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A RESULT contrary to what was expected of Orlando Pirates, who gave up the chance to win the Betway Premiership title with a points tie with Durban City, is a chilling proof of how much weight is on the shoulders of the players, the responsibility of ending the 14-year famine of this Soweto team, without knowing the league title.These are the words of the Pirates coach, Abdeslam Ouaddou, following the 0-0 draw with Durban City on Saturday, at Orlando Amstel Arena, Soweto.Bucs came to this penultimate game of the season needing three points to go top of the log since…
Eastern Cape boxer, Siyakhlowa “One Way” Kuse, won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Strawweight title on Saturday night.Kuse from Duncan Village, defeated by points the champion Melvin Jerusalem from the Phillippines in the battle at Emperors Palace, Gauteng. It was a day organized by Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves Promotions. All three judges gave the fight to Kuse 111-116, 112-115, 112-116.By winning the world’s most prestigious WBC belt, Kuse entered the history books of South African boxing. He is the fourth among the country’s boxers to hold the WBC belt. Others are Thulani “Sugarboy” Malinga (KwaZulu-Natal), Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto”…
A 75-year-old woman was brutally murdered in Cogobo, Eastern Cape, on suspicion of witchcraft.According to emerging reports, it is said that his family members took him to a nearby stream, beat him with a plank, and drowned him. His naked body was found near a stream with bruises on his head and face and strangulation scars on his neck.The suspects fled the scene and no one has been arrested as the police are investigating the murder.The video circulating on social media of this disturbing incident has sparked public outrage. The Commissioner for Social Development, Bukiwe Fanta strongly condemned the killings.He…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world.The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as several countries are battling to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship trip to South America.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWhile the cause and treatment for the two viruses differ, news of their outbreaks has caused world leaders and health agencies to question what this means for international travel and cross-border coordination in containing…
What started as an informal marketing video for her clothing collection has meanwhile turned into a nationwide trend on social media and irrevocably changed Pretoria businesswoman Luzanne Fouché’s life. All this after she simply said: “Look what a ‘blazer’ does.”
NORMALLY the congregations of Zion meet when there are music competitions, and wedding services to which each other is invited for the purpose of arguing about who gave the most, and which congregation is clean and sings better than the other.But something different and unusual happened at the Zion Worship Experience, a gathering held at Faith in The Word Ministries, Kenville, Durban on Saturday – which was aimed at building unity in the different congregations of Zion and praising God together.This gathering, which was held for the first time this year – was jointly organized by the five most famous…
DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach (Photo: Parliament/X) Glynnis Breytenbach, former public prosecutor and DA MP, is the DA’s new chief whip in parliament. Breytenbach takes over from George Michalakis after he was named the DA’s new parliamentary leader earlier this month. Michalakis said on Monday that as chief whip in parliament, Breytenbach will be the custodian of parliament’s rules and procedures on behalf of the DA. “She will also, together with me, be the party’s chief negotiator in the government of national unity (GNE) in parliament.” ???? BREAKING NEWS: Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach has been appointed as the new DA Chief Whip…
The Ministry of Home Affairs is strengthening plans to issue smart IDs to fight corruption and embezzlement of the information of those who still hold old IDs.About 16 million people in this country still use the old green ID cards. This was expressed by the Minister of the Department, Dr. Leon Schreiber, when he presented the budget of R13.8 billion for this Department in Parliament.He said they are increasing the number of places where people will be able to use smart IDs as they plan to end the year, and they will be used in 750 branches of banks in…
(Archive photo: Christel Cornelissen/Maroela Media) The Gauteng Department of Education (GDO) is reconsidering its model for the decentralization of municipal services to public schools as a matter of urgency. This follows in the midst of a debt burden of almost R600 million to municipalities and Eskom, serious infrastructure backlogs and a recent High Court order against cutting off power at schools in the province. Lebogang Maile, Gauteng MEC for education, announced this weekend that the province’s education system is suffering from major financial challenges. According to the statement, after 1994, Gauteng’s education system – in terms of learner intake, more…
There has been an uproar in the NFP following rumors that Mr. Sipho Mbatha, who was recently sacked by the IFP as a councillor, has been promoted to an important position in this party which is shrouded in internal wars.Dissatisfied party members complained about Mbatha being given the position of National Organizer.Rumors that Mbatha has been given the position spread after the spread of a letter said to have been written by him where he informed NFP members about an event to be attended by the leader of the group, Mr. Ivan Barnes.In this book, Mbatha calls himself a National…