# The renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among ten people killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan. His company confirmed with “profound sadness and immense heartbreak” that the 43-year-old Purja had died in Thursday’s avalanche. Purja, who was born in Nepal and later served in the British army, was known for scaling […]
# Rugby: A Noordvaal Cup clash between Hoërskool Menlopark and Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen was abandoned after a large-scale fight involving both schoolboys and parents broke out on the field. Menlopark were leading 36-5 when the match had to be stopped following the ugly scenes. Videos of the incident spread rapidly online, showing the full […]
# Die ANC-president, Cyril Ramaphosa, moedig stemgeregtigde Suid-Afrikaners aan om vandag as liesers te registreer vir die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing in November. Hy het tydens die ANC se kieserregistrasieveldtog in Madibeng, buite Brits in Noordwes, gesê alle Suid-Afrikaners moet betrokke raak by landsake. Hy sê baie jongmense ervaar probleme met dienslewering en gebrekkige werksgeleenthede:
# Die IVP doen ‘n beroep op elke stemgeregtigde Suid-Afrikaner wat nog nie as kieser geregistreer is nie, om gebruik te maak van die laaste dag van Kiesersregistrasienaweek Hy waarsku dis die laaste geleentheid om te registreer voordat die kieserslys sluit. Die IVP-woordvoerder, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, sê sodra die verkiesingsdatum amptelik aangekondig en in die Staatskoerant […]
# US actor Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero in the hit show The Sopranos, has died aged 80. According to CBS News Pastore was found at his home in the Bronx, New York City and there was no indication of criminality. Pastore played Tony Soprano’s best friend who ultimately became an informant […]
# Road running: The Comrades Marathon Association will officially go ahead with the 2027 race without Athletics South Africa or KwaZulu-Natal Athletics. After a few months of spats, meetings and arguments, the CMA members voted on Saturday morning at a special general meeting to continue without affiliation to KZNA, particularly and ASA by association. This […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare sê die sukses van die inisiatief vir verlengde rybewyse sal afhang van vinnige implementering en voortgesette versterking van rybewysstelsels om doeltreffendheid, integriteit en die uitwissing van korrupsie te verseker. Die woordvoerder, Claude Naicker, sê die verlenging van die hernuwingstydperk tot tien jaar, sal die koste oor ‘n bestuurder se leeftyd […]
# Die uitvoerende hoof van die Verkiesingskommissie, Sy Mamabolo, sê die aanlyn kieserregistrasieportaal bly aktief, wat kiesers toelaat om te registreer en hul besonderhede op te dateer om te verhoed dat hulle die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing misloop. Mamabolo sê die portaal sal oop bly totdat die verkiesing afgekondig word. Hy doen ‘n beroep op burgers om nou […]
# Commonwealth Games: Team South Africa ended its track and field performance in Glasgow with a total of four medals. Kyle Rademeyer clinched silver in the men’s pole vault final with a season’s best height of 5.70 meters, while Australia’s Kurtis Marschall won gold with a Games record height of 5.85 meters. However, in the […]
