Author: Larson Thebe
Lamontville Golden Arrows handed Mamelodi Sundowns their first defeat of the 2025/26 Betway Premiership season, with a 1-0 win at the King Zwelithini stadium in Umlazi on Wednesday. Khuliso Mudau made his return for Sundowns, but even his presence failed to ignite the performance of the reigning champions, despite enjoying most of the possession. Abafana Bes’thende were rewarded when striker Junior Dion found the back of the net in the 30th minute, to score his fourth goal of the season. At the FNB stadium, a lacklustre Kaizer Chiefs played to a 1-1 draw with Marumo Gallants, in a match that…
North West for Community Safety and Transport Management Wessels Morweng has encouraged road users, especially those using N4 that links South Africa and Botswana towards other SADC countries, to be compliant. The MEC made the call during the Road Incident Management System Simulation Event that took place at the Skilpadhek border post near Zeerust. According to Morweng, the aim of the simulation was to assess the state of readiness in cases of a real-life scenario and the capacity building. “All state organs, including SANRAL, BMA, SANDF, SAPS, Traffic officials cannot do this alone. All community members and all those who occupy…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all the countries to act urgently to stop the continuous genocide committed by Israel in Gaza. Ramaphosa also implored nations to provide humanitarian assistance, to stop famine and starvation in Gaza. He was addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA. “Therefore, as nations that have pledged to uphold the UN Charter, we have the ultimate responsibility to ensure and protect the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination. Consistent with the case that South Africa brought before the International Court of Justice, there is growing global consensus that…
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau said he’s confident that a new tariff deal will be reached with the United States government in the next two to three weeks. This after what he described as positive talks that he held with US States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, in Washington DC. Tau said the meeting was held as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to strengthen economic ties with South Africa’s key trade partner. According to Tau, the meeting, which followed three days of technical discussions between senior officials from both sides, focused on priority issues in the bilateral…
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead a South African delegation at the High-Level Segment of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York from 23 to 29 September 2025. This year’s session holds particular significance as it marks the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter and will be themed “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.” Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson for the Presidency, indicated that President Ramaphosa aims to leverage this crucial platform to advocate for a more just, peaceful, and equitable world order. The President is expected to address…
South Africa’s clubs registered mixed results during this weekend’s continental campaigns, CAF Champions League, and the Confederation Cup. Orlando Pirates beat Lioli FC from Lesotho 3-0 at the Free State stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday in the CAF Champions League preliminary round first leg, while Kaizer Chiefs went down 1-0 to Kabuscorp SCP in Luanda, Angola. The Buccaneers displayed a commanding role against Lioli, controlling most aspects of the game, but however failed to score in the first half of the match. Tshegofatso Mabasa opened the scoreboard in the 54th minute, and added another one three minutes later, to register…
Bafana Bafana risk losing three points and possible punishment from world football governing body, FIFA, after fielding Teboho Mokoena during a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho in March this year. Bafana emerged victorious during the match, by beating Lesotho 2-0 in Polokwane. According to Lesotho’s complaint, Mokoena was carrying two yellow cards prior to the clash, and was supposed to have not been included in the game. SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao said they received the letter from FIFA on Wednesday, charging the association of breaching multiple disciplinary regulations, following months of speculation and silence from FIFA. “We’ve received…
Gauteng police are investigating the killing of the Chairperson of the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) in Gauteng, Thami Moyo. This after he was shot several times earlier today while driving his vehicle at the Soweto Highway in Diepkloof by unknown people. According to Gauteng Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the motive for the shooting is still unknown, but cannot however rule out that it is taxi related. “We cannot confirm that it is related to taxi violence, but we suspect that it is related to taxi violence, considering that the victim is the chairperson of the taxi association. He…
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has stuck with most of the squad that beat New Zealand last weekend, when naming his 33-man squad for their closing two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches against Argentina in Durban and London. The squad includes 18 forwards and 15 backline players, and will assemble in Durban today, after they were given a few days off with their families after they return from New Zealand on Sunday night. Those who have been ruled out due to injuries after the New Zealand tour are Gerhard Steenekamp, Frans Malherbe, Salmaan Moerat, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Lood de Jager, Jean-Luc du…
Betway Premiership surprise outfit Sekhukhune United have registered one of their biggest victories since the start of the season, after they beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-1 at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Veteran striker Bradley Grobler inflicted harm on Amakhosi, by scoring a brace, to increase his professional soccer goals to 123. Both teams were tied on 13 points each before the start of the match, but Sekhukhune were in second place due to the goal difference, while Chiefs were in third place. Amakhosi made several changes to their squad, which has been winning most of their games since…