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Agri SA, the Agricultural Chamber of Commerce of South Africa (Agbiz) and Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) signed a formal memorandum of cooperation at the Peritum Agricultural Institute in Bloemfontein on Saturday. (Photo: X/Dean Macpherson)The Free State’s dilapidated road network, which has long been a thorn in the flesh of farmers and agricultural enterprises, will henceforth come under the magnifying glass thanks to a decisive strategic partnership.Agri SA, the Agricultural Chamber of Commerce of South Africa (Agbiz) and Infrastructure South Africa (ISA) signed a formal memorandum of cooperation at the Peritum Agricultural Institute in Bloemfontein on Saturday.This agreement is aimed at…
THE COACH of Sekhukhune United, Eric Tinkler, says that the battle for the Betway Premiership title this season is not heated by the decline of Mamelodi Sundowns, but that the competing teams have raised the level.The Brazilians have won the league eight times. It has become common for them to start the second half of the season alone in the top but this time they are in second place with 32 points in 15 games.The top team is Orlando Pirates, who finished second in the last two seasons, with 38 points in 16 games.Sekhukhune is in third place with 32…
The death of his father due to complications from the drugs he used to fight cancer three years ago encouraged Dr. Bawinile Hadebe to find other ways to make the drugs for this disease less dangerous to the patients who use them.That research is bearing fruit for Dr. Hadebe, who is a lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and head of the Nuclear Medicine Clinical Unit at Nkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban. He recently won the Saul Hertz Young Investigator award at the Theranostic World Conference, a health event held for the ninth time in Cape Town, Western…
THE COACH of Richards Bay FC, Papi Zothwane, believes their good performance in the playoffs will encourage them to win the cup. Bay will face MaZulu FC in the home team of KwaZulu-Natal in the Nedbank Cup Last 16 on Friday at 7pm, at the Mhlathuze Sports Complex, in Richards Bay. Apart from being a home game that KZN football fans are looking forward to, it is also a grudge match as Richards Bay beat AmaZulu 2-0 in November, in the first round of the Betway Premiership season. Bay, which is in its fourth season in the Premiership division since…
The team analyzed sanitary napkins from 16 brands and eight types of mini wipes commonly available in South African retail stores. (Photo: Unsplash) Millions of South African women use sanitary napkins and mini wipes every month without paying much attention to their exact composition. However, new research by the University of the Free State (UF) suggests that these products may contain hormone-disrupting chemicals – even when they are marketed as “free from harmful chemicals”. The research report is in the international journal Science of the Total Environment published showing that every single sanitary napkin and mini-wipe tested contained at least…
Police from the Anti-Corruption Unit in KwaZulu-Natal arrested two police sergeants for fraud in Nanda on Friday, 20 February 2026.Two Sergeants, one at the Nanda Police Station and the other at the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court, were reported to have been extorting money from those who were running illegal pubs and those who were selling illegal cigarettes in Amaoti area.It had been a few months since the two suspects went to the victims, posing as policemen and showing their original police cards and firearms before they demanded money from the deceased to avoid arresting them.On the 14th of January 2026, the…
He sees it as very important for Kaizer Chiefs to fight to return to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) competition next season, former midfielder of the team in previous years, Tshepo Molatedi. Molatedi said just like this, Chiefs came out of the group stage of the Caf Confederation Cup after being defeated by Egypt’s Zamalek 2-1 at the weekend, in Egypt. Chiefs exiting this stage of the competition means focusing entirely on the Betway Premiership games as they exited the play-off competition, the Nedbank Cup, this morning.”The way Chiefs played in the group stage of the Caf Confederation was…
A masked singer, Chwane Lebhaca, says he wants justice and the arrest of the men who beat and killed his son on the head with an iron, because they found him living with his sister whom he had been dating for years and they had a child.Zweliyanda Mtshali (36), formerly known as Mfo ka Chwane, is said to have been attacked by the brothers of the mother of his child, who was living with him in the rented house, in Ashdown, Pietermaritzburg, where he had been working.It speaks toOf this countryChwane Lebhaca, expressed that it is painful because, he does…
Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 22 Feb 202622 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of the nation’s Workers’ Party, extending his 15-year rule of the country’s sole governing party.The election took place on Sunday, the fourth day of the party congress, held every five years, according to the state news agency KCNA. During the event, Central Committee members were also elected, and some party rules were modified,…
CAPTAIN of Orando Pirates, Nkosinathi “Bhodlela” Sibisi, understands the excitement about their match against Mamelodi Sundowns but he does not see that they should play for life and death because with a win they will gain three points as in all the matches they win in the Betway Premiership.Pirates will face Mamelodi Sundowns in the Betweay Premiership match at FNB Stadium, Nasrec, today at 7.30pm. The Blacks are criticized by many for ending the dominance of the Brazilians in the South African league which has lasted for eight years. This team, led by coach Abdeslam Ouaddou, does not hide that…