Dricus du Plessis signs to UFC, added to Fight Island card in October

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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Super Fan Saturday: Lions vs Stormers – preview

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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Many students lack adequate resources for remote learning, UCT study reveals

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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Poverty, joblessness drives wildlife poaching in South Africa: study

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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Mbalula inspects CT International Airport ahead of international travel

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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King Goodwill Zwelithini calls on South Africans to join fight against GBV

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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Heritage Day it’s about observing what unites us as a nation – Parliament

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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Cabinet approves publication of report by 4IR commission

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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