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Revamped Boks overcome Scottish Bravehearts to send statement to rugby world
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (771+ words) SPRINGBOK centre Jesse Kriel runs to score a try during the rugby Nations Championship match against Scotland at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday. After England had been walloped by the Springboks at Ellis Park, the refrain from the British press…...
Violence against foreign nationals heralds a humanitarian crisis in South Africa
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (612+ words) Recently more than 400 legally documented refugees that were chased out of their homes were forced to live and sleep out on the pavement in front of the Home Affairs Refugee reception centre in Che Guevara Road in Durban. JUNE 30 has…...
eThekwini faces a critical water crisis with over 12,000 leaks needing urgent repair
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (561+ words) eThekwini councillors are expected to use the Community Infrastructure Projects ward-based municipal budgets programme to fix water pipe leaks, with the number of outstanding repairs escalating daily. The 111 municipal wards receive a budget of R2 million per year to carry out…...
BREAKING | Springboks v Scotland: Boks survive 42-28 Loftus thriller against motivated Scots
12+ hour, 31+ min ago (299+ words) The Springboks battled to a nervy, yet exciting 42-28 win over Scotland on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld in their Nations Championship clash. Locked at 14-14 at half-time, the Boks had to graft hard and overcome the experimental nature of their matchday 23 to…...
Ramaphosa pays tribute to young sports stars Jayden Adams and Luqobo Makwedini
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (397+ words) The Presidency has paid tribute to Jayden Adams and Luqobo Makwedini after their deaths, with Ramaphosa remembering the young athletes for their contributions to South African sport President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences following the deaths of Bafana Bafana…...
eThekwini warns public Durban Drive-In repatriation site is permanently closed
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (352+ words) The eThekwini Municipality has reiterated that the former Durban Drive-In repatriation facility remains closed and has urged employers, transport operators and members of the public to stop bringing undocumented foreign nationals to the site. The eThekwini Municipality has reiterated that…...
Ramaphosa expands SIU corruption probe into Umzumbe Municipality
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (330+ words) The SIU's investigation into alleged corruption at Umzumbe Local Municipality has been extended after President Cyril Ramaphosa amended the proclamation authorising the ongoing municipal corruption probe. The SIU said the amendment made two key changes to the original proclamation. "The…...
Royal Remorse: King Misuzulu apologises after leaked video exposes queen’s agony
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (979+ words) King Misuzulu kaZwelithini addresses leaked video scandal with public apology. THE office of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has issued an official response to a leaked video showing the Zulu monarch berating his wife, Queen Nomzamo Myeni. In a formal statement released…...
US ambassador Brent Bozell engages with Afrikaner leaders amid Pretoria-Washington rift
1+ day, 8+ min ago (727+ words) The US embassy posted about the meeting on X on Friday morning. "Great to see Afrikaner leaders from the Solidarity Movement; AfriForum, Solidarity, SAAI, NEASA, and Freedom Front Plus," the post read. "We discussed how the US government's focus on…...
Cabinet doubles down on migration crackdown after June 30 protests
20+ hour, 45+ min ago (477+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa met with two of the country's most prominent anti-immigration activists, Nkosikhona Ndabandaba and Ngizwe Mchunu. Briefing the media following Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the Cabinet had received a progress report on…...