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THE time has come for the Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, to change his mind about the Kaizer Chiefs players because there are many who it is difficult to ignore that they deserve a place in the team going to the World Cup which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America (USA) in June.This is the opinion of one of the Chiefs’ acting coaches, Khalil Ben Youssef, who told the media after the 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates in the home game last weekend.Broos ignoring the Chiefs players makes headlines every time he announces the…
Teboho Maruping, commissioner of the (WVF), who was suspended in September 2024, has been fired. (Photo: UIF / Facebook). Teboho Maruping, commissioner of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (WVF), who was suspended in September 2024, has been fired. This came to light after the DA asked a question about the issue in parliament, says Michael Bagraim, the DA’s spokesperson on employment and labour. Maroela Media earlier reported that Maruping, commissioner of the WVF, was still earning his full salary – an amount that amounted to more than R2 million – months after his suspension, while his disciplinary hearing dragged on. Bagraim…
The Minister of Basic Education, Ms. Siviwe Gwarube, has written to her colleague at the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Enoch Godongwana, asking him to commission an investigation into the tender that has sparked the controversy, for the milling of school textbooks.This tender is said to be for the preparation of primary school textbooks, the Foundation Phase. There are allegations that one of the companies in Cape Town that was given this job, was established a few days after the tender was issued to grind books from Grade 1 to Grade 3. Ms. Gwarube said that these allegations are serious and…
KwaZulu-Natal Community Development Minister Ms. Mbali Shinga is still temporarily safe in office, as she has been given the authority to challenge her dismissal from the NFP.The decision to give Ms. Shinga the right to challenge the decision to be dismissed from the NFP was taken at a meeting of the committee in charge of the day-to-day operations of the group at the weekend.Ms Shinga being given the right to challenge the dismissal decision means that her position as a trustee is still safe.The Secretary General of NFP, Mr. Sunset Xaba, said that they will establish a committee that will…
FANS of the teams that run in the top division of the country’s football, the Betway Premiership, may be lucky enough to get a rare opportunity to watch this year’s World Cup. The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has launched the Mzansi To The World Cup competition, where 20 fans will be selected to accompany the local team, Bafana Bafana, when they go to play in the competition.Each of the 16 teams playing in the Premiership will be represented by one fan, and four others will be selected to make up the total of 20.This means that the…
Willem Olivier and Kelvin Vlok. (Photo: NPA) Willem Olivier and Kelvin Vlok were sentenced in the Worcester regional court to 42 years of direct imprisonment for the gruesome murder of Vlok’s employer, a 77-year-old farmer’s wife, in 2023. Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), says a co-accused of Olivier and Vlok, who was a minor at the time of the murder of Christina Walters from the farm Papkuil in Ceres, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. All three men were declared unfit to own a firearm. The state also charged Olivier (52), Vlok (24) and…
ALTHOUGH things are in their favor by finishing at the top of Stream A’s log of Safa KwaZulu-Natal ABC Motsepe League, Mvoti FC’s coach, Doctor Mkhonza, makes it clear that they will not take Mzinto United lightly who they will play against in the season finale.The voter sitting at the top of the log with 56 points, needing a point in the last game of the 2025/26 season, will face Minzo at King Edward Park, Greytown, on Saturday at 3 pm. Njampela, who are in second place on the log with 53 points, need to win their season-ending match against…
RECENT RESULTS have brought hope back to the coach of Richards Bay FC, Ronnie Gabriel, by reserving a place in the Top 8 as he has gained popularity in the Sumpi with the conclusion of the Betway Premiership season. Bay, which is in tenth place in the Premiership log, has four games left – including two at home – to fight to return to MTN8 for the second time next season. On Sunday, they disrupted Mamelodi Sundowns’ run for the league title, holding them 1-1 at the Mhlathuze Sports Complex, in Richards Bay.Bay has eight points from its last four…
Dr. Dirk Hermann. (Photo: Pieter Cloete/Maroela Media) Coca-Cola withdrew a job advertisement in which it required a candidate from a “designated group”, after Solidarity took legal action against the company. Dr. Dirk Hermann, CEO of Solidarity, says there is no moral justification for classifying unemployed young people according to race. “There is also no obligation on companies to have race requirements in advertising.” On the contrary, it is illegal to have breed-exclusive ads. Race in advertising is a self-imposed duty of employers that must stop, says Hermann. Among other things, Solidarity started a process against Coca-Cola at the Organization for…
LOSING points for Mamelodi Sundowns in the last two matches of the Betway Premiership, has left them with the challenge of getting up and taking matters into their own hands as they will face Polokwane City twice in a row. Sundowns, who are in the hottest competition of the Premiership league with Orlando Pirates, were interrupted by Stellenbosch FC in their game, holding it 1-1.It also threw away another chance to return to the top of the Premiership log with a 1-1 draw with Richards Bay FC on Sunday, at Mhlathuze Sports Complex, Richards Bay. The Sandawanas are in second…