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June 13, 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Facebook) One person was killed and four seriously injured when a school bus from Laerskool Kathu collided with a lorry on its way to a sports day. The collision took place on the N14 outside Kuruman at around 7.20am on Saturday. The Northern Cape Education Department said it was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of a teacher. A total of 44 learners and ten teachers and staff from the school were on their way to Seodin Primary School for the rugby and netball finals in…
THE STRENGTH of Zimbabwe’s Scotland FC, the team that will compete against Kaizer Chiefs in the 2026 Toyota Cup, will not only help them continue with last season’s streak but will clarify the new coach on the type of players he will have.This is the view of former Chiefs player Mandla “Bullet” Masango told the media this week in Johannesburg.The Chiefs will face Scotland in the Toyota Cup on July 26, at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg. In the Scotland squad there are players who were the stars of Chiefs in previous years, Knowledge “Smilling Assasin” Musona and Khama…
A runner who helps others achieve their goals in the race (pacesetter), Siyanda Gebashe, who is one of the participants in this year’s race, is making a comeback by winning the seventh medal in the Comrades Marathon.Gebashe (42) of the Hollywood Athletics Club is among 26 pacesetters nicknamed “bus drivers” who have been selected to lead runners in this year’s Comrades climb of a distance of 85.777km to be run on Sunday, from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.”It is a great pleasure for me to be among the 26 pacesetters selected out of 144 applicants.”Although I have been a pacesetter in three…
RUNNER from Netherlands, Piet Wiersma, has threatened last year’s Comrades Marathon champion, Tete Dijana, that it is not over between them as they will face each other again in this year’s race, on Sunday. This year’s Comrades of 85.777km will be run on Sunday at 5 am, up run from Durban City Hall, Durban, ending in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg. In 2023, Wiersma started running the Comrades and finished second behind Dijana who won the race in the down run. In 2024, Wiersma came back and won in the up run with a time of 5:25:00, his rival Dijana finished in 14th…
June 13, 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? (Photo: Kathu Primary School/Facebook) Kathu Primary School and the community in this town were plunged into mourning after a fatal bus accident on the way to a sports day. A teacher from the school died in the collision. The school bus and a truck collided on the N14 outside Kuruman in the Northern Cape on Saturday morning. Several teachers and other staff members were injured in the collision. However, the learners who were transported by bus were unharmed. According to Carl du Plessis, the school principal, the…
GETTING another chance to open the points gap in the PSL Promotion Play-Offs for Milford FC makes the striker of this team, Siphosethu Ndlabi, realize the need to fight for life and death to avoid disappointing their fans in the final match tomorrow when they face Magesi FC. Cape Town City’s 1-1 draw with Magesi on Wednesday, at the Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, gave Milford a unique opportunity to continue opening up the points gap in the Promotion Play-Offs.City, who finished with four points, have ended their efforts to return to the Betway Premiership and Magesi still have a last…
Proteas women’s coach, Mandla Mashymbyi, does NOT want his team to focus on the past as they are about to start the T20 World Cup.The local team will open with a grudge match against Australia at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, today at 3.30 pm.The tournament, which will be played by 12 countries in England and Wales, started yesterday evening and will conclude on July 5.The number of teams has been increased since previously only 10 teams were played.Apart from the increase of the teams, the organization that oversees cricket in the world, the International Cricket Council (ICC), has…
GoNow is a local business that rents out electric kick bikes to the public through an app. (Photo: GoNow/ Instagram) GoNow’s electric kick bikes get the wind from the front after the Stellenbosch municipality indicated that these electric kick bikes may not be used on the student town’s streets and sidewalks. According to the municipality, this position is based on national traffic and transport regulations that prohibit the use of electric kick bikes in public spaces. GoNow is a local business that rents out electric kick bikes to the public through an app. The model was developed to meet the…
The family of a woman from KwaKhoza, Showe whose mother died at Showe Provincial Hospital wants answers.Mrs Nokuthula Mtshali burst into tears when she explained how her daughter, Mrs Gcinile Thango (21) died.Elandisa said that her daughter went to the hospital to give birth, and when she got there they drank and gave her help, but she finally got it.He said they were bleeding profusely and it was unclear what was causing this. He revealed that they finally paid attention to the daughter and helped her teach her.”After giving birth, she continued to bleed a lot now,” she explained. He…
Gang leader Flores had controlled the vast criminal syndicate from Venezuela for years.Published On 13 Jun 202613 Jun 2026President Donald Trump has said US forces have killed an “infamous leader” of Tren De Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that the administration has branded a global “terrorist” organisation and drug-smuggling cartel.“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social website late on Friday, referring to gang leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTrump added that the operation…