EFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis has earned himself a huge opportunity after being signed to international promotion UFC. Du Plessis has been added to the main card of the 11 October Fight Island event where he is set to take on Brazil’s Marcus Perez. Dricus du Plessis signs to UFC The South African fighter […]
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Roland Garros will only be allowed to let in 1,000 fans per day for the final Grand Slam of a chaotic 2020 season. Organisers had hoped for as many as 5,000 to be allowed through the gates at Roland Garros but with virus cases surging in Paris, authorities were not prepared to take that risk. […]
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Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White included four Springbok loose forwards in his squad of 30 players for their Super Fan Saturday clash against the Sharks. Super Fan Saturday: Bulls vs Sharks Duane Vermeulen will lead the charge for the Bulls, in what will be his first game back at Loftus Versfeld in 2020, having […]
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Springbok flyhalf and 2019 Rugby World Cup winner, Elton Jantjies, will lead a Lions team featuring a vibrant mix of youth and experience when they cross paths with the Stormers on Super Fan Saturday. Super Fan Saturday: Lions vs Stormers – preview Jantjies will be joined by four Springboks – Ruan Dreyer (prop), Marvin Orie […]
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Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, tertiary education institutions moved lectures online in a bid to save the academic year. CAPE TOWN – A University of Cape Town (UCT) study has revealed that many students lack adequate resources for remote learning. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, tertiary education institutions moved lectures online in a bid to save the […]
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A report published and compiled after interviews with 73 convicted wildlife offenders in SA’s jails concluded that 70% of them were forced into crime to make a living. A vet removes the front horn from a rhino to prevent it being poached. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Most people convicted for wildlife poaching and trafficking […]
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The airport is one of three airports, along with OR Tambo International Airport and King Shaka International Airport, that will be open for international travel from 1 October. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula addressing the media on 24 September 2020 at Cape Town International Airport. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday […]
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The king on Thursday addressed the Umkhosi we Lembe, the annual commemoration of the day King Shaka was killed, at the eNyokeni royal palace in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal. FILE: Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini. Picture: @kzngov/Twitter DURBAN – AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has called on South Africans to launch a war against rapists. Zwelithini on Thursday […]
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In a statement on Thursday, parliament’s presiding officers said despite the most depressing challenges this year had brought, Ubuntu, human dignity, and human decency, saw South Africans rise together against a deadly global pandemic. FILE: Traditional Dancers at the Heritage Day celebrations at James Motlatsi Stadium in Orkney, North West in 2014. Picture: GCIS. CAPE […]
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The report makes proposals to reinvigorate the country’s industrialisation aspirations, Cabinet said on Thursday. JOHANNESBURG – Cabinet has approved the publication of a report by the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in the Government Gazette. The report makes proposals to reinvigorate the country’s industrialisation aspirations, Cabinet said on Thursday. The report comes […]
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