Author: Tshegofatso Letsie
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…
The Gauteng Department of Education has suspended a matric learner from Pretoria High School for Girls, after she was seen making statements with racial undertones in a video that has since gone viral on social media. According to the Department, the learner was recorded in a video in February 2024, making statements suspected to have racial undertones. “The School Governing Body (SGB) suspended the learner today, and it will subsequently initiate a formal disciplinary process in due course. “The Gauteng Department of Education is firmly committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment for all learners. “We take incidents of…
The Department of Arts and Culture has joined Mzansi to send well wishes to rapper Leslie Mampe, popularly known by his stage name, Da L.E.S. This after he suffered a stroke on his 39th birthday. “We have had the opportunity to interact with his mother, who is currently in the USA and have extended our well wishes to her and the family. We have assured them of our continued support and encouragement. “We want to show our love and support to the family of Da L.E.S during this trying period and to let them know that the country is behind them,…
South Africa’s mountain bike racer, Alan Hatherly has made history after winning a bronze medal in the men’s cross-country race at the Paris Olympics, in France, finishing with a time of 1:26:33. This makes him the first South African to win a cycling medal at the Olympics since 1956 and the first ever African to win an Olympic medal in the category. Hatherly, who was ranked number four in the world going into the event, described the moment as special. “I think it’s kind of every athlete’s dream to get an Olympic medal, so to achieve that today, it’s really…