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Glenrose Xaba will be the heavy favourite for the Spar Womens 10km Challenge in Gqeberha on Saturday. Xaba is currently in the form of her life, having run a new SA record over 10km in July. She broke Elana Meyer s long-standing record of 31:13 by one second in the

Lungi Ngidi certainly wasnt one to wallow in self-pity as he sat on the sidelines with injury, as he watched a number of other Proteas bowlers stocks rise. Having battled injury for the last couple seasons, Ngidi did not manage to make the Proteas squad for the T20 Worl

As the South African Reserve Banks Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) gears up for its meeting tomorrow (Thursday, September 19), expectations are mounting for an interest rate cut of around 0.25% which would mean good news for home buyers. Century 21 South Africa CEO Harry Nicolaides expl

A 34-year-old Ethiopian man, accused of raping a seven-year-old girl inside his Diepsloot tuckshop, is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The case was previously postponed for further investigations. The man was arrested after he allegedly lured

CapeNature has issued a stark warning about the increasing ownership of ferrets (Mustela furo) in South Africa, emphasising the potential environmental risks and health threats that come with their growing popularity. Though relatively new to South Africa, ferrets are becoming a fashion

A key breakthrough in a large-scale corruption investigation resulted in the arrest of 27 people from three districts in Mpumalanga. The accused, including traffic examiners, driving school operators, and various officials, are charged with fraud, corruption, and violating national road

By Neil de Beer As a true patriot and a person who prides myself as having Struggle credentials, it must be said that after such an election as we experienced in 2024, we demanded more. The revelation, after not a single party received the majority and clearly a vote, ra

Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to punish Israel after hundreds of paging devices used by the militant group's members exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon. There was no immediate comment from Israel on the explosions that killed nine people, including the 10-year-old daughter of a Hez

So, Renaldo Gouws has been fired by the DA . In an extensive statement on social media that promised a full statement later in the week, Gouws blamed IOL for getting him fired . As if using the K-word and N-word so regularly in his social media posts and videos, his conduct on