Author: Larson Thebe
Kaizer Chiefs netted three goals to nil against Chippa United in the Nedbank Cup Round of 16 at the FNB stadium on Saturday evening, to advance to the quarterfinals of Cup. Amakhosi’s goals were scored by Gaston Sirino, Inacio Miguel and Pule Mmodi. Sirino netted the hosts first goal in the 13th minute, when he put the ball into the top corner of the net. Amakhosi were awarded a penalty late into the first half, and defender Inacio Miguel converted to extend the lead to 2-0, before Mmodi added the third goal in the 89th minute. In an earlier game…
Italian tennis player Jannick Sinner has been banned for three-months from the sports after he twice tested positive for a banned substance. The suspension follows an agreement entered between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Sinner, whereby he accepted the ban for an anti-doping rule violation that led to him testing positive for Clostebol, a prohibited substance, in March 2024. WADA had lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after sinner wasn’t found guilty by an Independent Tribunal. The agency said it accepts the world number one player’s explanation for the cause of the violation as outlined in…
The mother of Chidimma Adetshina, Anabela Rungo, has been arrested by Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs assisted by the police in Cape Town on Saturday morning. The department said it withdrew Rungo’s South African documentation in September 2024 after finding that it had been fraudulently obtained, rendering her ineligible to continue residing in South Africa. But the department said it has since discovered that, in what it described as an apparent act of brazen disregard for the legal consequences of her conduct, Rungo defied her “undesirable” status through her Mozambican passport. The department said investigations are ongoing into…
The City of Tshwane, Department of Water and Sanitation, and Magalies Water, have sought to assure residents of Hammanskraal that the drinking water supplied to them, is safe to drink.This after residents last week complaint about the cloudy colour of the water, following a damage to the Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant, which supplies water to the area. turbidity in the drinking waterAuthorities said the damage at the water plant was caused by a power failure at the plant that occurred on 4 February. Following the damage, a new mini substation was installed on 8 February, and after electricity supply was…
Government has extended the deadline for grant recipients to switch from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold card to the new Postbank black card to 20 March 2025. The initial deadline for to swop the cards was 28 February 2025. According to a joint statement released by Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi and the Minister of Social Development Nokuzola Tolashe, the decision to extend the deadline follows complaints by beneficiaries, and challenges with both the Postbank and SASSA number. “We have listened to the deep concerns and frustrations from our social grant beneficiaries, and we…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his reply to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate, to lambast groupings that lobby foreign governments and international institutions, to isolate South Africa. The veiled remarks were directed at lobby group, AfriForum, which vehemently lobbied the new United States of America government to condemn South Africa, following the promulgation of the Expropriation Act. This has since resulted in Donald Trump, signing an Executive Order, to cut all aid to Pretoria describing the Act as racially discriminating against Afrikaners. “We want to live together in peace, harmony and equality. “We want to see our…
Police in the North West have urged members of the public to help them trace family members or relatives of illegal miners who died at the abandoned shaft 11 in Stilfontein, near Klerksdorp, in the North West. This as police said they’re unable to conduct DNA tests on the bodies, due to a lack of correct samples. “Members of the public and the community who do not know where their next of kin are and they know or suspect that they were working in and around Khuma/Stilfontein as zama zamas and have not seen or heard from them for some…
Despite a gallant effort, the SPAR Proteas succumbed to a 61-55 loss in a thrilling Nations Cup final played at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. The match, attended by a sell-out crowd of 7 000 spectators, was always expected to be a nail-biting final after both teams engaged in a closely contested clash a week ago in which South Africa beat the hosts 61-59. This was the SPAR Proteas toughest challenge in the tournament, playing the hosts at home for the title. The Proteas started the game impressively with Sanmarie Visser (GK) making life difficult for the English…
The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has successfully performed the MitraClip implants, which is designed to mend leaking hearts. This significant milestone in the sector, has made the health facility to be the first one in Gauteng to perform the procedure. The revolutionary procedure is aimed at treating severe mitral regurgitation, which is a serious heart condition where the mitral valve in the heart leaks significantly, allowing a large amount of blood to flow backwards into the left atrium when the left ventricle contracts. This can significantly impair the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively and may lead to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late Namibian President Sam Nujoma, as an extraordinary freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the freedom of his country, and the liberation of South Africa from apartheid. His comments come following the death of Nujoma on Saturday night in Windhoek, following an illness. “Namibia’s attainment of independence from South Africa in 1990 ignited in us the inevitability of our own liberation. On behalf of the government and people of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Namibia on the passing of Founding…