South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has plenty of captaincy options when it comes to stand-ins for injured skipper Siya Kolisi during the Rugby Championship in July. AFP understands centres Lukhanyo Am and Damian de Allende, prop Steven Kitshoff, lock Eben Etzebeth and loose forwards Pieter-Steph du Toit and Duane Vermeulen are in the running. ALSO READ: Rugby […]

Skeem Saam actor and casting director Thabo Mkhabela says he wants to play a role that’s total opposite of Leshole Mabitsela. ALSO READ:‘Skeem Saam’s’ Thabo Mkhabela: ‘The 50/50 concept wasn’t about money’ THABO MKHABELA: NEXT CHARACTER The actor-casting director Thabo Mkhabela tells Drum that he doesn’t want to be remembered as the person that Leshole Mabitsela was. “[I want […]

The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) has dismissed a complaint by a viewer who wanted to stop the airing of promotional content featuring bare-breasted actors on Mzansi Magic’s much-loved historical drama series, Shaka ILembe. BCCSA SAYS SHOW MUST GO ON According to the Sunday Times, Multichoice argued that the show’s promos that depict nudity are […]

Hang on your taxi is on its way! The reality of hopping into flying taxis is not that farfetched. The idea of producing flying taxis has moved a step closer to becoming reality in the not-so-distant future. A working prototype of the new Volocopter was demonstrated at the Paris airshow last week. EVTOLS Companies aiming […]

Last week, Domingo – who was once linked to Chiefs – was unveiled as a new signing by Moroccan side Raja Club Athletic, joining the club on a free transfer following his departure from Mamelodi Sundowns. READ | Chiefs-Nabi: Clear timeline, yay or nay this week! Following three seasons at Sundowns that were affected by injuries […]

Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that although the demand for power is increasing, Eskom is able to maintain a much lower stage of load shedding due to the improvement of the Energy Availability Factor (EAF). MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY RAMOKGOBA BREAKS DOWN THE IMPROVEMENT The Minister of Electricity made the remarks during a virtual […]

If you are flying to Europe or beyond, you should try Premium Economy Class on Swiss International Airlines. The Swiss are known for high standards and for uncompromised safety. Swiss International Airlines lives up to high standards and delivers service excellence. SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES Swiss now offers Premium Economy Class on its daily flights to […]

*Note: This is an updated article on former Springbok flyhalf Derick Hougaard ALSO READ: Could new-look Springboks team look like this for first 2023 Test? At the end of last week it was confirmed that Hougaard had come out of a coma and was responding positively to medical personnel and treatment. The former Springbok had been […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Sunday, 25 June 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Sunday, 25 […]

Are you ready for the Daily Lotto draw on Saturday, 24 June 2023? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re one of South Africa’s latest Daily Lotto winners. If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play, then you might just strike it rich. Good luck! The Daily Lotto jackpot for Saturday, 24 […]

Are you ready for the 24 June 2023 Lotto and Lotto Plus draw on Saturday? It’s yet another chance to find out whether or not you’re South Africa’s latest overnight millionaire. FOR THE LATEST SA EXPAT NEWS VISIT SAPEOPLE If you’ve decided to Phanda, Pusha, Play then you might just strike gold here. Let’s have a […]

Earlier this week, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) announced that all on-duty officers will start wearing body cams to capture and record all interactions with road users. This will intern combat corruption and bribery on South African roads. While the news was generally met with applause and a warm welcome by many South Africans, […]

Organisers have confirmed that the 53rd edition of the Two Oceans Marathon will take place on 13 and 14 April 2024. ALSO READ | Two Oceans Marathon | Gerda Steyn: ‘Best. Day. EVER!’ The Ultra Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, 13 April, with the Half Marathon set for Sunday, 14 April. The Trail Run, Fun Runs and Cape Town International Friendship Run will […]

ActionSA has shown appreciation to former Councillor David Tembe for his service to the residents of Johannesburg over the past 18 months. DAVID TEMBE SETS HIS FOCUS ON NATIONAL ELECTIONS This as he resigned as a city councillor to turn his focus to helping the party win the 2024 elections. Both as a councillor and as […]

South African-born America-based billionaire Elon Musk is well known for his outspoken nature — especially on his favourite social media app Twitter. The Tesla and SpaceX founder recently found himself bizarrely challenging Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight. The interesting exchange left thousands of people quite bemused but many of them have been […]

Eskom has indicated that it prepares to kick off its prepaid meter recode initiative to all its customers around the country. SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROJECT PROPELS ESKOM’S NATIONAL PROJECT This follows a successful rollout of a pilot project in Gauteng where Eskom was able to recode 5 800 meters. “The current TID code will expire on 24 November 2024 […]

Talented actor Thami Mngqolo, revealed on King David’s Podcast why the cast of Generations travelled to Nkandla to try to save the SABC1 soapie after salary woes with the producers. ALSO READ: ‘End of an era’: Actor Musa Ngema exits ‘Generations: The Legacy’ ‘GENERATIONS’ CAST AT NKANDLA The father of two and award-winning actor Thami Mngqolo played […]

The Bulls Daisies are getting ready to host Border for the second round of the 2023 Women’s Premier Division as club captain Lusanda Dumke is back in the starting lineup. On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Loftus Versfeld, Dumke and the herd will play host to the women from the Eastern Cape. Kick-off is scheduled for […]

The Democratic Alliance in Mpumalanga has welcomed the hefty R70million fine handed to the Lekwa Municipality by the Standerton Magistrates Court for contravening environmental legislature. ALSO READ: Cape Town dam levels: Water streams into dams as capacity nears The municipality was found guilty on seven counts relating to: failure to comply with conditions stipulated in the waste […]

The last time Bafana Bafana qualified for a FIFA World Cup was back in 2001. Shaun Bartlett and Benni McCarthy both scored for Bafana as they recorded a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe at the FNB Stadium. The win saw South Africa securing a second successive World Cup qualification with two games to spare. Since then, […]

Some called him “The Hurricane” while many others called him “Ntofontofo. But where is Collins Mbesuma now? COLLINS MBESUMA’S DECORATED PSL AND INTERNATIONAL CAREER It’s safe to say the apple did not fall too far from the tree in the case of the Zambian international as his father, Francis Kajiya, was also a football player […]

Local low-cost airline FlySafair has denied that one if its planes had to do an emergency landing at the OR T ambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The alleged incident happened on Monday, 19 June on a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg. PASSENGER FEARS FOR THEIR SAFETY AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING One of the passengers who […]

The Springboks have been hard at work on and off the field in the last two weeks for their opening Test of the season against Australia at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday 8 July, with the training camp comprising numerous field and gym sessions as well as team meetings. ALSO READ: Could new-look Springboks team look like […]

Musician and actor Ntobeko Sishi, who exited Gomora as Ntokozo tells City Press that he was depressed and emotionally fragile for a long time, to the point of contemplating suicide. ALSO READ:Actor Ntobeko Sishi reveals why he left ‘Gomora’ NTOBEKO SISHI: ‘MY AUNT FOUND A COUPLE OF MY SONGS’ The Gomora star Ntobeko “Sishii” Sishi revealed this about his new EP and […]

Fans of talented actor Molefi Monaisa, who played Wallet on Skeem Saam have wondered if he’s returning to the show. His last appearance was in the spelling bee competition episode in December 2021 on the SABC1 soapie. ALSO READ:‘Skeem Saam’: Here’s why fans love the ‘poetic justice’ of Wallet PLAYING WALLET IN ‘SKEEM SAAM’ The 49-year-old […]