Author: Tshegofatso Letsie
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced a preliminary squad of 38 players for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The squad is dominated by some star Mamelodi Sundowns players including the league Best Goalkeeper award recipient, Ronwen Williams and Midfielder, Teboho Mokwena amongst others. Some of the surprise inclusions announced by Broos are the three Kaizer Chiefs players, Bruce Bvuma, Given Msimango and Chiefs’ new signing, Rushwin Dortley. Drawn in Group K, South Africa’s opponents consist of Uganda, Congo, and South Sudan. Bafana will begin their qualifiers campaign against Uganda on 06 September at the Orlando Stadium…
South Africa’s MMA champion, Dricus du Plessis, has retained his UFC Middleweight title after defeating Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya by a fourth-round submission, on Sunday morning at UFC305 in Perth, Australia. The victory against Adesanya, who a former two-time champion is, records Du Plessis’ 10th consecutive win since beating Sean Strickland in January this year. The fighters were even in the first three rounds of the match, exchanging impactful punches and leg kicks against each other. In what seemed like Adesanya might dominate the championship round, Du Plessis successfully took him down with a double jab and locked him by the back in…
American actress, singer and songwriter, Miley Ray Cyrus is now officially the youngest Disney Channel legend, after being honoured at the Disney Legends Awards ceremony California, USA The award honours her role in the Hannah Montana teen sitcom which aired on the channel between 2006 and 2011. In the show, Cyrus played Miley Stewart, who lived a double life as a famous pop artist known as Hannah Montana but tried to do typical day-to-day teenage activities without revealing her identity. The Hannah Montana show, which was created by Michael Poryes, Barry O’Brien and Rich Corell, was Disney’s most commercially successful…
This weekend might very well be dubbed as the biggest days for sport between South Africa and Australia in recent years. World Rugby Champions, the Springboks are set to battle it out with the Wallabies as they will be concluding their two-legged Castle Lager Rugby Championship series in Perth. This follows their stunning 33-7 victory over Australia last weekend in the championship opener in Brisbane. The Bokke have a point to prove as they currently hold a three-game winning streak over the Wallabies and hope to improve on their winning streak down under. The last time they held a longer run was from a…
South Africa has lived up to its goal of improving its medal score from three at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, by tallying the number up to a total of six medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team bagged one gold, two bronze and three silvers. Great resilience and drive were displayed by nearly 150 athletes who formed part of Team SA. Amongst the remarkable milestones and record-breaking moments, were that of Tatjana Smith, who bagged Team SA’s only gold medal at the 100m women’s breaststroke and sprinter, Akani Simbine who set a new African record in the men’s 4x100m relay,…
The 22-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal has officially confirmed the much-anticipated decision regarding his participation at the US Open to be held at the Flushing Meadows in New York, from 26 August to 8 September 2024. The former world number one announced through a post on his X account that he withdrew from the US Open, which he last played in 2021. “Hi all, writing today to let you guys know that I have decided not to compete at this year’s US Open, a place where I have amazing memories. I will miss those electric and special night sessions…
The Department of Home Affairs has requested for space and time to conclude the citizenship investigation of Miss SA hopeful, Chidimma Adetshina. This after its preliminary findings indicate that the person purporting to be Adetshina’s mother, may have committed fraud and identity theft. “Prima facie reasons exist to believe that fraud and identity theft may have been committed by the person recorded in Home Affairs records as Chidimma Adetshina’s mother. Adetshina could not have participated in the alleged unlawful actions of her mother as she was an infant at the time when the activities took place in 2001. An innocent…
The North West Department of Social Development has ramped up efforts to protect Gender-Based Violence victims, by officially opening a safe house in Rustenburg. According to the Department, the safe house was donated by mining company Anglo-American in 2021. Amongst others, the shelter will offer psycho-social support, trauma counselling, court preparation and aftercare services for GBV victims in Rustenburg and surrounding areas. The department also highlighted that communities of Boitekong, Sunrise Park, Bokamoso, Tlhabane, Lethabong, Chaneng, Kroondal, Marikana, Lefaragatlhe, were identified as GBV hotspots in the Rustenburg Local Municipality. In an exclusive interview with YOUFM, the provincial MEC for Social…
The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that investigations are underway into the citizenship of Miss SA contestant, Chidimma Adetshina. According to the Department’s Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, they received an official request from the organisers of the beauty pageant. “On the basis of this voluntary request and the required consent, we are working to verify and compile the required information. Prior to this request, the Department had not received any complaint about the matter. In all that we do, we are guided by the rule of law. If transgressions are found in this case, they will be handled in strict accordance…
Three of Mzansi’s best runners, Akani Simbine, Shaun Maswanganyi and Benjamin Richardson have made Team SA’s presence felt at the Men’s 100m race, after making it through to the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics. Simbine finished with the best time of 10.03 while Maswanganyi and Richardson clocked 10.06, respectively. Their remarkable performance has left SA eager to witness them race for their lives as they will contend for both the 100m semis and the 800m finals on Sunday evening. Their stunning performance has Mzansi on their feet with hopes that Team SA’s medal total, which currently stands at four, will…