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The Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, is impressed by the young players, Relebohile Mofokeng and Jayden Adams, who are already showing that their skulls are strong. Mofokeng of Orlando Pirates and Adams of Mamelodi Sundowns, are doing well in the teams these days. Mofokeng (21) recently scored three goals for Pirates to beat TS Galaxy 6-0 in the recent Betway Premiership and is one of the best players in scoring and creating goals in this league.Adams (24) has once again become one of the key players in the Brazilians who advanced to the semi-finals of the Caf Champions League by…
EXPLAINERThe US and Israel’s war on Iran is intensifying, as Trump again claims Iranian leaders want to ‘make a deal’.Published On 26 Mar 202626 Mar 2026The United States and Israel’s war on Iran continues, with an Al Jazeera correspondent in Tehran reporting strikes are “increasing in number and in intensity” amid conflicting claims about whether negotiations are taking place.US President Donald Trump says talks are happening, but Iran rejects the talks, saying it will continue to “resist” US aggression.On Thursday, Iran carried out retaliatory strikes against Israel and several Gulf countries, as the Middle East conflict sees no signs of…
COACH of Stellenbosch FC, Gavin Hunt, has spoken out against Orlando Pirates chef Abdeslam Ouaddou for the lack of tactics to use striker Tshegofatso Mabasa in different ways.Mabasa was loaned by Pirates to Stellenbosch in January, until the end of the 2025/2026 season. Among the reasons that were at the forefront of the loan of this unquestionable striker, his ability to hit the net was that Ouaddou cannot use strikers who are waiting for the ball. Instead, he wants the defenders in front to start the ball back. Before leaving for Pirates, Mabasa scored four goals in nine games. Although…
Vlnr Pieter de Necker, dr. Corné Mulder, Phil Craig and Robert King. (Photo: Provided/VF Plus) The Referendum Party, which focuses on self-determination and campaigned for Cape independence, has now found a new home with the FF Plus. The tremendous growth of the FF Plus over the last months and the joining of thousands of new members gained further momentum with the decision of the Referendum Party to disband and throw its weight into the FF Plus, said Dr. Corné Mulder, FF Plus leader, said. “Many other parties have decided in the past to disband and join the FF Plus, because…
A Chinese company, Great Wall Motors (GWM), has confirmed that it is planning to manufacture some of its cars in South Africa.GWM, which oversees Haval, Tank, Ora and others, is one of the oldest Chinese companies in South Africa as this year it includes 19.In the past few weeks there have been reports that GWM is negotiating with Mercedes-Benz to use part of its factory in Kugompo City (East London) for production.The firm produces the C-Class and is said to be under a lot of pressure due to the decrease in the number of cars being built and sold in…
THE issue of the dissolution of the board of the fund that oversees Zulu’s land, the Ngonyama Trust, has gone to court. The board of Ngonyama Trust has gone to court to challenge the decision of the Minister of Lands, Mzwanele Nyhontso, to dissolve it. The Ngonyama Trust board filed an urgent application in court challenging Nyhontso’s decision.This news was revealed by the chief executive of Ngonyama Trust, Mr. Siyamdumisa Vilakazi, when he spoke to the media on Friday. Nyhontso announced the decision to dissolve the board last week, saying that he is dissolving the board because many board members…
The alleged crime boss Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala in the magistrate’s court in Pretoria on Wednesday. (Photo: Isabel Venter / Maroela Media).A dozen police chiefs are accused of allowing the South African Police Service to be defrauded out of millions of rands instead of acting as gatekeepers.The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) investigative directorate against corruption (Idac) has not only focused on the alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, but also on the tender evaluation committee of the police.Adv. Santhos Manillal, the prosecutor, said during the accused’s appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday that they were the “higher guardians”.”They could…
It is pouring down the complaints of government employees who want to be allowed to join any medical aid in the country, they can be forced to be part of the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) only to be funded.Their complaint will be heard at the government level, as the leaders of the trade unions complained to the Vice President of the country, Mr. Paul Mashatile yesterday, at the call of GEMS, when he opened the meeting ofNational Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), in Pretoria. It will be recalled that the unions marched for GEMS, complaining about a 9.5%…
Photo for illustration: (Elisma van der Watt/Maroela Media)Free State Agriculture (FL) has welcomed the instruction of the Pretoria High Court which compels the Minister of Agriculture to give deadlines for a scheme that will allow private vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The organization labels this as a significant shift from its department’s previous position.Francois Wilken, president of VL, says the court ordered the minister to postpone the scheme’s deadline for promulgation, which was initially last Tuesday, to 28 April. The minister was ordered to pay costs, with the court sharply criticizing delays and last-minute submissions by the Department of Agriculture.The…
Mrs Bervely Gumbi-Ngcongwane, from Pinetown, says that starting a business of converting old containers, some of which have been turned into workshops, has opened up opportunities she never imagined.