Heartbreak in Dublin, jubilation in London

The Bulls failed in their bid to lift the United Rugby Championship trophy after succumbing 32 -7 against Leinster in YESTERDAY's final at Croke Park in Dublin. Fans were left in disbelief after Jake White's team conceded 14 points in as many minutes in a terrible start to the title decider. Earlie…

Fathers Day: Absent fathers leave SA children in a lurch

A study on absent fathers at the University of Johannesburg found that South Africa has an exceptionally high number of absent fathers with approximately half of the children in the country living without daily contact with their fathers. Experts suggest that this situation presents social and deve…

Youth Day: Is there a clear determination to tackle affairs of the youth and their concerns?

  The 16th of June marks National Youth Day in South Africa. This year,  youth month is commemorated under the theme  "Skills for the changing world – Empowering youth for meaningful economic participation". Government is calling on all South Africans to invest in young people and to prepare them …

Urgent appeal for bone marrow donors

The South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) is urgently appealing to young men between the ages of 16 and 35 to register as stem cell donors. SAMBR says their critical underrepresentation is costing lives.  According to the group this deficit drastically limits the chances of finding suitable ma…

VW recalls Polo and Taigo models in SA

The Volkswagen Group South Africa has recalled over 100 of its vehicles due to safety concerns.  The National Consumer Commissioner has also confirmed the recall of 142 Volkswagen Polos and eight Volkswagen Taigo vehicles by the manufacturer. To find out more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Prudence Moilwa,…

First batch of SANDF troops back on home soil from the DRC after initial delay

The first batch of SANDF soldiers that was expected to return to South Africa from the DRC YESTERDAY afternoon, has finally touched down on home soil. The group, which initially expected to arrive at the Bloemspruit Air Force base in Bloemfontein arrived at the Waterkloof Airforce base in Pretoria …

National day of mourning for EC flood victims has been declared

The flood victims in the Eastern Cape will be relocated to a safer area. This after severe floods destroyed a number of homes.   President Cyril Ramaphosa, members of his cabinet and humanitarian organisation's visited the flood stricken province to asses the damage. To discuss the disaster situati…

Bulls book trip to Ireland to face Leinster in United Rugby Championship final

It was not a final, but YESTERDAY's clash between the Bulls and Sharks at Loftus Versfeld, for a place in the United Rugby Championship final, was possibly the biggest rugby match in South Africa this year. In the end the Bulls' registered a convincing 25-13 victory over the Sharks, booking a trip …

The 2025 Comrades Marathon is well underway

The 2025 Comrades Marathon is now well under way since nearly 25,000 runners set off in Pietermaritzburg. The 89km race started at 5.45 am, with the cut-off time coming 12 hours later at 5.30pm. One of the biggest changes this year was a new two-group start. This first group of the fastest qualifyi…

Trump says relationship with Musk is over, what happens next?

The feud between two of the world's most powerful billionaires shows no sign of ending after the US president claimed on Friday that the richest man in the world had "lost his mind". Even though observers have long speculated that Donald Trump and Elon Musk would eventually fall out, few predicted …