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The day she turned her back forever on life as a domestic worker, 20-year-old Ntsiki Biyela boarded a bus in Durban and left KwaZulu-Natal for the Western Cape. It was the first time shed left the province of her birth. We drove and drove and drove some more. We were still driving the n

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip South Africa has wrapped up in true Housewives fashion: dramatic, shady, hilarious, and utterly outrageous. The larger-than-life cast features Beverley Steyn ( The Real Housewives of Cape Town S1); Christall Kay ( The Real Housewives of Johannesbu

With a career spanning decades, Dr Thembi Mtshali-Jones is one of the towering figures in South Africas entertainment industry. Celebrated for her exceptional contributions across stage, TV, and music, Dr Mtshali-Jones recently won Best Supporting Actress Film at the 2024 Simon Mabhunu

If the recent two Tests against Ireland was the appetiser, then the Rugby Championship starting early next month is the main course. And with coach Rassie Erasmus set to name his 30-man squad for the first two Tests of that competition on Tuesday, there is plenty of excitement about who

Actor Melusi Yeni was one of the big winners at the 2024 Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and TV Awards. Hosted by TV star Nomalanga Shozi alongside the sassy Nokwazi, the awards took place at the Playhouse in Durban this past weekend, on Saturday, 20 July. Celebrating his win for

The Springboks were left counting the cost of their bruising second Test loss against Ireland in Durban over the past weekend when Bok coach Rassie Erasmus announced on Tuesday that four star players would miss the start of the Rugby Championship next month. Pieter-Steph du Toit, Chesli

Rising Springbok star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is working towards feeling at home in the Bok system, after making his debut last month and being heavily involved in the two-Test series against Ireland. The 22-year-old made his first appearance off the bench against Wales at Twickenham

It all seems a bit anticlimactic after the Springboks and Ireland were forced to share their Incoming Series 1-1, after two thrilling games saw the top two ranked sides in World Rugby come out with a win-a-piece. It wasnt like nobody saw this coming, as the fixtures were announced late

The beauty, and attraction, of sport is that it is so unpredictable and can leave one feeling on top of the world, but also down in the dumps, depending on who you support and who wins. It is even better when you just never know who is going to win, and right now in world rugby there is

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has revealed his new-look squad from which hell pick his matchday-23 for Saturdays Test against Portugal in Bloemfontein. The Boks will go into the match after a narrow 25-24 loss to Ireland in the second Test between the nations in Durban on Saturday. The

The Springboks and captain Siya Kolisi found themselves on the other end of a one-point result when Irish replacement back Ciaran Frawley slotted a superb long range drop goal to give the visitors a breathless 25-24 win in the second Test in Durban on Saturday night. Last year it was a

Ireland edged out the Springboks 25-24 (half-time score 16-6) after yet another nailbiter at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday, leaving the two-game series tied 11. It followed a thrilling 2720 win for the Springboks in Pretoria the week before, which had broken the hosts Irish hoodoo af

South Africa and Ireland met in the second Test of two in Durban on Saturday with the Six Nations winners beating the world champions 25-24 in a thrilling match to level the series at 1-1. Here is how The Citizen rated the performance of the Bok players, out of 10, in the match

The world champion Springboks from 2023 and the Six Nations winners from 2024, Ireland, clash in the second Test of their series in Durban on Saturday, with kick-off at 5pm. The Boks won the first Test 27-20 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria last Saturday to end a three-match losing run ag

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi was in a spicy mood at the teams pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon ahead of the second Test of the Incoming Series against Ireland at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm). Kolisi was in no mood to entertain complaints about t

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says getting a win to seal the series two-nil in the second Test against Ireland at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm), is extremely important for the team. It is a huge encounter between the World Champions and Six Nations Champions ,

As South Africa this week recorded two additional confirmed cases of mpox bringing the total to 22 since the outbreak began in May a leading infectious disease specialist has cautioned that there were more cases in the community, with current statistics representing an underestimate. Th

The Springboks and Ireland clash in a monstrous second Test of the Incoming Series at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm), with the series firmly on the line. The Boks clinched an exciting 27-20 win in the opening Test at Loftus in Pretoria a week ago and they will b

After a nervy 27-20 win against Ireland in the first Test at Loftus Versfeld last weekend, the Springboks will look to go back-to-back in Durban on Saturday to seal a 2-0 series win. In what promises to be another closely fought game, the Boks will be out to improve in four key areas to get the

The Springboks are targeting a much-improved all-round set piece performance, according to lock Franco Mostert, as they look to clinch a two-nil series win against Ireland in the second Test of the Incoming Series at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm). Speaking at a

Damian de Allende was full of praise for his Springbok centre partner Jesse Kriel with the duo set to become the most capped midfield pairing in Bok history when they run on together in the second Test against Ireland at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. De Allende and Kriel will pass t

The second round of the 2024 edition of the Currie Cup will be boosted by the presence of a number of Springbok squad members who have been released from the national squad by coach Rassie Erasmus. Erasmus on Tuesday named his matchday-23 to take on Ireland in the second Test in Durban

The Springboks are a team in development, and they will continue their evolution when they take on Ireland in the second Test of the Incoming Series at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. With a new attack coach in Tony Brown and a new defence coach in Jerry Flannery, as well as former to

Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi says the Boks are targeting an improved performance in the scrum when they battle it out against Ireland in the second Test of the Incoming Series at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening. In the opening Test win in Pretoria over the past weekend the B

Lamiez Holworthy was undeniably one of the best dressed at this years edition of Hollywoodbets Durban July. The TV and Radio personality dazzled in a stunning Ursula-inspired dress designed by Sihle of Masango by Siphosihle. She shared that her look was a creative fusion, caugh