Author: Tshegofatso Letsie
Parliament Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has considered a petition by grassroots movement #TeamFreeSanitaryPads, which is calling for the provision of free sanitary towels and menstrual health. This comes after numerous demonstrations by the organisation dating back to 2019, when it requested Parliament to draft a menstrual health bill after its petition garnered more than 40 000 signatures. The movement briefed the committee on challenges that have been attributed to the failure to implement the Sanitary Dignity Programme (SDP) on Tuesday. Insufficient funding, procurement delays and sanitary products quality were amongst some of the difficulties raised by…
The Megacy has been given an opportunity to experience Supa Mega’s greatness in K.O’s latest offering. Ntokozo Mdluli popularly known as K.O or Skhanda Gawd, has released the much-anticipated King Size song where he features the late rapper, Kiernan “AKA” Forbes. The song comes 10 years after the two collaborated on hit track, Run Jozi back in 2015. King Size features on K.O’s upcoming album, ‘I Think You Spoke Too Soon’ alongside ‘Let Me Cook’ feat Maglera Doe Boy, Pasopa with Usimamane and the soundtrack of the film losing Lerato 2, On The Way. The Skhanda Gawd Posthumous feature of…
October 28, 2023 was the day the Springboks were crowned world champions after winning the Rugby World Cup in Paris, France. Reminiscing on the historic victory, the team shared a video on X of a compilation of highlights from that night with the caption” What a moment, a day we won’t forget.” They beat New Zealand in the cup final, which was recorded as their fourth win, becoming the most successful nation in the Rugby World Cup. The Bokke beat the All Blacks with their signature style of a single point with the score of 12-11, which they earlier applied…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again revealed his inner Romeo during a phone call with the country’s first lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe. On the sidelines of the ANC’s National Executive Committee meeting held in Boksburg, journalists captured a sweet moment of Ramaphosa on a call with his wife, requesting her to bring him an ANC tie and cufflinks. In the video where journalists can be heard giggling in the background, Cupcake, as he’s popularly known on social media, continues the conversation with his significant other, with smiles and a dash of flattery. The wholesome moment got the attention of Mzansi…
The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has found Libya guilty of breaching its regulations. An inquiry was launched after the Super Eagles complained about being held hostage at the Al Abraq International Airport in Bayda for about 20 hours without essentials such as food and water. This led to the cancellation of their 2025 AFCON qualifiers match earlier this month. The Nigerian team had complained that their flight to Benghazi Airport was diverted at the last minute to Al Abraq, which is about 220 kilometres away to the venue where the match was supposed to be…
October 26 marks ten years since the killing of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa. He was gunned down on 26 October 2014, on Sunday, at the home of his then girlfriend and singer Kelly Khumalo in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg. His club, Orlando Pirates paid tribute to him by posting a compilation of videos of him on the pitch, on their official X page with the caption “Ten years on, gone but never forgotten.’’ Fans commented on the post sharing their memories of the football star, including heartbreak over his untimely death. On the 10th anniversary…
Miss South Africa 2024, Mia le Roux is gearing up for the upcoming Miss Universe pageant that will take place on 16 November, at the Arena Ciudad de México, in Mexico City. The Miss SA organisation recently surprised her with the official Miss Universe sash and the wholesome moment was captured on their official Instagram page. The Free State-born le Roux was crowned Miss SA 2024 two months ago, becoming the first hearing-impaired person to win the title in the pageant’s history. Amongst the commitments she made upon receiving the crown, was to help build a more inclusive environment for…
Confederation of African Football, CAF, President Patrice Motsepe has called for improved sportsmanship in African football teams. He warned that CAF will no longer tolerate the poor treatment of visiting teams during continental competitions. His utterances come after the cancellation of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers match that was scheduled for 15 October between Nigeria and Libya. According to a series of posts on X by Nigeria’s team captain, William Troost-Ekong, they were stranded at the Al Abraq airport for more than 10 hours without food ahead of their clash with Libya. “Twelve plus hours in an abandoned airport in Libya…
South Africa’s women’s national team Banyana Banyana will today kick off their COSAFA Women’s Championship campaign against Namibia, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Banyana are in Group A with Namibia, Eswatini and Seychelles at the tournament that is scheduled between 22 October until 02 November. The team’s coach named to lead the team in this competition, Maude Khumalo, is confident that they’ll win their opening group stage match despite all odds. “We do not have enough time, but there is nothing we can do about it. The only thing left for us as a technical…
Proteas Women Captain Laura Wolvaardt said the loss against New Zealand in the finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai, is hurting. The team won the toss and decided to bowl, a decision Wolvaardt defended adding that it had worked for them throughout the tournament. The Proteas could only manage 126/9 as New Zealand emerged victorious with a 32-run win.“Obviously not a nice feeling. I think a lot of us really thought this was our opportunity,” said a distraught Wolvaardt. Moreover, the captain said the team was hurt the most after they flew their family members to…