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THE COACH of MaZulu FC, Arthur Zwane, feels it is appropriate for Orlando Pirates to receive a reward for their persistence in the race for the title of the Betway Premiership league for years in a row.Pirates, who finished second behind Mamelodi Sundowns for three consecutive seasons from 2022/2023, need three points from Durban City at Orlando Amstel Arena, Soweto, tomorrow at 3 pm, to win the league that ended in the 2011/2012 season. Sundowns have won the league title for eight consecutive seasons. “Yes, anything can happen but in Orlando there is no going back. Sometimes we have to…
A VETERAN in music and dance who has been involved in politics, Gezane Eric Kobane, popularly known as Papa Penny – lamented the leadership of the political party Mkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK) when he abruptly resigned from the party on Friday. In his letter of resignation addressed to the leader of the party Mr. Jacob Zuma, Papa Penny said that resigning from being a member of the MKP and becoming its member of Parliament was a very difficult decision that broke his heart.He said he joined the MK Party himself because he wanted to liberate the people of this country,…
Milford FC’s forward, Siphosethu Ndlabi, emphasizes the importance of winning their Motsepe Foundation Championship season-ending match against Hungry Lions to secure a place in the PSL Promotion Play-Offs. Milford will face Lions in one of the Motsepe Foundation Championship games at 3pm at Mxolisi Dicky Jacobs Stadium, Upington. What makes the match between Lions and Milford so eagerly awaited is that both teams are in contention for a place in the Play-Offs to fight for promotion to the Betway Premiership.Kruger United will be officially crowned as the 2025/26 champions of the Motsepe Championship tomorrow after their match against The Bees,…
A photo of a great white shark. (Photo: The Malibu Artist/AFP)A man in his thirties was killed by a great white shark in Western Australia on Saturday, police and officials confirmed to AFP.The 38-year-old man was bitten by the predator near Rottnest Island, outside Perth, at around 10am, police said.”Unfortunately, the man could not be brought to his senses,” Western Australian police said.The state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development told AFP the man was bitten by a four-metre long great white shark.The public has been advised to be “extra cautious” in the waters around the area, which is…
WHEN counting the ladies who came to be heard in music last year, the name of the lady from Mlaza, south of Durban is not left out – De Rose who is one of the artists who came to be heard, doing wonders with the song Lutho from DJ Jaivane’s album Onkgopotse. Apart from Lutho who sold more than 50 million streams, De Rose also brought in his song with Sfarzo called Hello, which also did well selling double platinum, and he also did well with his first album that came out in November last year called 925. Narrating how…
NewsFeedSixty-five people have died in a new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s Ituri province with 246 suspected cases. A Congolese man has also died of the virus in Uganda’s capital Kampala, raising fears of further cross-border spread.Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
(Photo: Christin Hume/Unsplash.)”I can’t possibly drive my own vehicle to that work appointment which is so far away. Yes, I know I can claim this fuel expense back, but then I don’t get it until the end of the month. I simply can’t afford it.”This is one of the situations that an employer had to defuse recently when an employee who felt the economic pressure of higher oil and food prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East expressed his frustration.It shows how the effects of geopolitical uncertainty reverberate into the workplace and directly affect workers’ daily lives.Aadil…
“I am the servant of the King”, said Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni, telling the media that he is innocent when he appeared in the Magistrate’s court in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga.Sibanyoni appeared with other suspects Mvimbi Daniel Masilela and Philemon Msiza on charges of fraud and two counts of money laundering.The case against taxi driver Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni became more intense after his lawyer Shaun Abrahams SC who was a former NPA officer, accused the State of not being proactive when he applied to postpone the bail application process.Prosecutors told the court that the investigation is still ongoing and time is needed to…
Jaco Kleynhans and Dr. Dirk Hermann at the UN. (Photo: Provided) Solidarity submitted a formal complaint against the South African government to the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva. This after the government broke an agreement with Solidarity on racial laws. According to Solidarity, this step forms part of a larger campaign to phase out race laws in South Africa “piece by piece”. Solidarity argues that racial legislation harms the economy and promotes discrimination. According to the organization, support against race laws has increased over the years, after more people realized that this legislation mainly benefits a “small…
(Photo: Mohamed Afrah/AFP)Rescue teams in the Maldives searched for the bodies of four missing Italians on Friday after the country’s worst diving accident yet.Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday evening that five Italian citizens died during a diving expedition. Maldivian authorities have already found one body.Mohamed Muizzu, the president of the Maldives, said the search for the remaining four Italians “remains our highest priority”.”We are saddened by this tragedy, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased, the four missing Italians and all those affected by this,” Muizzu said in a statement on social…