SA Rugby advised amateur clubs, universities, associate members and schools on Thursday that their COVID-19 Committee (CovCom) had approved a proposal to allow teams to return to training under certain strict conditions, although a return to play will not be permitted in 2020. School and club rugby players can train The resumption of amateur rugby […]
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Themba Zwane, Samir Nurkovic, Peter Shalulile and Gaston Sirino will battle it out for the coveted 2019/20 PSL Footballer of the Season award. The PSL revealed the full list of players nominated for top honours following the 2019/20 local football campaign on Thursday afternoon with a number of the league’s top performers making the cut. […]
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The Springboks will not be participating in the 2020 Rugby Championship, which takes place in Australia at the end of the year. The reigning champions were due to kick off their title-defence against Australia at Suncorp Stadium on the first weekend of November. Springboks withdraw from Rugby Championship However, there has been in doubt over […]
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It is understood that a boat carrying seven people capsized on the river near Spider Valley on Saturday. A boat carrying seven people capsized on the Vaal River near Spider Valley on Saturday. Picture: @ER24EMS/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Five people are believed to have drowned and four others critically injured in two separate boating accidents on […]
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To date, the number of recoveries now stand at 630,436 which translates to a recovery rate of 90%. FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) monitors a patient in a tent dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria on 10 July 2020. Picture: […]
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They are threatening to embark on a full-blown national strike soon. Bolt SA drivers protesting at the e-hailing service’s offices in Bryanston on 12 October 2020. Picture: Edwin Ntshidi/EWN JOHANNESBURG – E-hailing drivers have accused Bolt of misleading them. Drivers embarked on a strike last week, saying that they were sick and tired of being […]
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Contralesa has given the green light for the traditional right of passage for boys to resume in December. FILE: A Xhosa initiate stands during a traditional initiation process in a rural hut on 11 July 2017 in the Coffee Bay area in Umtata, South Africa. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – The Congress of Traditional Leaders of […]
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The Addo area has been the scene of 14 out of the province’s 74 farm attacks that occurred during the 2019/20 fiscal year. Police car/van. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape said that urgent intervention was needed to address the escalating farm attacks in the province. In the […]
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The Kraaifontein boy was shot and killed following an alleged gang-related shooting earlier this month. Duran Visagie. Picture: Supplied. CAPE TOWN – Loved ones of the slain 11-year-old Duran Visagie gathered this weekend to bid their final farewell to him. The Kraaifontein boy was shot and killed following an alleged gang-related shooting earlier this month. […]
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After searching the warder’s vehicle, security officials seized 120 mandrax pills, 13 cellular starterpacks, a cell phone and other mobile items. CAPE TOWN – A Port Elizabeth prison warder will appear in court on Monday after he was caught trying to smuggle contraband into St Albans Prison. On Friday, security officials attached to the national […]
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