District Six Claimants Wonder if They Will Be Alive by the Time Government Redevelops the Historic Site
“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant
Swimming
How Two Very Different South Africans Are Solving Their Water Problems
“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.”
Meder Maintains Medal Momentum
South Africa’s Rebecca Meder returned to the podium at the second stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series in Westmont, Illinois over the weekend. The 23-year-old added to her haul of two bronze medals from the first stop a week earlier with another bronze in the 200m breaststroke on Saturday. Meder stopped the …
South Africans Impress at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Opener in USA
South Africa’s swimmers collected one gold and three bronze medals at the first stop of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Carmel, Indiana, to finish 10th on the overall medal table after three days of competition. Nineteen-year-old Chris Smith produced a breakthrough performance to claim gold in the men’s 50m breaststroke, edging out …
Afriforum Weaponises Whataboutism to Whitewash Accountability
If Afriforum has information about acts of terror carried out in the name of the ANC or anyone else during the apartheid era it must share this information with the NPA instead of trying to use it to whitewash apartheid security force killers.
The post TRC CASES: AFRIFORUM WEAPONISES WHATABOUTISM TO WHITEWASH ACCOUNTABILITY appeared first on For Good.
Van Niekerk Completes Breaststroke Sweep
Lara van Niekerk completed an impressive breaststroke clean sweep by adding the 200m gold to her collection on the final day of the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who is well on the way to reclaiming the form that took her to two Commonwealth Games titles and …
Record-Breaking Finish for Team SA
There were two more continental records broken by South African swimmers on the final day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Saturday. Christian Sadie, who already has a silver and two bronze medals from these championships, set a new African record in the S7 100m freestyle, but just missed out on another …
Van Niekerk Rediscovers Form
On 27 September 2025, Jessica Thompson added two more gold medals to her haul as Lara van Niekerk showed glimpses of her old self on day three of the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg. Thompson has already collected three national titles at these championships and added two more on Saturday, in …
Thompson Breaks 16-Year-Old National Record
On 26 September 2025, Jessica Thompson stole the show on the second day of action at the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg, breaking a national record and equalling the African mark held by Zimbabwe’s new International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry. The 18-year-old was disappointed to miss out on the SA …
Another African Record for Sadie
Team South Africa continued to show impressive form at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Friday. Nathan Hendricks just missed out on a medal in the S13 400m freestyle for visually impaired swimmers, finishing fourth in 4 minutes 15.28 seconds. Gold was claimed by Russian Egor Shchitkovskii in a time of 4:02.14. “Last …
Thompson and Le Clos Strike Double Gold
Jessica Thompson and Chad le Clos kicked off the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg with two titles each on Thursday, both collecting golds in the 100m freestyle and 50m butterfly. 18-year-old Thompson claimed a comfortable victory in the 100m freestyle in 54.29 seconds before doing the same in the 50m butterfly …
SA’s Sadie Adds Butterfly Bronze to Growing Medal Tally at Para World Champs
Christian Sadie’s impressive run at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore continued on Thursday when he added another bronze medal to his haul. The 27-year-old finished third in the S7 50m butterfly in 30.11 seconds, with Ukraine’s Andrii Trusov taking the gold in 28.95 seconds and Colombian Carlos Daniel Serrano Zarate securing the silver …
Le Clos Makes National Return
Veteran Chad le Clos will make a return to national competition at this week’s Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships at the GC Jolliffe Swimming Pool in Pietermaritzburg. The 33-year-old former Olympic champion has taken an extended break from competition to recover from a back injury, but will line up KwaZulu-Natal in preparation for …
Tshwane Metro Petitions Disappear
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands an urgent investigation into the mysterious disappearance of four petitions submitted by the party on 29 May 2025 during a Tshwane Metro Council meeting. The party submitted four petitions – concerning power outages in Ward 55, the Hillcrest public swimming pool, illegal buildings in Ward 98 and a […]
The post Petitions disappear at Tshwane Metro appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Olympic Champ Set for Midmar Return
Pre-season entries for next year’s aQuellé Midmar Mile are now open, with special rates on offer until the end of this month. The 53rd edition of the world’s largest open water swimming event will take place from 7-8 February 2026 at the iconic Midmar Dam in KwaZulu-Natal, with organisers expecting between 12,000 and 14,000 entries …
Explainer: Cape Town’s “Pro-poor” Budget and Its Legal Challenge
Large commercial property owners take aim at the City’s revenue plan
Lotter Digs Deep
While the country’s swimming team left the World Aquatics Championships with four medals, thanks to Pieter Coetzé’s gold and two silvers and Kaylene Corbett’s bronze, the pick of the SA athletes competing in the other sports contested at the event in Singapore was open water swimmer Callan Lotter. The 19-year-old secured 16th place in all …
Coetzé Makes It Three From Three
Pieter Coetzé wrapped up an exceptional World Aquatics Championships by getting his hands on another silver medal. The 21-year-old added the 50m backstroke silver to his 100m gold and 200m silver, so becoming the only man to reach the podium for all three backstroke events at these championships. Coetzé lined up for the 50m final …
Coetzé Secures Another Medal Shot
Pieter Coetzé will have one last shot at adding to his already impressive medal haul at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after winning his 50m backstroke semifinal on Saturday. The 21-year-old who already has 100m backstroke gold and 200m backstroke silver in the bag will line up for the final of the 50m event …
SA Stars Add Silver and Bronze to World Champs Haul
The South African flag was raised twice more at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Friday as Pieter Coetzé claimed silver in the 200m backstroke and Kaylene Corbett a bronze in the 200m breaststroke. After his victory in the 100m backstroke on Tuesday, Coetzé lined up among the favourites, having qualified fastest for the …
Coetzé and Corbett Book Spots in World Champs Finals
Pretoria teammates Pieter Coetzé and Kaylene Corbett both safely negotiated semifinal swims at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday. Coetzé will be looking to add to his 100m backstroke gold when he lines up for the final of the 200m event. Having scraped through to the semifinals earlier in the day as the …
Sixth for Smith
Chris Smith was the sole South African in action during the evening session at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Wednesday, having earned a place in his first-ever global long course final. In a nail-bitingly close 50m breaststroke showdown, where just 0.21 of a second separated the top six finishers, Smith didn’t get the …
Coetzé Stuns Olympic Champion
Pieter Coetzé powered his way to South Africa’s first medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, claiming gold in the 100m backstroke on Tuesday. The 21-year-old was third fastest in the semifinals but outduelled Olympic champion Thomas Ceccon and France’s Yohann Ndoye-Brouard in the second half of the final to reach the wall in …
Coetzé Secures Spot in 100M Backstroke Final
Pieter Coetzé booked a spot in the 100m backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after powering to second place in his semifinal on Monday. The 21-year-old star had booked his place in the semifinals with a time of 52.80 seconds in his morning heat and then went quicker in the semis, touching …