Author: Larson Thebe
Criticism over the Newlands pitch in Cape Town continues, following the Proteas and India’s historic second test at the ground. India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in a Test match that lasted only 106.2 overs and was completed in a day to level the series. This as batters and coaches complained that the pitch conditions made life incredibly difficult to play a good game of cricket. Proteas test coach, Shukri Conrad, who played for years with the Western Cape teams, said the wicket wasn’t great. “You only need to look at the scores, you need to look at how…
The mother of the late model Reeva Steenkamp, June, said her life and that of her late husband, Barry, changed forever when their daughter was killed in 2013. Her comments follow the release on parole of Reeva’s killer, Paralympian Oscar Pistorius on Friday from the Atteridgeville Correctional Center. In a letter she penned also on behalf of Barry, June expressed the family heartbreak and struggles after Reeva’s killing. “14 February 2013, the day life changed forever. The day South Africa lost its hero, Oscar Pistorius, and the day Barry and I lost our precious daughter, Reeva, at Oscar’s hands. Now,…
Parliament is confident that the refurbishment of some parts of the National Assembly, will be completed as scheduled by the end of 2025. The buildings were gutted by fire almost a year ago. Zandile Mafe was arrested for the incident but was however declared unfit to stand trial. Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo, said despite the challenges, their happy with the current progress. “Significant progress has been made, particularly in creating the 155 offices for MPs and preparing the construction site. All tasks were completed within the set timelines. “The reconfiguration of the fourth and fifth floors of the 90 Plein Street…
Traffic authorities in the North West have intensified their operation to pinch on owing motorists to immediately pay their outstanding fines. The operation is also run in conjunction with the safer festive programmes underway in some parts of the province. The Department of Community Safety and Transport Management warned that it would not hesitate to arrest motorists, who received traffic fines and but failed to pay them. “People fail to obey the rules of the roads, receive traffic fines and they never pay them. It simply means if you fail to pay a fine a warrant of arrest would be…
Paralympian and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius will be released from the Kgosi Mampuru Prison in Pretoria on Friday, albeit under strict conditions. This was confirmed by the Department of Correctional Services spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo, who said the release affirms a decision taken by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) two months ago to place Pistorius on parole. “Pistorius shall be admitted to the system of Community Corrections and will be monitored until the expiry date of his sentence in 2029. An elevated public profile linked to Pistorius does not make him different from other inmates or nor warrant inconsistent…
Former Tennis number ones Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka have managed to win their first competitive singles matches respectively at the Brisbane International in Australia. Nadal has been recovering after he had an operation on his left hip in June last year, while Osaka was also away from the court for a lengthy period due to prioritise her mental health and then becoming a mother in July last year. The Spaniard beat Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-1 winning 21 of his opening 24 points on serve and sometimes displaying his old match-winning tricks and performance to advance to the last 16…
Tributes continue to pour in for veteran photographer an apartheid activist Peter Magubane who passed away at his home on Monday. According to the family, the legendary photographer had not been well for a long time and passed away just days before his 92nd birthday. President Cyril Ramaphosa joins other South Africans in paying tribute to Magubane and sent a message of condolence to his family, describing him as someone who managed to capture most the country’s historic events. “For most of his life, Peter Magubane created iconic visual records of our struggle for freedom and of the full range…
After a three-week reprieve to consumers, Eskom has announced stage 2 and 3 of load shedding from Tuesday until Wednesday. This was the longest period since 2002, that the country was not experiencing load shedding, and it allowed consumers and holidaymakers to enjoy the festive season without any power interruptions. According to the power utility, the latest setback is due to the ongoing intensified maintenance aimed at enhancing fleet performance, after three generating units (2 148MW) failing to return online as expected. “This coupled with a loss of six generating units (3 113), and projected increase in electricity demand requires stage…
President Cyril Ramaphosa said as the country continues to overcome the legacy of the past, it will also rise to meet its current challenges of unemployment, poverty, crime, gender-based violence, rising food prices and a severe electricity crisis. He said to address these challenges, the government is at work to rebuild the economy and the society in the wake of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. The president was delivering his New Year’s message to the nation. “Notwithstanding the many setbacks that we have had to confront, our economy has proven to be resilient, and is now larger than it was before…
As millions of South Africans will be celebrating the new year this evening, Police National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has urged them to do it responsibly. This as the police warned that they will ensure heightened visibility in the form of multi-disciplinary and integrated operations to ensure the safety and security of everyone in the country. The police together with other law enforcement agencies is maintaining high visibility on the roads, public spaces such as parks and beaches, train stations, taxi ranks and malls through foot, vehicle, and air-support patrols. The ushering in of the new year is always marked??…