Orlando Pirates’ opponents African Stars will trravel away for their home game. They do not currently have a CAF approved stadium in Namibia that meets the required international standards. The Namibian champions were forced to play their previous home fixture in Mzansi. It was against AS Mangasport at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Pretoria. […] More
Defending Betway Premiership champions Orlando Pirates get back to domestic business this week. How will they line up against Durban City? Pirates return to South African bread and butter Orlando Pirates are back in Mzansi after vanquishing Mauritian side La Cure Waves FC. Next on the agenda for the Sea Robbers is a home clash […] More
Kaizer Chiefs have two strikers out due to injury and at times, they were forced to play without strikers. In recent weeks, coach Fernando Da Cruz has brought in Nigeria striker Etiosa Ighodaro. The 25-year-old is yet to find the net this season, having returned fron an injury. In the few matches he’s played, the […] More
The Springboks have completed a long journey to Australia as they now begin preparations for a one-off Test against the Wallabies in Perth. Next Sunday’s match, which will be hosted at the Optus Stadium, will mark the first time the two teams meet this year and will represent another significant occasion for Erasmus and his […] More
Interest in next week’s South African Short Course Championships has grown significantly after the news that four-time Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith (formerly Schoenmaker) will return to competition at the event in Pietermaritzburg from 24 to 27 September. Smith retired from all competition after winning gold and silver at the Paris Olympics in 2024, but is […] More
Social Development Minister Dina Pule, whose portfolio oversees SASSA, has visited the family of murdered Kempton Park runner Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo and pledged support for her eight-year-old daughter. Pule visited the family at their Kempton Park home alongside Gauteng Social Development MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, where they paid their respects and personally conveyed condolences to Moselakgomo’s […] More
Unions want employers to provide safe transport for workers who finish late shifts as the deaths of women in Kempton Park fuel fears about travelling at night. The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) and its affiliate, the National Union of Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Commercial, Health and Allied Workers (NUHRCCHAW), have called for urgent […] More
Several outspoken Afrikaner rights activists, including AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel, Lex Libertas’ Ernst Roets, and singer Steve Hofmeyr, have expressed public support for the US’s new visa restrictions on South Africans. The announcement was made by US State of Secretary, Marco Rubio, under a new policy in the Immigration and Nationality Act. US VISA RESTRICTIONS: WHAT […] More
A desperate search is under way for a 46-year-old man who reportedly went missing while hiking alone on Table Mountain. A missing-persons poster circulating on local hiking and trail-running WhatsApp groups identifies the man as Wayne Barnard. According to the poster, Barnard last made contact at 11:05 on Wednesday, 16 September. He had shared his […] More
A second woman in the widening Ekurhuleni murder investigation has been identified as 32-year-old Itumeleng Kekana. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed to The South African that Kekana was among the women whose deaths police are examining. Kekana disappeared from Kempton Park in July. Local police records show her family reported her missing on […] More
Abdeslam Ouaddou’s team have remained unbeaten in their opening four Betway Premiership matches. The Moroccan won three and drawing one to scoop the Coach of the Month award. This is all despite the absence of Thalente Mbatha and Masindi Nemtajela through injury, while Relebohile Mofokeng left the club for Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, who […] More
The MTN8 final between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns could have a huge effect on the PSL season. The Buccaneers will be aiming for a fifth straight trophy when they face Bafana ba Style on 10 October. Whoever wins here will also claim the bragging rights, stretching into the new year. Here’s when Pirates and […] More
Mosimane will reveal his squad at SAFA House on Thursday at 12:00 as he prepares for three international matches. Bafana Bafana will host Guinea on 26 September in an AFCON qualifier. They will then travel to Egypt to face Eritrea on 30 September. They will then face Egypt in an international friendly at Cairo International […] More
The tournament will take place from 18 to 27 September, with Amajita looking to defend the regional title they have won in the last two editions. Mdaka has been working with a preliminary group of 31 players since the team entered camp in Johannesburg on 8 September. Amajita will leave for Mozambique on Thursday, 17 […] More
Kaizer Chiefs captain Brandon Petersen has been ruled out for four to six weeks due to injury, the club confirmed on Wednesday. The 32-year-old keeper has played in all the club’s games this season. In recent weeks, Petersen has made costly errors which led to goals. Amakhosi confirmed that their keeper was injured during training […] More
Even as she celebrated her survey win, Nthabiseng described a far less pleasant process she’d recently been through reapplying for her children’s SASSA grants. She said it felt like applying for the first time all over again. “I had to bring in everything, all the paperwork that you need when you apply for grants for […] More
