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JOHANNESBURG – Injured World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit was released on Sunday from the South Africa squad preparing for their first four matches of the season, a SA Rugby statement said. The 32-year-old flanker/lock, who plays for Japanese club Toyota Verblitz, is among six injured players who will not feature against …

Luke Fraser  ·15 Jun 2025 Boxer has transformed from a wholesaler in the 1970s to one of South Africa’s largest supermarket chains, now worth R29 billion. The retailer’s journey started in 1977 when KwaZulu Cash & Carry was created in the centre of Empangeni, KZN. The company operated as an essential commodities wholesaler, focusing on …

South Africa wishes to urge all its citizens currently in the Islamic Republic of Iran to contact the Embassy in Tehran to ensure that they are registered with and that their whereabouts are known to the Embassy. It is important to note that South Africa’s support in the country is limited and that it could …

A riveting World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa went a long way to boost the sagging credentials of the five-day game, but the format of the competition is in need of a revamp, according to many of the game’s top observers. South Africa beat Australia by five wickets at lunch on the …

Air Tanzania Boeing 787 on the apron at AFB Waterkloof after delivering SANDF troops and personnel. A second batch of 257 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers arrived at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Pretoria on Sunday following the termination of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC). …

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has confirmed that South Africa has substantially completed all 22 recommended action items outlined in the Action Plan adopted when the country was placed on the organisation’s grey list in February 2023. South Africa was placed on the FATF grey list due to deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and …

“We hope this is the start of something. Hopefully this is the start of trophies for the team.” South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wants his team’s triumph in the World Test Championship final to be the first of many trophies for the country’s cricketers. In 18 previous attempts in the one-day international and T20 World …

From The Barrel Bheki Gila|Published 1 hour ago Copy to Clipboard LEE Camp of the programme Unredacted makes incisive observations about the dark manoeuvres of the 1884 Berlin Conference. The hubris of dividing Africa along borders drawn on lunch break napkins, for no other reason than to cannibalise it, seemed eerily similar to the ways …

South Africa expresses deep concern regarding the escalation of hostilities between the State of Israel and Islamic Republic of Iran. We extend our deepest condolences to the peoples of both nations suffering from the tragic loss of life. South Africa emphasises that under international humanitarian law, civilians and civilian infrastructure must never be considered legitimate …

It’s not only women who feel they are being excluded. ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says her party has always been a male-dominated organisation. This, according to Mokonyane, played itself out publicly when Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma contested the party’s presidency against Cyril Ramaphosa in 2017. At the time, over 4 000 delegates voted, with Ramaphosa …

The first group of 249 soldiers returned on Friday, landing at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Pretoria after experiencing delays due to technical and logistical challenges. After they arrived they travelled to Tempe military base in Bloemfontein, arriving in the early hours of Saturday. The mission was sent to assist Kinshasa’s fight against rebel groups in …

Record-breaker Depu netted a brace of goals as Angola retained their Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup crown with a 3-0 victory over hosts South Africa in the 2025 final played at the Toyota Stadium in Mangaung | Bloemfontein on Sunday. Angola’s back-to-back triumphs have taken their total wins in the competition to five, level with South Africa …

Staff Writer  ·15 Jun 2025 Multichoice lost 2.3 million 90-day active DStv subscribers over the last year, which included 614,000 in South Africa and 1,73 million in the rest of Africa. This was revealed in Multichoice’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025, released on Wednesday. The company’s finances are a mess. …

Chery has broken into the top ten of most financed vehicles by Standard Bank for young people, breaking the misconception that these cars are only for older individuals.  This was revealed in Standard Bank’s Youth Barometer report, which analysed data from the bank’s three million personal and private banking clients between the ages of 18 …

A sensational second-half fightback saw the youthful and inexperienced South African Men’s Hockey Team claw their way back from a 4-0 half-time deficit to earn a dramatic 4-4 draw against Wales in their opening match of the FIH Nations Cup 2025. Trailing 4-0 at the break, the South Africans showed trademark resilience. Goals from Trevor …

Playing with a stiff breeze in the first half, the South Africans made the most of their scoring opportunities and crossed Madagascar’s tryline five tries in the first half, with Patience Mokone and Byrhandré Dolf grabbing two tries apiece. They wasted no tine after the break with Aphiwe Ngwevu and Unam Tose scoring South Africa’s …

South Africa is facing a new electricity crisis, stemming from municipal mismanagement of the country’s distribution network, which threatens the gains made in keeping load-shedding at bay.  Local municipalities have failed to invest adequately in electricity distribution infrastructure, resulting in parts of the country being left in the dark even without load-shedding.  The Organisation for …

We are waiting for more details on China’s intentions to lower import tariffs for various African countries. What is worth emphasising for now is that, from a South African agricultural perspective, this would be a welcome development. China is profoundly important in global agriculture. In 2023, it was a leading importer, accounting for 11% of …

The struggle against white rule in South Africa was always grounded in a shared conviction — across organisations, ideologies and forms of struggle — that the country to come would not only end white supremacy, but would also be fundamentally just.  The declarations of the Freedom Charter are seldom recalled today but this confidence is …

IFFHS has released their list of the top 10 highest-ranked African clubs in the world, with Orlando Pirates climbing up the ladder. The 2024/25 season just concluded for the majority of leagues on the African continent, which included the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup. Click through the gallery above to see the full top …

Malcolm Libera  ·14 Jun 2025 International buyers have spent over R1 billion buying properties across the Western Cape’s City of Cape Town.  This was outlined by Seeff Property Group, which noted that Cape Town continues to be one of the most desirable destinations for international property buyers. The surge in international buyers shows a marked …

Anti-apartheid activist, Reverend Allan Boesak, says the late police veteran, Major-General Andre Lincoln died of a broken heart in a corrupt country that does not reflect what he fought for . A special provincial funeral service for Lincoln is underway at the St. James Church in Kenilworth, Cape Town. Lincoln died two weeks ago aged …

Youth unemployment in South Africa has surged to 46.1% in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 9.2 percentage point increase over the past decade.  Oliver Meth, communications manager at Black Sash, said this is a national crisis. “The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey revealing an expanded unemployment rate of 56.3% among youth aged 18–34 …

A year into South Africa’s Government of National Unity, the country has learnt one thing: duct tape governance may not be elegant, but it can stick things together – at least for a while. When the Government of National Unity (GNU) was unveiled after the May 2024 election, it was hailed as a political miracle. …