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It looks like the cost of attending matches for Hollywoodbets Super League teams will decrease after the South African Football Association (Safa) in collaboration with Hollywoodbets sponsors, announced the launch of a new two-group system for the 2026 season of the Hollywoodbets Super League. This means that the 2026 Super League season, which will begin with a series of matches on the weekend of May 22-24, at the University of Johannesburg Soweto Campus, in Soweto, will have two groups, Super Rise and Super Era. In some games, teams will play on one field per day.There will be eight teams per…
Eddie Jones suspended for four games over ‘verbal abuse’ of match officials during an Australian tour, Japan Rugby Football Union says.Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Japan has suspended rugby coach Eddie Jones for four games and cut his salary for “verbal abuse directed at local officials” during an Australian tour.The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) said on Wednesday that the 66-year-old Australian violated their ethics and disciplinary regulations during a Japan Under-23 team tour of Australia from April 1 to 15.“These measures relate to incidences of verbal abuse directed at local match officials,” the JRFU said in a statement.They…
Jedri Janse van Rensburg, also a new participant, registered two patents this year and his vacuum cleaner-seed meter is already attracting great interest from farmers. (Photo: Elisma van der Watt/ Maroela Media) Among this year’s entries at the Farm Plans competition at Nampo, there is a “polishing patent” that makes visitors laugh. This patent, which is not officially part of the competition, is exhibited by a well-known face of the competition – but under a pseudonym. In “grandmother’s knitting and sewing box” there is a surprise that will frighten the curious from old to young. But let’s not reveal the…
A WARNING has been issued to those who will cheat as the writing of the senior matric exams has started as well as those who are writing the National Senior Certificate exams in KwaZulu-Natal.This warning was issued by the Minister of Education in the province, Mr. Sipho Hlomuka, yesterday, as there were 25,399 who wrote these exams. Hlomuka said they will face the law if they go against the rules of the exams.”We will not tolerate those who will be caught cheating or leaking papers as the exams have started. The dignity of the exams must be protected at all…
(Foto: Unsplash)The trade union Uasa warns that rising fuel prices and global uncertainty could cause even more job losses.South Africa’s unemployment crisis further worsened in the first quarter of 2026 after 345,000 jobs were lost and the number of working people decreased to 16.8 million.According to the latest quarterly workforce survey from StatsSA, the official unemployment rate now stands at 32.7% – an increase of more than one percentage point compared to the previous quarter.Uasa says the worsening figures are the result of widespread job losses in most sectors, together with thousands of matriculants who entered the labor market at…
Bitterness has arisen in the family of a woman who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, who buried her in a suitcase in November last year, when the University of KwaZulu-Natal handed over her degrees to the family at the graduation ceremony held on Friday in Durban. The body of Zinhle Simphiwe Mchunu (23) from Roosboom, Mnambithi, who was doing her final year of teaching at this university, was found buried in a suitcase in a grave near the flat where her boyfriend lived in C, Mlaza, on December 20, 2025.When the body was found, he had been missing for…
A paraplegic man from the Western Cape who had to survive for years in dire conditions was finally placed in a care home after a two and a half year court battle forced the state to fulfill its constitutional obligations towards him.
IMD AI Weather Forecast: Indian Meteorological Department has launched AI systems for weather forecasting. Of the two systems launched, one in particular has started as a pilot project in Uttar Pradesh. With the help of AI, now weather forecast can be given not only according to the district but also according to your area or farm within a radius of 1KM.With the help of AI, accurate weather conditions will be known 10 days in advance. 1km Rainfall Prediction UP : Now IMD will predict through AI when there will be stormy rain in your area. In fact, the Indian Meteorological…
DESPITE the fact that the number of unemployed people in the country has increased, but there is a glimmer of hope in KwaZulu-Natal, the number of people earning income is increasing.The unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026, from 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025.These figures were announced by Mr. Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General kwiStats SA, izolo. Maluleke said that 345,000 jobs have been lost, while the number of working people in the country stands at 16.8 million.”KZN is the only province that has seen an increase in the number of working people by 6,000. The…
The launch of the new model has attracted great interest. (Photo: Ford)On Tuesday, on the first day of the Nampo Harvest Day, Ford unveiled a brand new bakkie, the Ranger Super Duty. It is a heavy-duty pick-up that, according to the manufacturer, is designed to “do more, carry more and tow more” than any other Ranger yet.The launch of the new model has attracted great interest.According to Ford, the Ranger Super Duty is much more than just a new version of the popular Ranger series. The manufacturer describes it as a “completely new segment” for South Africa and says the…