LIVE UPDATES ON ERITREA VS SOUTH AFRICA The final whistle sounds. Eritrea 0-5 South Africa. 90′ ⚽️ Goal! Singh taps in from close range to make it 5-0 to South Africa. Appollis with his third assist! 85′ ⚽️ Two brilliant successive saves. Eritrea push to break South Africa’s cleansheet for a consolation but Williams makes […] More
Today’s Kaizer Chiefs news wrap looks at the latest on top prospects, long-term injuries and those returning from minor setbacks soon. Kaizer Chiefs expect big things from Mendes after COSAFA exploits Chiefs Diski Challenge coach Vela Khumalo believes 18-year-old sensation Steven Mendes already possesses the maturity and raw ability to represent the Chiefs first team. […] More
Orlando Pirates could welcome the return of Thalente Mbatha ahead of their highly anticipated MTN8 clash against Mamelodi Sundowns next month. The 26-year-old midfielder has been sidelined since August after picking up a knee injury, forcing him to miss the majority of the Buccaneers‘ matches at the start of the 2026/27 season. Despite Mbatha’s absence, […] More
South Africa and Namibia have different national minimum wage systems, with workers in the two neighbouring countries earning different statutory minimum rates depending on their sector. South Africa’s National Minimum Wage increased to R30.23 per hour from 1 March 2026, up from R28.79. The rate applies to ordinary hours worked and includes farm and domestic […] More
Thousands of Durban property owners are still waiting for the outcome of objections to the city’s new property valuations, with eThekwini Municipality saying the process could take up to 12 months. The municipality’s Property Valuations and Management Directorate has received approximately 10 000 objections to the 2026 General Valuation Roll (GV2026), along with a large […] More
Millions of South Africans are still using the old green barcoded ID book, but Home Affairs is preparing to bring an end to its use. The department has been steadily moving towards a Smart ID-only system, with around 16 million green ID books still in use. Home Affairs says the old document is vulnerable to […] More
President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a four-point gender-based violence (GBV) plan with strict 60- and 90-day deadlines, ordering urgent action on unresolved murder and rape cases, forensic backlogs and unsafe public spaces across South Africa. This forms part of government’s latest response to gender-based violence and femicide as police investigate the deaths of 11 women […] More
President Cyril Ramaphosa has named several of the women and girls killed across South Africa in recent weeks as he confronted the country’s deepening gender-based violence crisis. During his address to the nation on Tuesday night, 29 September, Ramaphosa said the number of women’s bodies found in Ekurhuleni since July had risen to 11, before […] More
Kaizer Chiefs will have to dig deep into their playing squad with so many players on the sidelines. Here’s the latest from Naturena. Kaizer Chiefs injury news First-choice goalkeeper Brandon Petersen will miss up to six weeks with a knee injury he sustained in training. Meanwhile, versatile attacker Wandile Duba will miss a few weeks with a hip and groin […] More
Kaizer Chiefs Diski Challenge coach Vela Khumalo expects COSAFA U20 star Steven Mendes to make the jump to the first team sooner rather than later. Khumalo backs Mendes for the Kaizer Chiefs senior side Chiefs Diski Challenge coach Vela Khumalo believes 18-year-old sensation Steven Mendes already possesses the maturity and raw ability to represent the […] More
Teboho Mokoena and Aubrey Modiba are ruled out of the Afcon clash against Eritrea. The match kicks off 18:00 on Wednesday night at the Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The Mamelodi Sundowns duo picked up injuries during Bafana Bafana’s hard fought 2-1 victory over Guinea last Saturday in Soweto. Their absence leaves Mosimane without two […] More
Tuesday’s Afcon 2027 qualifiers delivered convincing victories, high scoring encounters and several competitive draws across the continent. Egypt, Mozambique, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Rwanda were among the teams to record important victories, while Algeria, Cameroon and Tanzania were held to draws. The day’s results were as follows: AFCON 2027 QUALIFIERS RESULTS BIG RESULTS ACROSS […] More
What will it take to bring Banyana Banyana to the next level? Coach Dr Desiree Ellis has lauded her team’s success despite less investment in women’s grassroots football. With all the attention on Bafana Bafana’s success, is it time we paid closer attention to the female soccer team? Coach assesses state of women’s football development […] More
Korea has roughly 11 million registered crypto investors in a country of 51 million people. The top 10% of accounts generate more than 91% of all volume. And when a survey asked active holders in May whether they were abandoning the market, 94.9% said they would add back to crypto positions the moment conditions improved. […] More
South Africans around the world have gone into panic mode over where to find the last few boxes of ProNutro. The beloved homegrown breakfast cereal has officially been discontinued, as announced in a statement last week. Since then, a South African food import company has offered to purchase the company from the US corporation, PepsiCo. […] More
Many of us love the taste of sweet things. Could something found in everyday foods be helping cancer spread? That’s the question raised by new research on fructose and ovarian cancer, though scientists stress the findings were observed only in preclinical models. The study uncovered an unexpected way chemotherapy-surviving cancer cells may encourage ovarian cancer […] More
