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Stock Photo (Photo: Shutterstock) Nigeria has said it plans to repatriate more than 1,000 of its citizens from South Africa as tensions rise over immigrants in that country. South Africa has long been a destination for documented and undocumented workers from Africa. Abuja’s move comes after Ghana recently repatriated hundreds of its citizens from South Africa in response to a wave of protests and violence aimed at foreigners. Selection for Nigeria’s voluntary repatriation program began on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kimiebi Ebienfa told AFP on Friday. “The total figure is not yet known,” he said. “We expect more than 1,000…

THE COACH of runners under Nedbank Running Club, Mthandeni Nene, believes that Piet Wiersma can repeat the goal in 2024, by winning the Comrades Marathon that will be run next week. We are starting with the famous Comrades 87km run byup run (promotion) from Durban, to be observed in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, June 14. Wiersma (28) who runs for the Nedbank Running Club, was the last to win the race inup run in 2024 with a time of 5:25:00, leaving Dan Moselwake who also runs for Nedbank who finished second in 5:25:45. In third place was Degefa Lefebo from Ethiopia,…

The coach of the national women’s football team, Desiree Ellis, believes that the two friendly matches her team will play against Japan will be a good test before this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.Banyana Banyana will face Japan at Nagai Ballgame Field, in the city of Osaka, on Saturday at 8.50 am. These teams will meet again at J-Green Sakai, in the same city on Tuesday.These games are part of the preparations for Wafcon which will start on July 25 and wrap up on August 16, in Morocco. This tournament was scheduled to be played in March this year,…

The SIU has received a court order authorizing the search of Omar Motor Den, Malahleni, with a Bentley Continental GT car in cooperation with the investigation into the embezzlement of the Tembisa Hospital tender involving a well-known businessman who is still under investigation.The Special Tribunal ordered the seizure of the vehicle and prohibited any further actions involving the Bentley while the investigation is ongoing. The SIU says the sellers failed to disclose that the vehicle was there even though there was an order to keep it.When the SIU, its Curator, and the SAPS arrived at the shop and met with…

Irish Taoiseach Martin says the far-right ministers have shown ‘a desire to see the elimination of Palestinians from Palestine’.Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026Ireland has barred Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, from visiting the country, citing their conduct towards pro-Palestinian activists and support for policies that would displace Palestinians from their homeland.Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin – known as the Taoiseach – confirmed the move on Friday, saying the two far-right ministers had advocated positions that amounted to “a desire to see the elimination of Palestinians from Palestine”.Both Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have repeatedly…

FORMER Kaizer Chiefs STAR, Siphiwe “Shabba” Tshabalala, mentions that the coach who will take over the coaching of this team will have to prioritize maintaining the Makhosi culture.Tshabalala, who won a number of titles with Chiefs in the past years, said this is how the team is expected to announce a coach soon who will fill the void left by the departure of Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef who were coaching together. The contracts of these coaches were not renewed. Among the coaches who are expected to fill the vacancy, the name of Fernando Da Cruz who is expected…

June 5, 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? (Archive photo: WCHEMS/Twitter) An unknown woman, believed to be in her 30s, was apparently bitten to death by dogs in Klerksdorp. According to col. North-West police spokesperson Adéle Myburgh said the woman’s body was found early on Friday morning in Magaretha Prinsloo Street. The incident was reported to the police at around 05:45. A man from a nearby residence came across the woman’s body on his way to work. He immediately informed the police. Emergency services pronounced the woman dead at the scene. According to Myburgh, the…

HISTORY is not limited to Bafana Bafana’s encounter with Mexico in the first match of the World Cup, but the old days will return for the coach of the local team, Hugo Broos, who played the first match in this famous tournament at the Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 40 years ago.Bafana will open the World Cup against Mexico as it happened in 2010, the year South Africa hosted the tournament.This match will take place on June 11 at 9 pm, at the Azteca Stadium, famous for the miracles of Pele from Brazil and Diego Maradona from Argentina, both of whom…

ONE of the most famous players in the country, Sipho Mbule, will have to rise again and take it upon himself following the non-renewal of his contract with Orlando Pirates.The midfielder (28) signed for Zimnyama at the beginning of the 2025/26 season, after he was released by Mamelodi Sundowns, who had loaned him to Sekhukhune United for the 2024/25 season.Mbule, who is regarded as one of the country’s most talented players, got off to a good start for Bakaniya, helping the team to win the MTN8 and Carling knockout titles in the first half of the season.The good performance in…

Mamelodi Sundowns’ ACTION to extend Thapelo Morena’s contract should have wiped away the tears of this player who missed out on the Caf Champions League final, missing out on a place in Bafana Bafana who are busy preparing for the World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States of America (USA).Morena (32), who has played 350 games for Sundowns in different competitions, did not play in the 2016 Champions League final because he was not registered in Caf since he had just arrived in Chloorkop to be trained by Pitso “Jingles” Mosimane. This player, whose contract was extended for…