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Seabelo Senatla back in Stormers training in Bellville on 6 May 2024 (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images) When Seabelo Senatla was involved in a horrific car accident in May 2023, those close to him feared that his rugby career was over. Senatla had suffered serious muscle and nerve damage to his arm, and at the time, the prognosis was that he would have to overcome mountains to ever stand a chance of playing again. READ | Banned Bok Jantjies confident he’ll make rugby return: ‘I will be back sooner than you think’Now, a year later, the 31-year-old former Sevens star looks to be…
Eskom’s urgent application is against the City of Johannesburg, but also the City’s electricity utility City Power, the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa), as well as the National Treasury. (Rodger Bosch/AFP) Despite the fact that the City of Johannesburg places a massive 60% mark-up on the electricity it supplies to residents, Eskom has been forced to drag the City to court on an urgent basis over an unpaid bill of more than R1 billon.In an affidavit before the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, Eskom’s revenue management manager, Susan Smith, said that despite the company’s “best efforts” to get the…
(Photo by Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) After years of anticipation, Amazon.co.za is officially live.The US-based e-commerce giant launched its online South African store overnight. It is now possible to make purchases from Amazon on the South African store, with pricing in rands. Some products are, however, still “temporarily out of stock”. Amazon released a cryptic announcement in October last year, declaring that it would launch Amazon.co.za sometime in 2024. Amazon has also been coy about the level of investment it has been making in the country.READ MORE | Amazon to launch SA marketplace in 2024, sellers can register from…
A recent trip to Iavan Pijoos’ home town revealed how the combination of ongoing strain and relentless corruption over the years had driven Heidedal into a state of decline. (Iavan Pijoos and Sharlene Rood/News24) Iavan Pijoos returned to his home town nestled in the heart of South Africa – Bloemfontein once shimmered as a jewel of urban beauty, its charm and elegance captivating the hearts of those who wandered its streets. But the city’s fabric is fraying, with the scars of deterioration visible at every turn. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a…
TotalEnergies (Denis Thaust/Getty Images) French prosecutors have asked the survivors and families of victims of a 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique for additional information before deciding whether or not to launch an investigation into their involuntary homicide claims against TotalEnergies, officials said.Islamic State-linked militants killed dozens of people in the Mozambican port town of Palma on March 24, 2021, near a major liquefied gas project being developed by the French energy company.The entire attack in Cabo Delgado province lasted several days, claiming several hundred lives. Some of the victims were beheaded and thousands fled their homes.A legal complaint brought…
Siya Masuku kicks a match-winning conversion from the touchline during the Sharks’ Challenge Cup semi-final against Clermont at Twickenham Stoop in London on 4 May 2024. (Patrick Khachfe/Getty Images) Sharks coach John Plumtree has heaped praise on flyhalf Siya Masuku, who produced a Player of the Match performance in their 32-31 win over Clermont in the Challenge Cup semi-finals over the weekend.Masuku contributed 22 points with the boot at the Twickenham Stoop, which included a late conversion from the touchline that enabled the Sharks to book their spot in the final.READ | Boks: Why Manie must keep an eye over…
Nafiz Modack and Zane Kilian appear in the Western Cape High Court during preliminary hearings. (Jaco Marais/Gallo Images/Die Burger) The murder trial of Nafiz Modack and others resumed on Monday with testimony on the dramatic events leading up to the attempted murder of Cape Town lawyer William Booth.Booth was shot at on 9 April 2020, allegedly in an attempted hit commissioned by Modack. One theory put forward by the first witness, Mr A, was that Booth represented Modack’s rival Donkie Booysen (which Booth denied), and the other is that it was because Booth represented an asset manager being hounded by a…
Erik ten Hag, manager of Manchester United, during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on 6 May 2024. (Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images) Erik ten Hag took responsibility for Manchester United’s miserable showing in a 4-0 thrashing by Crystal Palace on Monday, but said he is still the right man to turn the club’s fortunes around.Palace completed a first ever league double over United in style as Michael Olise scored twice, while Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell were also on target for the in-form Eagles.Defeat left Ten Hag’s men eighth and at risk of…
Tyla arrives for the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024, in New York. (Angela Weiss / AFP) SA’s Tyla stole the show at the Met Gala in a jaw-dropping, form-fitting sculptural gown created entirely of sand by Olivier Rousteing of Balmain.Tyla made her debut at the Costume Institute celebration and said that the “Sands of Time” theme was referencing the gala’s dress code “Garden of Time”.The dress was so fragile and difficult to walk in that four male models from the gala had to carry the Grammy-winning artist across the carpet and…
In an update early on Tuesday morning, the George Municipality confirmed that four people had been declared dead, while another 20 had been rescued. (Herman Pieters) Four people have been declared dead after a construction site collapsed in George.The building collapsed on Monday afternoon.More than 50 people are still missing.Four bodies have been pulled from the rubble after a building collapsed in George in the Western Cape on Monday.In an update early on Tuesday morning, the George Local Municipality confirmed that four people had been declared dead and another 20 had been rescued. Of those rescued, more than half…