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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2 cops shot and wounded in Centurion after shoot-out with criminals

Picture: SAPS Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – Two police officers on Thursday were shot and wounded during a confrontation with criminals in Centurion, Pretoria. The shoot-out took place on Jacaranda Street just after 9am in the morning. Paramedics said that one officer was shot in the face, while the other took a bullet to the leg. […]

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Foreign nationals ‘live in constant fear’ in South Africa: HRW

The group said xenophobia remained widespread in South Africa despite a government action plan rolled out in May 2019 to combat ‘intolerance’. FILE: Foreign nationals in their makeshift shelters outside the Central Methodist Mission Church in Greenmarket Square in Cape Town. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Foreign nationals in South Africa suffer “routine” harassment, violence […]

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