Cheetahs put a season of financial hardship behind them on Saturday to be crowned South African rugby champions with a 25-17 home win over Pumas in the Currie Cup final. ALSO READ: Ruan Pienaar gets the plaudits for Currie Cup glory Centre Reinhardt Fortuin, wing Cohen Jasper and scrum-half Rewan Kruger scored a try each and 39-year-old fly-half […]

The CAF Africa Super League will kick off two months late in October and have only eight clubs instead of the planned 24, CAF president Patrice Motsepe said on Sunday. South African billionaire Motsepe told public broadcaster SABC in Johannesburg that the competition name may be changed as some sponsors are unhappy with the word ‘Super’. […]

Rassie Erasmus believes that the Springboks can become the second team in history to win the Rugby World Cup back-to-back. RASSIE ERASMUS SAYS SPRINGBOKS WILL STEP UP The Springboks are among the contenders for the 2023 crown, but there is a different feeling heading into the tournament this time around. “The nice thing about this […]

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 […]

Zimbabwean-born businessman Leeroy Sidambe – who is also socialite Mihlali Ndamase’s partner – has reportedly been issued with a warrant of arrest. This comes after his ex-girlfriend took him to court for reportedly failing to pay maintenance for their child – Sunday World reports. ALSO READ: Wife demands R156K in spousal maintenance from Mihlali’s man LEEROY SIDAMBE ALLEGEDLY […]

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 […]

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokopa  has welcomed the decision by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Air Quality Officer to grant Eskom an exemption in terms of the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) pertaining to the sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission levels at Kusile power station. The postponement was granted on 5 June 2023 […]

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 […]

Eskom said load shedding would be implemented on MONDAY. Here is your updated schedule. LOAD SHEDDING IMPLEMENTED ON MONDAY- WE HAVE THE UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR YOU ALSO READ: WATCH: SNOW confirmed NOW in these parts of South Africa The power utility said load shedding will be implemented at Stage 3 over the evening peak periods and suspended from […]

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 […]

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*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 […]