Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Hlompho Kekana feels that their CAF Champions League quarterfinal fixture against Al Ahly at Cairo International Stadium on Saturday will be emotional for both teams. It will be the first time Sundowns players come up against their former coach Pitso Mosimane since he left them at the beginning of the season to […]
Metrobus workers are demanding an 18% salary increase. The Metrobus strike in Johannesburg enters its seventh day on Wednesday with no end in sight. More than 30 000 commuters are affected. The Democratic Municipal Workers Union (Demawusa) has tabled 28 demands. These include an 18% salary increase, a R15 000 COVID-19 allowance and a 14th cheque. The bus company […]
MTV Base, YouTube, and Idris Elba announce the return of the AFRICA DAY CONCERT 2021, which will be hosted by Golden Globe and SAG winner, Idris Elba this Africa Day, 25th of May. This follows the inaugural Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home in 2020 that brought African and global superstars together to celebrate Africa Day […]
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says President Cyril Ramaphosa has not yet indicated his intention to tighten the coronavirus lockdown regulations. This as concerns mount that the country could experience a substantial third wave of the virus earlier than was initially anticipated. The first four cases of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India have also […]
VODACOM on Tuesday unveiled a support package for job seekers under its ConnectU portal. Vodacom said it was committed to helping job seekers by combining voice and data offers, continued access to learning and skills through UAcademy and access to zero-rated job sites housed under ConnectU portal. As part of the package, Vodacom said it […]
The pupils at Tshefoge Primary School at Vaalboschloot, North West, were preparing for classes on Monday when teacher Leah Phele came running and screaming for help as she was being chased by a teacher from another school. He allegedly stabbed her several times in full view of the learners. The 64-year-old suspect, a teacher from […]
The order was enforced on all the accused in Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo earlier on Tuesday. The High Court in Pretoria has granted the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) an order to seize R1.4 billion of assets belonging to former Eskom executives and others implicated in corruption. The order was enforced on all the accused in Mpumalanga, […]
Newcomer Lerai Rakoditsoe is making history as the first face on the continent to front a show on kids channel Nickelodeon Africa. Sowetan has learnt that in an effort to open the industry, ViacomCBS Networks Africa will today unveil the 18-year-old born in Bassonia, south of Johannesburg, as the channel’s first African presenter. Rakoditsoe will host […]
Yesterday, was not only Freedom Day but it also marked 30 years since the last political prisoners were released from Robben Island on April 27, 1991. Robben Island was used by the government as a prison for political prisoners and convicted criminals from 1961. The maximum security prison for political prisoners closed in 1991. Robben […]
“Tackling climate change is a national priority for South Africa”, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. Last week, the president said he and more than 40 other world leaders attended a climate summit, convened by US President Joe Biden, to discuss the global climate change effort in the run-up to the next international climate conference in […]