Sale wing Marland Yarde has revealed that some of his team-mates including a group of Springboks have been the target of death threats for their failure to ‘take the knee’ ahead of Premiership matters in support of Black Lives Matter. South Africa’s Minister of Sports, arts and culture Nathi Mthethwa demanded that SA Rugby take […]
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Manfred Lewis was found dead in his cell last month shortly after he was taken into custody. Picture: Supplied. CAPE TOWN – Two police officers have been granted bail after appearing in court in connection with the death of a man in a holding cell in Moorreesburg. Duwayne Williams and Justin Sassman appeared in the […]
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Earlier Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding from 4 pm on Tuesday, and it was expected to last until 10 pm – this after the utility managed to return more generation units back to service. Earlier Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding from 4 pm on Tuesday, and it was expected to last until 10 […]
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Makwetu joined the likes of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday to address the National Council of Province (NCOP)’s local government week virtual session. Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu. Picture: @AuditorGen_SA/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Municipalities need to plan better and stop spending money they don’t have. That’s the simple message from Auditor-General Kimi […]
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Inside SA’s bleak second quarter GDP figures Abigail Javier | Statistics South Africa revealed that the country has fallen deeper into recession, with gross domestic product (GDP) dropping by 51% in the second quarter of this year. Take a closer look at the figures related to the economic data.
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The commission asked former CEO Tshediso Matona about the meeting that consultant Nicholas Linell has disposed of an affidavit about Linell’s affidavit which said he was given the task of drafting the board resolution for Tsotsi. Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni testifying in her delinquency case at the High Court in Pretoria on 20 […]
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Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bat in the second Twenty20 international against England at Southampton on Sunday. Both sides were unchanged from Friday’s opening fixture at the Ageas Bowl when England beat Australia by just two runs in a last-ball thriller. Australia, the world’s top-ranked T20 side, were cruising to […]
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Load shedding returns – power cuts resume from 4 pm on Tuesday Eskom managed to suspend load shedding until Tuesday afternoon after returning more generation units back to service. Eskom has again urged South Africans to use electricity sparingly. Picture: Pexels JOHANNESBURG – Stage 1 load shedding will resume from this hour. Eskom managed to […]
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The agency has announced that second-quarter figures show that the economy shrunk by 51% quarter on quarter. JOHANNESBURG – Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday said the fear of contracting the coronavirus, a decrease in income and fear of arrest, saw a vast decrease in household consumption in the second quarter of this year. […]
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) transformation chair Dr Eugenia Kula-Ameyaw is eager to ensure that former players who suffered racial abuse are compensated financially. Newly appointed transformation ombudsman Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza will be tasked with hearing the complaints from former and current players and setting up a Restoration Fund. Dr Kula-Ameyaw said that it is only […]
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