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A man tries to save what can be saved from a factory in a town west of Madrid where fires are still raging. (Photo: Cesar Manso/AFP) Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, says firefighters were still scrambling to “save lives” on Saturday as wildfires raged west of Madrid. The country’s leader also warned against a “complicated” battle while strong winds are expected in the area. The fires in the arid rural area have already meant that more than 35,000 people have had to flee their homes, Interior Department officials said. It is being labeled as the region’s worst fire on…

THE opposition parties do not even want to hear that President Cyril Ramaphosa is allowed not to come to answer questions before the parliamentary committee that is running the process of removing him from office.The opposition parties said they want Ramaphosa to come in person for questioning.He said this during a committee meeting. The terms of reference of the committee stated that Ramaphosa may not appear in person to answer questions before the committee.The terms stated that Ramaphosa can choose to send people to answer his questions or choose not to answer the committee members’ questions.The MKP, EFF, and ATM…

COACH Pitso Mosimane sees no doubt about the level Bafana Bafana has been placed in by Hugo Broos who is out of contract to coach the national team.Mosimane is one of the coaches who applied to replace Broos who is still looking to be given a job by the South African Football Association (Safa). Broos put Bafana in the last 32 of the World Cup for the first time in the history of South African football. Before that, he returned with a bronze medal at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in 2023.Although Safa did not reveal the names of…

“The invitational will do for sheep farmers what the Ryder Cup did for golf and what world-class event organizers did for darts: It will take a traditional industry, pack it with rivalry, pride and entertainment and put the farmers at center stage.”

The family of Jayden Adams released details of the funeral plan before the farewell service for the famous Bafana Bafana player.In a statement issued before the funeral, the Adams family said that due to the great interest in the funeral and the size of the event, a meeting was held with all parties involved, including the police, the owner of the property and traffic control agencies.”In order to protect all those who will attend and to ensure that we say goodbye to our beloved Jayden in a dignified way, a joint decision has been made that: “a) Only the family…

South Africa’s Ernie Els, a two-time British Open champion is at the halfway mark of the British Open for seniors, while Michael Kim birdied the last four holes of his flawless round on Friday evening to finish the 3M Open on 14 shots under par.

STARTING the 2026-2027 Betway Premiership season under the new coach, Fernando Da Cruz, is like a rebirth for Nkosingiphile “Mshini” Ngcobo who is one of the Kaizer Chiefs players whose future was unclear. Ngcobo, who played for Chiefs 16 times in all competitions last season, scored one goal, and joined the list of players of this Naturena team whose contract should have expired last month but was extended for another year.Others include Sibongiseni Mthethwa, Reeve Frosler, Dillan Solomons and Bruce Bvuma.This player, who has had hopes for the future of the Kings in previous seasons, had traveled with Chiefs to…

A young Orlando Pirates player who has been nominated for the Betway Premiership Goal of The Season award, Camren Dansin, has taken on the responsibility of running the culture of this Soweto club with players who started from their nursery and eventually became pillars.Dansin (21) said this after leading the Pirates as captain when they won 1-0 against UD Las Palmas of Spain in a friendly match on Wednesday at the Marbella Sports Center, in that country.Although Dansin didn’t get much of a jersey last season, he is still talked about because of the shot he hit, which left Bafana…

The coach of the women’s national football team, Desiree Ellis, believes that they have put together a squad that is ready to win back the title of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.Banyana Banyana won Wafcon for the first time in 2022, finishing in fourth place last year.The tournament will start on Sunday night but Banyana will open Group B on Monday.In this group it was drawn with Tanzania, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. The top two teams will advance to the quarterfinals. The four who will enter the semi-finals will book their place in the World Cup to be…

Hope has returned to the family of a child from Q, Mlaza, who was brutally murdered in August last year, when they heard that the defendant, who was a neighbor at the time, is planning to plead guilty next week.This was decided at the Durban High Court, when Ms. Sbongile Ngwadla (41) appeared for the murder of Simphiwe Xaba (5). There are three charges against the defendant. The first is the kidnapping of the deceased who is said to have committed it on August 22, 2025; the second was to demand R60 000 from the mother of the deceased to…