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#JusticeForCwecwe: St Teresa’s School pupils add their voice

Budget may be DA’s final GNU straw

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published 1 hour ago

The ANC, after teaming up with smaller parties within and outside the GNU, garnered enough support to have the Budget adopted on Wednesday. ActionSA emerged as the ...

DA now an unwelcome GNU guest

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published 2 hours ago

It's clear that it's now not a question of if but when and how the DA exits the GNU.

Eastern Cape education department retracts decision to close Bergview College

Nicola Daniels|Published 2 hours ago

Amid a national outcry over the alleged rape of a 7-year-old pupil at Bergview College, the Eastern Cape Department of Education has reversed its decision to close ...

Steveno van Rhyn ‘fell from bakkie’, court hears

Robin-Lee Francke|Published 2 hours ago

A police sergeant has testified that accused Steveno van Rhyn told doctors his injuries came from falling off a bakkie, contradicting his claims of police torture ...

How the State bungled the Timothy Omotoso rape trial

Chevon Booysen|Published 3 hours ago

In a stunning legal conclusion to an eight-year trial, televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused were acquitted of all charges including racketeering ...

Stellenbosch FC can’t go to Cairo fearing the crowd, says Steve Barker after Zamalek draw

Zaahier Adams|Published 4 hours ago

Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker feels “the pressure shifts to Zamalek” after his team earned a well-deserved goalless draw in their first-leg CAF Confederation ...

Pressure just too much for Rob Walter, now Proteas ODI scene set for Shukri Conrad

Zaahier Adams|Published 5 hours ago

Despite leading the Proteas team to their first-ever World Cup final – the T20 version – in Barbados last year, and two consecutive semi-finals at both the ODI World ...

Royal AM on the verge of PSL expulsion as club owners prepare to vote

Smiso Msomi|Published 15 hours ago

The Premier Soccer League's executive committee has recommended terminating Royal AM's membership following months of financial turmoil, including a R40-million ...

Rand nosedives to 1-month low amid budget turmoil and political uncertainty

Siphelele Dludla|Published 15 hours ago

The rand has depreciated to R18. 78 against the US dollar, reaching its lowest point since February as Parliament narrowly passes the controversial budget with a ...

Springbok Women to play Canada in double-headers with the Springboks in July

Mike Greenaway|Published 17 hours ago

The Springbok Women team contest the World Cup in August and they have secured excellent warm-up games against highly-ranked Canada.

Impi Visser: Blitzboks mean business at Singapore Sevens after Hong Kong loss

Leighton Koopman|Published 18 hours ago

After a ninth-place finish in Hong Kong left title hopes dashed, Blitzboks co-captain Impi Visser and his team are determined to prove themselves in Singapore, where ...

Cape Town prepares for the iconic Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon

Staff Reporter|Published 20 hours ago

The ultramarathon will take runners on a 56km route from Newlands to scenic glory in Muizenberg, St. James, Kalk Bay, the famed Chapman's Peak and Constantia, before ...

How phone scammers are targeting bank customers in South Africa

Staff Reporter|Published 21 hours ago

The National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) revealed that fraud remains the largest category of complaints handled by the banking division, with customers’ grievances ...

Investors' funds remain with liquidators as SCA rejects NDPP's Tariomix appeal

Chevon Booysen|Published 22 hours ago

The Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected the NDPP's late appeal to freeze millions in the Tariomix Ponzi scheme case, ruling that the funds should remain with liquidators ...

Judge Leicester Adams gets the vote of confidence for Electoral Court

Zelda Venter|Published 23 hours ago

Judge Leicester Adams, the sole candidate for the vacant position at the Electoral Court, was interviewed by the Judicial Service Commission amid pressure to fill ...

Jannes Kirsten: Bulls set for ‘fight until the death’ in Bayonne Challenge Cup tie

Ashfak Mohamed|Published 23 hours ago

Bulls flank Jannes Kirsten warns his team must block out the passionate French crowd and prepare for a 'big set-piece battle' if they hope to advance past Bayonne ...

New Vice-Chancellor Ramjugernath aims for global excellence at Stellenbosch University

Staff Reporter|Published 1 day ago

Prof Deresh Ramjugernath has stepped into his new role as Stellenbosch University's Rector and Vice-Chancellor, prioritising academic excellence, sustainability, ...

Budget deadlock points to government’s lack of a coherent plan

Nkosikhulule Nyembezi|Published 1 day ago

We do not know when any of this uncertainty will end for good. There is, at present, no convincing plan from the Union Buildings and Parliament on the way forward. ...

SA unites behind #JusticeForCwecwe

Nicola Daniels|Published 1 day ago

Supporters across South Africa demanded justice for Cwecwe, a 7-year-old girl allegedly raped in Matatiele. The police have intensified their investigation amid ...