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Christopher “Chippy” Solomon. (Photo: DHL Stormers) The DHL Stormers and the wider rugby community of the Western Cape were plunged into mourning following the sudden death of their team manager Christopher “Chippie” Solomon on Saturday morning. Solomon is remembered by the DHL Stormers as a “respected educator, administrator and dedicated family man” and has left a deep impression on players, coaches and colleagues over a long and meaningful career. He leaves behind his wife, Pearl, and children, Nina and Chad. Within the Stormers structure he was also known as a father figure, with many players knowing him as “Uncle Chippie”.…

EFF LEADER, Mr Julius Malema, wants his party to be given the position of Minister in the KwaZulu-Natal government.Malema said that no matter what, they will get the position they want once the coalition government in charge of KwaZulu-Natal is dissolved. He said this while talking to the media yesterday.The EFF supports MKP’s efforts to overthrow the coalition government in charge of the province. MKP’s motion of no confidence in the leadership of the Prime Minister, Mr. Thami Ntuli, was rejected last year.Malema said that they will eventually overthrow the government of KwaZulu-Natal, and said that they will also be…

DA delegates vote for or against proposed amendments to the party’s constitution. (Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) The Democratic Alliance has never had a deputy federal leader and such a position will not be created anytime soon. Several amendments to the party’s constitution were considered on Saturday, including the proposal that the federal leader should get a deputy. However, the proposal did not enjoy enough support from delegates at the congress and was rejected. “It didn’t come close to the required two-thirds,” Kevin Mileham announced after the votes were counted early Saturday afternoon. Some delegates requested a re-vote, but Mileham turned…

Both sides have agreed to observe the temporary truce, as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war continue to stall.Published On 11 Apr 202611 Apr 2026A temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has come into force, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Kyiv would respect it if Moscow did.The ceasefire is due to last for 32 hours, from 4:00pm local time (13:00 GMT) on Saturday until midnight on Sunday, according to the Kremlin.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listRussian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the ceasefire on Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Easter celebrations, more than a week after Zelenskyy…

Helen Zille (Photo: Christine Oelofse/Maroela Media) Historically, liberalism took root in homogeneous societies. As those societies have become more diverse, liberal democracy has come under pressure and is often the first victim. Historians will one day ask this question: How did South Africa of all places follow an alternative route? And the answer will be, the Democratic Alliance. So said Helen Zille, outgoing chairman of the party, in her opening speech to thousands of congress attendees on Saturday morning. “The values ​​that (the DA) stand for are much older (than us) and were not invented by us, but inherited. We…

A KNOWN person who does not look down on people who serve humanity, Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, known as Phakel’umthakathi, has revealed that he did it deliberately to insult the news of the case against him. Phakel’umthakathi says this while talking toOf this country with a text on his Facebook page yesterday, where he revealed that today he will appear in KwaNongoma Court for a case filed by an immigrant, that he should not come near him.He said that he has been aware of this matter for three weeks now as he was informed about it in the middle of last month,…

11 April 2026 Helene Mocke How would you like to share the article? Sable, die pointer. (Foto: JP Smith/Facebook) Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) expressed their sincere thanks to Woolworths on Friday after an “incredibly kind gesture and support” after the team recently rescued Sable, a pointer, from an approximately 80m high cliff. Sable went for a walk with his owner and ended up on a ledge when he was chasing a badger. He couldn’t come down again. According to WSAR, what began as “a complex technical rescue operation involving multiple teams, meticulous rope systems and a long night on…

THE CHURCH OF ZION, The Beginning of Christian Peace Church of God in Zion, used the gathering to commemorate the Lord Jesus Christ – the Easter Festival, to strengthen the leadership structures of this church – which coincided with the 20th anniversary of its establishment. That happened when the church, which now has two branches, gathered for the Easter service at Sikhonyane Primary School, Ndulinde, Mandeni, in the north of KwaZulu-Natal last weekend.In this meeting Rev. Mfundiseni Mpanza who was the Pastor of the church and his wife Mrs. Smangele Mpanza were promoted, they were given the positions of Pastor…

Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa (Foto: Siyabulela Duda / GCIS) South Africa’s energy security has taken a positive turn after years of setbacks, with Eskom’s Kusile power station now operating at full commercial capacity. This was the message of pres. Cyril Ramaphosa during a visit to the power station in the Nkangala District Municipality in Mpumalanga. Ramaphosa visited the plant on Friday to ascertain the progress with the restoration of the country’s power supply and then addressed Eskom’s workers and management. The sixth unit of Kusile already reached commercial operation in September last year and contributed about 800 MW to the national…

I’M APOLOGIZED that I’ve disappeared from this site, as I’ve listened to it a few times before and expressed my anger about what I’m thinking at the time about the radio, broadcasters and other things related to this.What makes me disappear is that I really respect this space given to meOf this countrycommenting on the broadcasting industry, so I don’t want to keep a case if I’m going to write about it, because that would make me babbling, saying something trivial.However, I said I will not return to this because I wish to commend Ntobeko Khuluse and Ntokozo Tshapa, who…