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Orlando Pirates’ unfulfilled DREAM in the pre-season finale of the Betway Premiership is to collect full points in front of the fans in the final home game but everything else is still going according to plan. These are the words of the captain of the Pirates, Nkosinathi “Bhodlela” Sibisi, which he told the Soweto media team following their escape from the chance to win the league title for the first time after 14 years. Zimnyama fought Durban City 0-0 at Orlando Amstel Arena, Soweto, on Saturday. This led to the fact that the fans who were expecting to celebrate came…

Lebogang Maile, the Gauteng MEC for education. (Photo: Provided) AfriForum is not only concerned that the Gauteng Department of Education is going to reconsider its model for the decentralization of municipal services to public schools, but also that Lebogang Maile, the Gauteng MEC of Education, is now trying to cover up his department’s share in schools’ municipal debt. Maile said at a media conference on Sunday, among other things, that the department is facing several structural challenges. “These challenges, the core of which are fiscal constraints that have an impact on teaching and learning as well as infrastructure and maintenance,…

MILFORD FC and Cape Town City secured a place in the PSL Promotion Play-Offs by getting the key points they needed in the 2025/26 Motsepe Foundation Championship season wrap-up games played yesterday, at different venues.Milford drew 0-0 with Hungry Lions at Mxolisi Dicky Jacobs Stadium, Upington, while City beat Leicesterford City 4-2 at Dobsonville Sadium, Soweto. Milford needed a point in their match against the Lions to secure their place in the Play-Offs. They finished the season in third place with 54 points which is the same number as City who finished in second place due to goal difference. Casric…

There are complaints about teachers from other countries, who have been hired to teach local languages, when there are teachers who are working at home without work.This complaint was expressed by members of Parliament, who complained that teachers from other countries have been hired in some provinces, who teach subjects that are considered not to require specific skills.The Director General of the Department of Basic Education, Mr. Mathanzima Mweli, said he found out that in some provinces, teachers from other countries are teaching native languages.”We have had a problem that we need teachers to teach subjects such as Maths and…

Kaizer Chiefs COACH, Cedric Kaze, has come out in the open with his goalkeeper, Brandon Petersen, who believes that he deserves to get on the plane of the national team, Bafana Bafana, heading to the World Cup next month.Kaze said this after Petersen scored another outstanding goal and was finally selected as the best player as Chiefs beat AmaZulu 1-0 in the Betway Premiership match on Saturday, at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban.Petersen (31) has been in good form this season, keeping 18 of 35 clean sheets in all competitions this season. Although Kaze started by clarifying that he does not…

Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni in die hof. (Foto: Justice, Crime Prevention and Security/ X) Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni (60), taxi boss from Mpumalanga, and his three co-accused’s case was struck off the roll in the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday after the prosecutor did not turn up for the court proceedings. Sibanyoni, Phillmon Makhaya Msiza (55), Mvimba Daniel Masilela (45) and Bafana Sindane entered the dock for the first time last week where they stood trial on a charge of extortion and two charges of money laundering. According to the indictment, the four are suspected of having demanded money from a businessman…

A RESULT contrary to what was expected of Orlando Pirates, who gave up the chance to win the Betway Premiership title with a points tie with Durban City, is a chilling proof of how much weight is on the shoulders of the players, the responsibility of ending the 14-year famine of this Soweto team, without knowing the league title.These are the words of the Pirates coach, Abdeslam Ouaddou, following the 0-0 draw with Durban City on Saturday, at Orlando Amstel Arena, Soweto.Bucs came to this penultimate game of the season needing three points to go top of the log since…

Eastern Cape boxer, Siyakhlowa “One Way” Kuse, won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Strawweight title on Saturday night.Kuse from Duncan Village, defeated by points the champion Melvin Jerusalem from the Phillippines in the battle at Emperors Palace, Gauteng. It was a day organized by Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves Promotions. All three judges gave the fight to Kuse 111-116, 112-115, 112-116.By winning the world’s most prestigious WBC belt, Kuse entered the history books of South African boxing. He is the fourth among the country’s boxers to hold the WBC belt. Others are Thulani “Sugarboy” Malinga (KwaZulu-Natal), Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto”…

A 75-year-old woman was brutally murdered in Cogobo, Eastern Cape, on suspicion of witchcraft.According to emerging reports, it is said that his family members took him to a nearby stream, beat him with a plank, and drowned him. His naked body was found near a stream with bruises on his head and face and strangulation scars on his neck.The suspects fled the scene and no one has been arrested as the police are investigating the murder.The video circulating on social media of this disturbing incident has sparked public outrage. The Commissioner for Social Development, Bukiwe Fanta strongly condemned the killings.He…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world.The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as several countries are battling to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship trip to South America.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWhile the cause and treatment for the two viruses differ, news of their outbreaks has caused world leaders and health agencies to question what this means for international travel and cross-border coordination in containing…