Author: Larson Thebe

The Springbok Women have qualified for the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England, after successfully defending their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup at Stade Makis in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Sunday. This after a hard fought 46-17 against the hosts, a win that also ensured that the team qualifies for the WXV 2 tournament, which will be hosted in South Africa in a few months’ time. The Springbok Women endured an up and down first half, and although they scored five tries before the break, the Malagasy also showed some enterprise on attack and tested the South Africans’ defence. The Boks’ scrum…

The once-feared Soweto giants, Kaizer Chiefs, continued their terrible season by sneaking back into the top eight. They are now finding it difficult to defeat opponents they used to defeat with ease.Amakhosi used to have such a strong record over the Durbanites that at one point it was joked that anyone donning the Chiefs’ colours would beat AmaZulu. However, after Usuthu crushed Chiefs 4-0 the previous season, things have changed. On Sunday night, Amakhosi was fortunate to return to Moses Mabhida Stadium with a point after a 1-1 draw with AmaZulu. The Chiefs kicked off Mother’s Day festivities on a…

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local civil defense government body said on Sunday, as rains continue to pour on the state. Another 125 people remain unaccounted for in the state, where rivers are reporting rising levels. Weather service Metsul called the situation “extremely worrying.” On Saturday evening the government announced around 12.1 billion reais ($2.34 billion) in emergency spending to deal with the crisis that has displaced more than 538,000 people in the state, out of a population of around 10.9 million.…

Police Minister Bheki Cele said the property developer, contractor, and sub-contractors haven’t been forthcoming with information to assist with the investigations, regarding the collapsed building in George, in the Western Cape, hasn’t been cooperative with the authorities. According to the Minister, they haven’t provided the police nor emergency services about the number of people who were on site, when the building collapsed last week Monday. Cele was addressing the media near the collapsed construction site on Sunday. “The developer has been identified, a contractor has been identified, together with the other six sub-contractors, those are the people that must help…

South Africa has again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to withdraw its troops from Rafah as part of additional emergency measures over the war in Gaza. The urgent application follows the escalation of Israel’s assault on the southern city of Rafah, home to more than 1.5 million Palestinians. It is the last refuge in Gaza for those displaced by Israeli onslaught, and the last viable centre for public administration and the provision of basic public services, including medical care. “The urgent application follows the escalation of Israel’s assault on Rafah, which poses extreme risk to…

In a bid to harmonise relations between the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, and Boxing South Africa (BSA) the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Mr Zizi Kodwa and Deputy Minister Ms Nocawe Mafu held consultations with Boxing South Africa stakeholders on prospective candidates of the BSA board. The two were previously at loggerheads after the National Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association (NPBPA) dragged the department to court after appointing an interim BSA board last year. “The purpose of the consultations was to provide an opportunity for the stakeholders to make their comments and inputs on the names from which…

Messages of condolences continue to pour in following the passing of the country’s first black female judge, retired Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. The 73-year-old passed away on Thursday, following an extended period of illness arising from a vehicle accident. In his message of condolences, President Cyril Ramaphosa said he is saddened by Mokgoro’s passing, who was also an Esteemed Member of the Order of the Baobab. “On behalf of the Government, President Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences to Prof Job Mokgoro and the late Justice’s immediate and extended family, as well as her many associates in the legal fraternity…

The international community has expressed disdain after Israel continued with its threat to invade the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. This despite calls by many, including Israel’s staunch supporters, not to sent troops to Rafah, which is currently home to more than 1 million Palestinians refugees who fled the Israeli defence onslaught in the Gaza Strip. “Rafah is the epicenter of humanitarian operations in Gaza. Attacking Rafah will further upend our efforts to support people in dire humanitarian straits as famine looms. International humanitarian law is unequivocal, civilians must be protected, whether they leave Rafah or stay…

At least five people have died and dozens more are believed to be trapped under rubble after a multi-storey apartment building under construction collapsed. Officials in the city of George, on the country’s southern coast, say 49 people are still trapped while 21 have been taken to various hospitals, at least 11 of them having suffered severe injuries. More than 100 emergency staff and other responders have worked through the night using sniffer dogs and tall spotlights to try to locate workers buried in the mangled wreckage for more than 12 hours. Rescuers have been working in three teams at separate sites…

A mere three weeks before the National and Provincial Elections, the uMkhonto weSizwe party is imploding. In the latest developments the party’s founder and now expelled former Commander Jabulani Khumalo has send out a letter purporting to suspend former President Jacob Zuma and another informing the IEC that Zuma is no longer the face of the newly formed party. In both letters Khumalo implies Zuma was a mere adviser who has now hijacked the party. Among others Khumalo accuses Zuma of causing confusion in and outside the party and of bringing it into disrepute. “You have committed several acts of…