SA Rugby has scolded a number of provincial unions for fielding teams that are ‘too white’ at various age group levels. In a letter to the unions, SA Rugby president Mark Alexander said: ‘The success of the (2019 Rugby) World Cup is not a get out of jail free card for those who oppose transformation. […]
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Premier Soccer League (PSL) outfit Stellenbosch could find themselves in trouble after staging their first top-flight home fixture at Danie Craven Stadium, reports KickOff. Stellenbosch in hot water The Cape Winelands outfit hosted Moroka Swallows in their opening game of the season, a match which ended deadlocked at one-all. In keeping with COVID-19 regulations, no spectators […]
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Mbali Ntuli said that her focus was now on campaigning for the party to boost its voter base ahead of next year’s local government elections. FILE: Mbali Ntuli of the Democratic Alliance. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN DURBAN – Former Democratic Alliance (DA) youth leader Mbali Ntuli has pledged her support for the party’s newly elected leader, […]
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FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Dear Fellow South African, In three days’ time the matric class of 2020 will sit for the National Senior Certificate examinations. It is the culmination of 12 years of schooling and a gruelling final year of preparation. For many this is an exciting moment, but one that is also […]
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Angry community members chased the man they accused of raping and killing the girl. They then beat him to death. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – Police have condemned mob justice after community members in Mdantsane murdered a man they’d killed a six-year-old girl. The child was raped and killed last Tuesday. Some locals […]
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According to police, the teenager was shot in the upper body in the early hours of Saturday morning while attending a house party. CAPE TOWN – A man is expected in the dock in Centane, the Eastern Cape, on Monday morning in connection with the killing of a 15-year-old boy. According to police, the teenager […]
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Several bridges and low-lying areas were flooded over the weekend due to heavy rainfall in Gauteng. JOHANNESBURG – Weather experts are warning that it will be a wet and rainy week in the country, with widespread thunderstorms over some provinces. Several bridges and low-lying areas were flooded over the weekend due to heavy rainfall in […]
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There are growing concerns as criminals continue to outsmart authorities and unsuspecting motorists by promising to clear traffic fines and this is blamed partly on rising enforcement orders. A general view of a South African driver’s licence. Picture: Supplied. JOHANNESBURG – There are growing concerns as criminals continue to outsmart authorities and unsuspecting motorists by […]
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Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille said that the country only had 40,000 farmers left to feed 57 million citizens, meaning that food security was under threat. FILE: DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille claims that […]
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The national taxi lekgotla was concluded over the past weekend. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the Western Cape taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on 15 October 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that he was in the process of establishing a task team to help implement desperately needed changes to […]
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