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It has been a long time since the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has been one of the institutions that always hold graduation ceremonies, which is a sign of respect and appreciation for their good work in education in different fields.One of those who are always at the forefront and make sure that everything goes according to plan at those events is Dr. Normah Zondo, the General Director of the Business Relations Unit at UKZN who works with the university governor’s office to do that.However, he did something different this time, as students and academics in different fields were awarded and…

The fight of Ntshanga boxer, Sanele “Tornado” Msimang, who was scalded by boiling water on Sunday, has been held in suspense.Msimang who is the WBF International Super Lightweight champion will face Xolisani “Nomeva” Ndongeni who was the International Boxing Organization (IBO) Lightweight champion at the Jan Smuts Stadium, Gompo City, on May 23. This fight, which is Ndongeni’s farewell fight, is a day organized by Ground Up Boxing Promotions. Msimang has signed an agreement to face Ndongeni after a long time since the boxer from Mthatha did not find an opponent to face in the farewell fight in front of…

Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa (Photo: Presidency/X) On Wednesday, ActionSA filed a criminal complaint against Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa submitted in connection with the controversial Phala Phala case. The party says the complaint relates to alleged violations of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, perjury and fraud. According to ActionSA, the complaint stems from allegations that the actual amount of money stolen during the break-in at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm may have been deliberately concealed or understated. The party argues that the amount may be much higher than the generally accepted approximately $580,000 (approximately R8.75 million at the exchange rate…

THE GROWTH shown by the Proteas women in the recent series against India made the coach, Mandla Mashimbyi, go to the T20 World Cup in the hope that this year could be the one in which the national team ends the misfortune of escaping the title of this tournament.Mashymbyi said this yesterday, when he spoke to the media following the announcement of the Proteas women’s squad for the T20 World Cup which starts from June 12 to July 5, in England and Wales.This national team, which is close to winning the recent ICC (International Cricket Council) T20 tournament, is tied…

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…