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  Nine of the South Africans who played in the Netball World Cup in Cape Town last month have secured contracts to play professional netball overseas. The Proteas finished in sixth place in the tournament, but have retained their fifth-place world ranking, ahead of  fellow Africans Malawi in sixth and Uganda in seventh place. South Africa Assistant Coach Dumisani Chauke believes having so many players gaining experience in professional leagues […]

Civil rights movement, #NotInMyName, says the continued delays in the case against the man dubbed the Ekurhuleni serial rapist, Nkosinathi Phakathi, is causing secondary victimisation of his victims and their families. This after the trial was postponed to the 27th of November earlier today. Judge Lesego Makolomakwe, ordered that the 32-year-old be sent for psychiatric assessment. Earlier this week, his mental health was brought into question, after a psycho-legal suggested […]

The Department of Agriculture has warned against panic buying as the highly infectious avian influenza - poses a threat to the supply of chicken and eggs in the country. The food industry is currently dealing with a deadly outbreak of the bird flu, in which the country has lost around 25% of its national flock. At least 2.7-million chickens have been lost to date, which has cost the industry millions […]

Former Springboks captain, John Smit, says the Springboks mustn't underestimate Tonga - and should prepare for a tough match. The Springboks, who won their opening matches against Romania and Scotland, lock horns with Tonga on Sunday night, needing as many points as possible out of the game to secure a place in the playoffs. The Boks will be coming from a loss against Ireland and will be wanting to win […]

In a YNews exclusive, Hip-hop rapper AKA's mother, Lynn Forbes, says finding the culprits who killed her son does not mean that police will know who paid for the hit. She was speaking on the sidelines of the Metropolitan Thematic Media Roundtable last night. Her remarks came days after Police Minister, Bheki Cele, claimed that they were close to cracking the double-murder case of AKA and his friend, Tebello "Tibz" […]

Proteas One-Day International captain, Temba Bavuma, will miss the two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up matches against Afghanistan and New Zealand on Friday (29 September) and on Monday (2 October), respectively. Proteas ODI captain Temba Bavuma will miss the two #CWC2023 warm-up matches against Afghanistan and New Zealand on Friday and Monday respectively. Bavuma will travel back home today for family reasons. T20I captain Aiden Markram will lead […]

Suspended TUT SRC president, Keamogetswe Masike, says the university's continued postponement of his disciplinary matter shows that there is no actual case against him. Masike, who has been suspended for a month by the university for allegations of misconduct, will have to wait yet again after his matter was postponed to the 11th of October. He says he was told that witnesses who were supposed to testify yesterday were sick, […]

  Former brigadier of the SAPS Investigative Psychology Section, Dr Gerard Labuschagne, has expressed concern over the lack of resources for police to deal with kidnapping cases adequately. His comments come after Police Minister, Bheki Cele, revealed that the number of kidnappings have increased by about 200%. According to the police, kidnappings increased from 3 832 incidents in 2013 to almost 11 000 cases in 2021, with Gauteng accounting for the […]

The SPAR Proteas will embark on their first international series when they travel down under to face off against world champions Australia in a three match test series. The two countries last met in January during the 2023 Quad Series in Cape Town and never got a chance to play against each other during the 2023 Netball World Cup at the same venue. South Africa concluded a three-day training camp […]