# Soccer: Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie has urged South Africans to keep supporting Bafana Bafana in their next Group A match this week. South Africa next faces the Czech Republic on Thursday, at Atlanta Stadium at 6pm South African time with the final group match against South Korea on 24 June at […]
# The DA has accused Emfuleni mayor Hassan Mako of unlawfully appointing Patriotic Alliance councillor Bruce Nimmerhoudt to the municipality’s Mayoral Committee for Roads and Transport while still a serving councillor in the Rand West City municipality. DA Emfuleni mayoral candidate Kingsol Chabalala says it is illegal for a councillor to hold seats in two […]
# Road running: Gerda Steyn has cemented her status as one of South Africa’s greatest ultra-distance runners after winning her fifth women’s race title at the 99th Comrades Marathon in KwaZulu-Natal. Steyn dominated the Up Run in a record-breaking unofficial time of five-hours-45-minutes-two-seconds. The performance eclipsed her previous Up Run record of five-hours-49-minutes-46-seconds extending her […]
# Road running: George Kusche has won the 2026 Comrades Marathon, storming to victory in the up run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in a record time of 5 hours, 15 minutes and 56 seconds. Kusche produced a perfectly paced race, overtaking long-time leader Mbuti Mollo on the challenging Polly Shorts climb with just over ten-kilometres […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Mmapaseka Steve Letsike has called for greater investment in building inspectors, saying the country cannot afford the cost of poor infrastructure and unsafe buildings. Speaking to 248 newly qualified inspectors in Gauteng, Letsike described building inspection as human rights work and urged […]
# The government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting and advancing the rights of LGBTQIA-plus people in South Africa. Speaking during a Pride Month webinar, Justice and Constitutional Development deputy minister, Andries Nel, highlighted key legal and judicial victories, including marriage equality, adoption rights and protection against discrimination. Nel also noted progress in finalising regulations […]
# An excursion ended in tragedy after a teacher was killed in a bus crash in the Northern Cape. According to reports, 44 learners and ten educators from Kathu Primary School were travelling to Seodin Primary School to participate in the Van Druten League sports finals when the head-on collision with a truck happened. Emergency […]
# The voluntary repatriation of Malawian nationals from Durban has been temporarily suspended following discrepancies in passenger lists. South African Home Affairs officials and Malawian immigration authorities discovered that several names had been duplicated, resulting in some individuals being allocated to more than one bus. Officials have paused the operation while records are verified. eThekwini […]
# The South African Communist Party general-secretary Solly Mapaila says as the party charts its independent electoral path, it faces critical challenges ahead of the local government elections. Speaking during their Limpopo elective congress, Mapaila described the organisation as bigger than any electoral contest. He urged members to avoid internal divisions, remain disciplined and put […]
