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Aldrich Potgieter during the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo: David Berding/AFP) When South Africa’s 21-year-old Aldrich Potgieter led for most of the second round of this year’s US PGA golf tournament at the Aronimink Country Club in Pennsylvania on Friday, he turned back the clock on Gary Player. Player won in 1962, the last time this tournament was played on the Aronomink course. It was the 26-year-old Player’s third victory in a major tournament (he won nine in total) after winning the British Open in 1960 and the American Masters in 1961. Player shot scores of 72, 67,…

Many people in Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, including the school board, are now stuck in the throat of a teacher from the Mbubu Primary school who is said to be teaching drinking alcohol.They complain that this gives a bad image of the school and raises a lot of questions. They complain that this matter has dragged on for too long but nothing is being done about it.The Chairman of the school management committee, Mr Bhekani Shoba, said It is a country that they didn’t do anything with the intention of resolving this issue but all their efforts are just in vain, it’s…

Ajay and Atul Gupta. (Photo: ANA) AfriForum pressed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for feedback on the status of efforts to extradite members of the Gupta family to South Africa. The civil rights organization has made a request to Andy Mothibi, the national director of public prosecutions, to get clarity on the legal and diplomatic process to bring back the Gupta family so that they can be prosecuted for their alleged involvement in corruption, fraud, money laundering and other crimes related to state capture. According to AfriForum, the Gupta case remains one of the most damaging corruption scandals in South…

VUTHA has been fired by a businessman from Bergville, Mr. Phumlani Khumalo, who claims to have opened a case of burglary and theft against an IFP councilor under the Khahlamba Municipality and the chiefs of the Hlongwane tribe.Khumalo said what really happened to him, he will tell the crows that a person who is so respected in the community and who has a position would just choose to break into his offices and be in the company of the chiefs of the king.He stated that his offices are inside the premises of the Khohlamba Municipality.He said this thing still does…

Apart from his work in astronomy, prof. Justin Jonas also acted as technical advisor for the national ventilator project during the covid-19 pandemic. (Photo: Provided/UP) The University of Pretoria awarded an honorary doctorate to prof. Awarded to Justin Jonas for his contribution to radio astronomy and his role in promoting South Africa’s international standing in scientific and engineering research. Jonas is one of the key figures behind the development of the MeerKAT radio telescope and the Square Kilometer Array project (SKA), the largest radio astronomy network ever built. Over four decades, his work has contributed to the expansion of South…

Francesca Albanese speaks to Redi Tlhabi on sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces and its coverage.A recent New York Times article highlighted the sexual violence suffered by Palestinians at the hands of Israeli forces. But the allegations have been documented for years by human rights groups and Palestinian organisations. So why does the world only seem to pay attention when a Western news organisation does?This week on UpFront, Redi Tlhabi speaks with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese about sexual violence, Israeli impunity – and the double standards of Western attention.Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026Click here to share…

ANDILE Mxhakaza says faith has helped him make different decisions in his life now than before.He said he chose to be saved in 2019, which changed him a lot, even acting.These days, Andile was seen playing the main role in the game Polygamy We are threatened.And two weeks ago, he was announced as one of the new actors in the game Enemy: The Enemy The fourth season premiered earlier this month.In this game, he plays the role of Mapholoba, who is a male gangster.Andile said to find the place he played in the game Shark-Ilembe and the one he imitates…

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that those software engineers who are still writing code by hand have been left far behind in the race. The era of coding by writing line by line is gone forever. Eric has said that the era of coding by writing one line at a time is over forever.Has the world changed in 6 months? If the words of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt are to be believed, this is what has happened. He says that AI (Artificial Intelligence) has changed the entire game of software making. According to Eric, those software engineers…

The 1958 Lloyd 600 at the wedding. (Photo: Provided) A rare 1958 Lloyd 600 recently almost stole the spotlight at a West Coast wedding, after a father transformed this neglected vehicle into a fancy wedding car in just a month – especially for his daughter’s big day. Marcus Hugo (60) already bought the classic German car in 2021 for around R8 000 and had it towed from Pretoria to the West Coast with the dream of restoring the car himself. However, the Lloyd sat unrestored in the garage for years. However, when his daughter, Charné Jordaan’s wedding date was set,…

COACH of Orlando Pirates, Abdeslam Ouaddou, led the celebrations at Mbombela Stadium following his team’s defeat by Durban City in a match they should have won in order to win the Betway Premiership title in front of crowds of fans at Orlando Amstel Arena, Soweto, on Saturday afternoon.Pirates came out with a point in the game that ended 0-0 which was expected to collect three of them, equal to Mamelodi Sundowns who are at the top of the Premiership log with 68 points. The Blacks are in second place with 66. In the last match of the season, they will…