Author: Larson Thebe
After wrapping up their tour of Australia, the Spar Proteas are gearing up to face England’s Vitality Roses in a three match test series. The two teams last met in January during Quad Series, where they drew once, and England won their play-off match. The two nations also avoided each other in Cape Town during the Netball World Cup, which was hosted for the first time in 60 years on African soil. World No 1 Australia remained the undisputed champions of world netball when they beat England 61-45 in the final of the global tournament. South Africa are currently ranked 5th while…
Cricket South Africa has appointed Laura Wolvaardt as the Protea women’s permanent captain for all three formats of the game. Wolvaardt takes over the reins after a successful tenure as interim captain, where she led the team in back-to-back ODI series victories against New Zealand and the T20I series against Pakistan. The 24-year-old Wolvaardt took over from Sune Luus who captained the SA women during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Luus had stepped in for former skipper Dane van Niekerk, who struggled for form and fitness and subsequently retired. Proteas Women Convenor of Selectors, Clinton du Preez said…
Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole effective from 5 January 2023. This was confirmed by the Department of Correctional Services on Friday. Pistorius was found guilty of the murder of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013 and sentenced to 13 years. “The parole placement decision was taken by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board having assessed Pistorius profile and other material submitted for the purposes of parole consideration. “Classified as a first-time offender with a positive support system, Pistorius parole placement is in line with Section 73 of the Correctional Services Act. “Parole placement forms…
Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has named her final squad for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burkina Faso. Ellis kept the core of the team with no major changes to the squad that battled it out with DR Congo last month for the 2024 Paris Olympic Qualifiers. Banyana will kick things off away from home in the first leg on Thursday 30 November 2023 and then host the West Africans in the return match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville on Monday 4 December. A big talking point in Ellis’s squad has been the call…
The 16 teams from the Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) have learnt their fate as they gear up for the opening stages of this year’s campaign. The draw for the MFC Nedbank Cup qualification fixtures were revealed during a draw that took place at the Premier Soccer League (PSL) headquarters on Wednesday afternoon. The qualification stage will see teams from NFD battle it out to secure a place in the main competition, which sees all 16 PSL, 8 MFC and 8 teams from the amateur ranks (ABC Motsepe League) enter the main draw of 32 teams. While many formats have been used…
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, said he has signed an affidavit to set aside the controversial R5 billion Unemployment Insurance Fund, UIF and Thuja Capital jobs tender deal. This after Thuja Capital CEO Mthunzi Mdwaba made damning allegations that Nxesi, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande and ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, allegedly demanded a R500 million bribe from him. The ministers and Mbalula have all denied the allegations and threatened legal action against Mdwaba, who is a former Chair of Productivity SA. Nxesi dismissed Mdwaba’s allegations describing them as false and unsupported by…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the announcement by the State of Qatar that a four-day humanitarian pause has been agreed in the conflict in Gaza. In a statement, the President commended the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America on mediation efforts that will enable the release of Palestinian detainees and Israeli hostages. The pause will also see the provision of relief aid to Gaza where an Israeli military incursion remains in place. “As a member of the international community that stands for peace, justice, and the rule of international law in all…
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies returned home to a hero’s welcome when they arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport. The African champs arrived an hour late, however that did not dampen the spirit of hundreds of Masandawana faithful who welcomed them at the airport. Sundowns Ladies were once again crowned champions of African football, after registering a 3-0 win over Moroccan side Sporting Club Casablanca in Sunday’s entertaining CAF Women’s Champions League final. In a packed Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo, Sundowns reclaimed the CAF title they won in 2021, during the inaugural edition of the tournament. A brace courtesy…
On Tuesday, Sergeant Batho Mogola refuted claims that two of the individuals charged with Senzo Meyiwa’s murder had been forcibly detained and tortured in order to extract confessions. The defense highlighted what they consider to be the police’s strategy for detaining the suspects in the football star’s murder. The defense also presented Sergeant Mogola, one of the case’s investigators, with a cross-examination. Mogola rejected allegations that the accused were forced to sign confessions, maintaining that they were never physically abused. Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu, their attorney, informed Mogola that this was how her team operated. “The offenses for which they are…
Former Eskom Chief Executive Officer Matshela Koko says he is vindicated after the Middleburg Magistrates Court struck off the roll the R2.2 billion Eskom Kusile fraud, corruption, and money-laundering charges case. The National Prosecuting Authority, NPA, is accusing Koko of siphoning the money to his family, friends, and other suspects. Presiding Magistrate Stanley Jacobs denied the NPA another postponement, struck the case of the roll, until the NPA and the National Director of Public Prosecutions got their house in order. He also ruled that the case has been long delayed and unreasonably so. Both the NPA and NDPP had argued…