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South African flyhalf Handre Pollard (Tom Jenkins/Getty Images) Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has backed experience and his seasoned World Cup winners for Saturday’s first Test against Ireland at Loftus. In total there are 20 World Cup champions – all 15 in the starting line-up and a further five on the bench – in the matchday squad. The only three players in the squad who did not feature in the 2023 World Cup in France, where the Springboks claimed their second successive Webb Ellis Cup, are Gerhard Steenekamp (prop), Salmaan Moerat (lock) and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (utility back), who are elevated to a…

Louis Ferla, the new head of Cartier. (Ian Gavan, Getty Images) Richemont named the head of its watch brand Vacheron Constantin as the new chief executive officer of Cartier, the latest in a series of senior management changes.Louis Ferla will succeed Cyrille Vigneron as the head of Cartier, the Swiss luxury conglomerate’s biggest brand, on September 1, Richemont said in a statement. Vigneron led Cartier for eight years and boosted sales by reducing model lines and focusing on the storied brand’s best-selling jewelery collections and watch designs. That strategy, which cemented Cartier’s position as the top global jewellery house and…

South African tennis star Lloyd Harris plays a volley at Wimbledon. (Adam Pretty/Getty Images) South African tennis star Lloyd Harris came back to produce a breath-taking match point in the opening round at Wimbledon.Harris defeated American Alex Michelsen 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(11-9).In the second round, Harris will take on either Mattia Bellucci or Ben Shelton.For more tennis news, visit our dedicated section.South Africa’s Lloyd Harris closed out his opening round win at Wimbledon in emphatic style with a stunning match-point against American Alex Michelsen on Monday.After dropping the opening two sets, Harris fought back to square the match at two sets…

Arthur Zwane has resigned from the MK Party. (Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images) Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party has appointed its fourth secretary-general in less than six months.This after its most recent secretary-general, Arthur Zwane, said that he resigned with immediate effect in writing on 1 July – months after the party appointed him to replace Sihle Ngubane. Ngubane had replaced Thanduxolo “Gorbachev” Dyodo, who was dismissed after a series of administrative bungles. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to…

Former US President Donald Trump. (James Devaney/GC Images/Getty) The dollar rose on Tuesday as investors weighed the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency after last week’s poor debate performance by incumbent Joe Biden.The rand slumped more than 2% overnight. From below R17.95/$ on Monday, it was trading around R18.48 by late morning on Tuesday.Speculation about a second term for the Republican rose on the Supreme Court’s ruling that all former leaders had “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for “official acts” taken while in office but could still face criminal penalties for “unofficial acts”.The decision comes as Trump faces criminal…

Subscribers can listen to this article Sean Christie (left) and James Human competed in the 100kg masters men left-handed division of the National Arm-wrestling Championships in Paarl at the weekend. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Over 120 competitors from across the country flexed their biceps at the weekend to compete in the National Arm-wrestling Championships at Klein Parys Vineyards in Paarl.A loud and boisterous audience cheered on competitors at the championships, hosted by South African Armwrestling Federation (SAAF) on Friday and Saturday. Read this for free South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24…

The cast of “Dwaling/Ihare mâ” encircles Ouma’s bed in a moment of intense emotion, depicting the resilience and unity of the Nama community in the face of profound loss and displacement. Directed by Geralt Cloete, the play powerfully explores the aftermath of the Nama Genocide and its lasting impact on identity and heritage. (Siqhamo Jama) One of Africa’s biggest arts festivals concluded on Sunday, celebrating its 50th anniversary.The National Arts Festival (NAF) ran from 20 to 30 June in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. With around 300 items on the programme, stretching across 11 days, it was easy to feel overwhelmed. There…

Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago (Deon Raath/Rapport) South African central bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago welcomed the reappointment of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in the new coalition cabinet unveiled by the president this week.”We still have the same minister of finance that we have been talking to, who has always been providing guidance and leadership on macroeconomic policy and that gives us comfort,” Kganyago said in an interview on Tuesday with Bloomberg TV at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal.The formation of the so-called government of national unity also provides reassurance to investors who had been concerned about what…

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has been ordered to reinstate Zolani Kgosietsile Matthews as its chief executive officer. (Fikile Mbalula/X, formerly known as Twitter) The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has been ordered to reinstate Zolani Kgosietsile Matthews as its chief executive officer. On Monday, the Labour Court dismissed the rail operator’s bid to review and set aside a 2022 arbitration award that found it must reinstate Matthews in his position. Prasa fired Matthews in November 2021, after eight months on the job, for failure to disclose he also held citizenship of the UK and thus could…

Angie Motshekga’s appointment as defence minister sparked waves of social media satire. (Gallo Images/OJ Koloti) After announcing the matric results to the nation for the past 15 years, former basic education minister Angie Motshekga is preparing for battle, figuratively speaking, after becoming the minister of defence and military veterans.But if some of the memes and satirical remarks are anything to go by, her new appointment has been met with mirth and amusement on social media.A TikTok video captioned “Angie Motshekga … from Basic Education to Defence” starts off with a young social media user, probably still in school, laughing uncontrollably.…