Gavin Hunt appointed as new Kaizer Chiefs head coach

Four-time PSL winner Gavin Hunt has been appointed by Kaizer Chiefs as their new coach. The club parted ways with German mentor Ernst Middendorp earlier in the month, along with assistant coach Shaun Bartlett. Kaizer Chiefs end Hunt for new coach  Having been heavily linked with the former Hellenic defender – who led Supersport United […]

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Watch: Blitzboks tackle the Jerusalema Challenge [video]

Members of the Blitzboks squad tried their hand at the global phenomenon which is the Jerusalema Challenge for a good cause. The phenomenon, which originated in South Africa via the smash hit by Master KG and Nomcebo has taken over the world by storm in 2020. It was even cosigned by the highest office on […]

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Welsh skipper tipped to lead British and Irish Lions in South Africa

Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones has been tipped as a possible candidate for British and Irish Lions captain ahead of the tour to South Africa. The famous team, which comprises of players from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland descends upon South African shores in July 2021 for the first time since their 2009 tour. Alun […]

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Former athletics chief Diack guilty of Russian doping corruption

The former head of athletics’ world governing body, Lamine Diack, was on Wednesday found guilty by a French court of corruption in covering up Russian doping cases and sentenced to four years in prison, of which two years were suspended. Diack, an 87-year-old Senegalese who led the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), now renamed […]

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Regulation of funeral sector will benefit clients, say associations

This week saw mainly black-owned funeral associations unite under the banner of a Unification Task Team. DURBAN – Funeral practitioners on Wednesday said that government needed to act urgently to formalise the sector in order to benefit consumers. This week saw mainly black-owned funeral associations unite under the banner of a unification task team. They […]

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Suspected mastermind behind Vanderbijlpark school kidnapping set to plead guilty

Tharina Human is accused of orchestrating a six-year-old child’s abduction near her school in Vanderbijlpark last year. FILE: Tharina Human, one of four people accused of kidnapping a six-year-old girl outside her school in Vanderbijlpark, appears in court on 11 October 2019. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The suspected mastermind behind the kidnapping of a six-year-old […]

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Laingville residents protest over land, housing

A Laingville community leader has told Eyewitness News that residents are up in arms, accusing the municipality of lying to them about issues of land and housing in the West Coast town. Police car/van. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – Residents in the St Helena Bay community of Laingville have again taken to the streets in […]

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Sama condemns murder of Dr Abdulhay Munshi as outrageous, deplorable

It’s believed that Munshi was shot six times in Johannesburg on Wednesday after he stopped to check his car which had been rammed at the back. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Medical Association (Sama) has reacted to the murder of specialist anaesthetist Dr Abdulhay Munshi, describing the crime as outrageous and deplorable. It’s believed that […]

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Winde welcomes move to level 1 but warns WC not to be complacent about COVID-19

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that now more than ever, people should take seriously the strongest defences available against COVID-19 – the wearing of masks, sanitising and washing hands and maintaining social distancing. FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: Twitter. CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed the move to […]

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