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Ex-Bucs midfielder Sipho Mbule joins Iraq side Zakho SC
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (254+ words) Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Sipho Mbule has thanked the club for giving him an opportunity to revive his career last season as he joins Iraq side Zakho SC. After leaving the Buccaneers at the end of last season, Mbule officially…...
u Mkhonto we Sizwe combatants, liberation veterans honoured in Eastern Cape
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (259+ words) Several former combatants of the ANC's armed wing u Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK), alive or dead, were remembered when the MK Liberation War Veterans in the Eastern Cape honoured its "unsung" liberation veterans during a gathering in Dikeni on Saturday....
Visiting athletes put locals to the test in ECLB Awareness Runs
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (670+ words) The fourth running of the ECLB Awareness Runs over the half-marathon, 10km, 4km and 2. 1km distances attracted impressive fields in number terms and numerous visitors from around the country and beyond. In the half-marathon there were international runners who meant business and received…...
Njekanye dares foes to face "Auditor General" after another dazzling display
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (615+ words) Award-winning Duncan Village boxing trainer Mzamo "Chief" Njekanye has called all featherweight boxers in the country to face his rising star, Amila "Auditor General" Gongqa, after he produced another dazzling performance at the weekend. The 18-year-old southpaw marked his second…...
Port driver rules "not linked to illegal immigration crackdown
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (365+ words) Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) says its new documentation requirements for truck drivers accessing Durban's container terminals were designed as a safety measure and have no connection to the government's recent crackdown on illegal immigration. The state-owned port operator introduced the…...
Acclaimed choreographer Janecke packs life journey into NAF dance production
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (805+ words) From Bonteheuwel township on the Cape Flats in Cape Town to the world, South African choreographer Lee-Ch" Janecke is a household name in the dance space and the National Arts Festival has the privilege of being the first to experience…...
Hawks boss suffers blow in phone "with state secrets" litigation
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (445+ words) Gauteng Hawks head Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa has suffered a significant blow in litigation to have his phone containing "state secrets" returned to him. The phone was seized by police in May during Kadwa's arrest in a case related to a…...
Immigration marches not a Zulu campaign, says king
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (233+ words) The anti-immig'rant marches set to take place on June 30 are not a Zulu campaign despite attempts to eth'ni'cise the issue, a spokesperson for Zulu monarch King Mis'u'zulu ka Zwe'l'ith'ini said. Prince Thu'lani Zulu sought to ease ten'sions, mak'ing it clear…...
Four years on, bereaved Enyobeni families describe "everlasting pain
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1112+ words) Four years after 21 young people died in the Enyobeni Tavern disaster, their families say they remain trapped in the trauma of that night as they await an inquest ruling to determine if anyone will be held responsible. For survivor Amila…...
Govt will work to ensure normality on June 30, says Ramaphosa
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (534+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Government of National Unity is taking measures to ensure June 30 is a normal day where South Africans can go about their business as usual. He was responding to the National Council of Provinces in parliament…...