Author: Larson Thebe
Defending MTN8 Cup champions Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns are both confident of emerging victorious when the teams meet in the sold-out final at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Pirates will be hoping to retain the trophy, which they have won consecutively over the past four seasons. Both teams have been preparing for the match without key players who were part of the Bafana Bafana squad and only rejoined their respective clubs on Tuesday. Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou is happy with the team’s preparations. “We had around two weeks to prepare for this game. Our aim is just…
Police in the North West have arrested four suspects and seized four firearms following the discovery of a multi-million-rand drug laboratory at a plot in Skeerpoort, near Hartbeespoort Dam. Police said the intelligence-driven operation was conducted after members of the Hartbeespoort Dam SAPS Crime Prevention Unit received information regarding suspected illegal activities at the property. The information was shared with Brits Crime Intelligence and the Hartbeespoort Dam K9 Unit for further intelligence gathering and verification. “Upon arrival at the identified address this morning, members found three females and one male. “A search of the premises uncovered what appeared to be…
The debate over job creation is taking centre stage in the North West ahead of the 4 November local government elections. In Rustenburg, the newly formed Seriti Le Kaelo Independent Party (SLK) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are calling for the insourcing of municipal services as a potential solution to high unemployment. SLK Deputy President and Rustenburg mayoral candidate Collen Mokone told YOU FM Newshour during an election debate that the party would prioritise insourcing if elected to office in November. “We must diversify and insource some of the municipal services so that we can create much-needed jobs for…
Bafana Bafana continued their 100% winning record under new coach Pitso Mosimane when they beat Egypt 1-0 in an international friendly at Cairo International Stadium on Sunday night. It was the team’s third consecutive win under Mosimane, following a 2-1 victory over Guinea and a 5-0 thrashing of Eritrea in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers a few days earlier. US-based Puso Dithejane scored on his debut in the 50th minute to ensure that Bafana Bafana secured a victory over one of the continent’s most decorated teams. Just before the match, the team received a surprise visit from President Cyril…
The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed what he described as the “historic and significant decision” by Jehovah’s Witnesses to change their longstanding position on blood transfusions. According to Motsoaledi, the religious prohibition on blood transfusions has for decades posed a major challenge to the healthcare system, particularly in emergency and critical care settings. The Minister was reacting to a decision by the church’s Governing Body that accepting or donating the four main blood components—red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets—is no longer forbidden by church leadership and is now considered a matter of individual choice…
Bafana Bafana have registered one of their biggest wins in recent years after thrashing Eritrea 5-0 in Cairo, Egypt, in an away 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Relebohile Mokoena scored a brace, while Sphephelo Sithole, Iqraam Rayners and Luther Singh each netted a goal to ensure that Bafana top Group D with six points from two matches. Playmaker Mokoena dominated the match and was rewarded with two goals in the first half, ensuring that Bafana went into the break in a strong position. Despite being ranked 134 places below Bafana, Eritrea did not sit back and gave the South…
Bafana Bafana will be without key players through injury when they face Eritrea this afternoon in an away match in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Teboho Mokoena and Aubrey Modiba have both been ruled out due to injury. According to the South African Football Association (SAFA), Modiba picked up an injury during Saturday’s 2-1 win over Guinea at Orlando Stadium, while Mokoena experienced some discomfort throughout the match. The injuries are a blow to the squad, which had already lost several players ahead of the Guinea clash. Despite the setbacks, coach Pitso Mosimane has previously said he…
A joint operation by various law enforcement authorities has led to the arrest of 121 suspected illegal miners and the recovery of five firearms in Mphahla village, Fochville, on the West Rand. The operation, dubbed Operation Prosper/Karabo, involved various units of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng, members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), immigration officers from the Department of Home Affairs, and Sibanye-Stillwater’s tactical security team. “The operation commenced at 03:00, with SANDF members cordoning off the operational area before police and the mine’s tactical security team moved…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this evening on the steps being taken by the government to confront gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Ramaphosa will also provide an update on investigations into the murders of women in and around the City of Ekurhuleni. The President’s address comes as the bodies of 13 women have been found in Ekurhuleni, while another was found last week at Moroka Dam in Soweto. Meanwhile, during the post-Cabinet briefing in Pretoria, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said Cabinet had condemned the killings and welcomed the arrests made in connection with some of the…
North West Agriculture MEC Madoda Sambatha is optimistic that the launch of the Jantjies Boerdery Lucerne Packhouse in Taung will strengthen agricultural development and create economic opportunities in the deep rural areas of the Greater Taung Local Municipality. Sambatha was speaking during the official launch of the R9.5 million project in Taung, which was made possible through support from the provincial government and the Department of Agriculture. The MEC highlighted that the packhouse would serve as an important agricultural facility for the municipality and surrounding farming communities. Sambatha said the packhouse would not only be used for activities related to…