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SuperSport United head coach, Gavin Hunt, has once again bemoaned the loss of the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville as the club's home ground. Matsatsantsa lost the venue last month after it stopped meeting the Premier Soccer League's standards to host fixtures. United enjoyed a healthy run of eight league wins and four draws at the venue this season. Since the loss of the facility, United have been playing their […]

Mthokozisi Thwala says if he knew who killed Senzo Meyiwa - he would have already exposed the culprit. He was being cross-examined for the sixth day yesterday at the high court in Pretoria where the trial of the slain Bafana Bafana captain is being heard. The defence has accused Thwala of fabricating certain aspects of his oral testimony. Many details of his testimony contradicted both Kelly Khumalo's written statement and […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended government’s decision to appeal the Pretoria High Court ruling that public schools, hospitals, and police stations be exempt from rolling blackouts. He was responding to IFP MP Narend Singh’s question on the government’s rationale behind the appeal decision in Parliament. The President faced tough questions on government's response to the current electricity crisis and the path towards a Just Energy transition. Earlier this week, Public […]

South African Rastafarian Ambassador, scholar and academic, Sipho Mantula, says Bob Marley’s legacy remains relevant in the face of prevailing socio-economic challenges facing the majority of South Africans. Matula joined the world in observing 42 years of the global icon’s death. Marley, known as the defender of love, liberation, and unity, died at the age of 36 after a four-year battle with melanoma - a type of skin cancer on […]

Dr Nandipha Magudumana's bail application has been reserved for next week Tuesday, the same day her lover Thabo Bester is set to make his second court appearance. Magudumana's lawyer, advocate Frans Dlamini, told the court that they could not proceed with the application today due to alleged crucial evidence that has since surfaced. "Because of the importance of that particular information, she is also looking at the possibility of exploring […]

Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, is on a mission to make his province the hub of South Africa's biggest sporting events. Gauteng will host this year's Nedbank Cup semi-final between Orlando Pirates and Sekhukhune United at the Loftus Versveld Stadium in Tshwane on May 27. Over the past few years, Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, has been the preferred venue for most of the PSL cup finals. “Gauteng is ready to […]

It's set to be another tough day for Senzo Meyiwa's friend, Mthokozisi Thwala, when he returns to the witness stand in the high court in Pretoria today. Yesterday, day five of his cross-examination in the Meyiwa murder trial ended with the defence accusing him of evading questions. Defence advocate, Charles Mnisi, had kicked off the session determined to poke holes in Thwala’s testimony. He went for the kill when the […]

Fans of one of South Africa's leading rappers, Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, have taken to social media demanding justice for the slain musician. The call marks three months since AKA was killed in cold blood together with his friend, chef and entrepreneur Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane. The two were shot dead outside a restaurant in Durban while walking to their car. Despite Police Minister Bheki Cele's assertions in late February and early […]

South Africans continue to pay homage to the late former Mamelodi Sundowns Public Relations Officer, Alex Shakoane. In a statement, the ANC describes Shakoane as a PR genius who served as the voice and face of Sundowns for many years. The party also credits him for turning the club into a household name and a powerful brand. Goldfinger, as he was fondly known, was Sundowns’ Supporter Mobilising Manager at the […]

  Eskom board chairperson, Mpho Makwana has told Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) that some of Andre de Ruyter's corruption claims were misleading the public. Makwana is among the Eskom executives appearing before Scopa to give their account on the graft claims made by the power utility's former CEO. The board is appearing a day after the law enforcement agencies including the Hawks and the SIU had their […]