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Heinrich Klaasen and Ryan Rickelton produced sizzling performances for Durban’s Super Giants and MI Cape Town, respectively, to get Betway SA20 Season 2 underway in thrilling fashion at Kingsmead last night. Ultimately, it was Klaasen’s 85 off 35 balls that edged out Rickelton’s 87 off 51 balls that allowed DSG to open their campaign with an 11-run Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS Method) victory, after a late downpour brought an early close to […]

Civil rights group, Lawyers for Palestine, says interim relief amid South Africa's genocide case against Israel will help prevent further devastation in Gaza.The rights group has expressed optimism that the International Court of Justice will rule in favour of South Africa's special emergency request for an immediate ceasefire.All eyes were on the ICJ in the Hague today as it began its two-day hearings of South Africa's genocide case against Israel.South […]

Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, says the city has appointed a contractor to begin the rehabilitation of Lillian Ngoyi Street, formerly known as Bree street. Gwamanda gave an update on the rehabilitation of the road following last year's gas explosion. On the 19th of July, community members in the Joburg CBD were greeted by a loud noise as the renowned "Bree Street" ripped open with taxis and vehicles having flipped over. […]

Mamelodi Sundowns defender, Mothobi Mvala, is headed to the Ivory Coast as part of the 23-player Bafana Bafana 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad. Mvala was a doubt for the continental tournament after he suffered a groin strain during Bafana's four- day camp in Stellenbosch this week. He is not the only one who has recently picked up an injury. Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams is currently being managed […]

Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, OUTA, says NSFAS must now focus on restoring stability to the student financial aid scheme by hiring a permanent CEO. The organisation's remarks follow the thwarting of former CEO Andile Nongogo's attempt for reinstatement. Yesterday, the Labour Court declared Nongogo's termination of employment lawful and valid after he had approached the court in a bid to challenge the unilateral termination of his employment contract without a […]

Veteran artists and musicians says it’s up to young entertainers to revive South Africa’s legacy of social activism. They were speaking at legendary photojournalist Dr Peter Magubane’s burial service held at the  Fourways Memorial Park Cemetery. The 91-year-old died in Johannesburg on New Year’s Day. Magubane was famous for hiding his camera in a hollowed loaf of bread to evade detection by apartheid- era police. His daughter, Ambassador Fikile Magubane, […]

The question of whether South Africa will be able to stop the war in Gaza is one that lingers across the globe. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, will tomorrow and Friday hear South Africa's genocide application against Israel. South Africa is the first country to lodge a case against the Middle Eastern country in a bid to stop the world's longest-continuing conflicts. The recent relentless bombardment […]

Young people have weighed in following Fikile Mbalula's admission to defending corruption. The ANC Secretary General dropped a bombshell at the weekend when he confessed party members had lied to Parliament to protect the then-president, Jacob Zuma. In a move that shocked South Africans, the ANC SG told supporters in Mbombela that many people's careers were damaged trying to defend the former President's multi-million-rand Nkandla homestead upgrade. He said they […]

A concept image showing a regular South African Rand banknote that is half melted and liquified dripping on an isolated studdio background Economist, Dawie Roodt, says judgment dismissing the case against the more than banks, which were accused of manipulating the rand is not surprising. On Monday evening, the Competition Appeals Court's cleared Standard Bank, FirstRand, and Nedbank, along with other foreign banks for their alleged involvement in the scandal […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the Newlands pitch unsatisfactory after the low-scoring ICC World Test Championship clash between South Africa and India. The decision, made under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, comes after Newlands hosted the shortest-ever completed Test match, with 642 balls bowled in total. Mohammed Siraj's 6/15 skittled South Africa for 55 in their first innings, while India managed a 98-run lead on the […]