WBF Honours a Teary-eyed Coetzee in a Fight Card Dubbed ‘Cape T...

Cape Town Heavyweight explosion sees the old bowing out in style while the future of South African boxing enters the continental scene. The two heavyweight cards resembled More...

Hail the “baby-faced Assassin” Moruti Mtha...

Moruti “Babyface” Mthalane is set to defend his title within 90 days as mandated by the International Boxing federation (IBF). It looks like the fight is not taking More...

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TO DATE – Part 2

Yesterday we discussed the results, points and standing of each team and where they are in the whole scheme of things of the UEFA Champions League. What we did together More...

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TO DATE – Part 1

Most probably the most popular soccer tournament in the world, the Champions League attracts a lot of attention in a wide range of circles. After this week’s set More...

ABSA PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Only a few matches were played during this week. These were ABSA Premier League matches and here is a summary of the results. In a surprise result on Tuesday night, Ajax More...

Huge Task for Orlando Pirates

The home crowd had to wait until way past the end of the match to celebrate a goal. Thabo Matlaba literally moved from zero to hero when, in the 93rd minute, he picked More...

A Better year for Government Departments R...

The outgoing Auditor-General (AG) Terence Nombembe released national and provincial departments audit reports  in Parliament More...

White Dominance still Evident in Law Firms

The deputy minister of justice, Mr John Jeffery has expressed concern at the number of Africans than are employed More...

Youth Wage Bill Passed

In a show of the waning support now enjoyed by COSATU, the youth wage subsidy bill sailed through parliament despite More...

Job Cuts May Lead to Recession

Johannesburg- As a result of an increase in the retail sector’s recent adoption of retrenchments as a means More...

Mandela Family Applauds Movie about Former Preside...

The Mandela family has given a movie about the historic politician the nod amidst concerns that yet again, foreign actors were used to tell an African More...

SATMA Awards 2013 Results

The 8th South African Traditional Music Achievement (SATMA) Awards were presented on Friday 4 and Saturday, 5 October 2013 at the Buffalo Park Cricket More...

Internationally Acclaimed Author, Tom Clancy Dies...

Best-selling author Tom Clancy has died. He was 66 years old when he gave in to illness on Tuesday 1 October. His publisher confirmed his death. The American More...

Recent reports suggest that there is a possibility of President Jacob Zuma being removed from office when the Public Protector Thuli Madonsela releases More...

• Patriotic Alliance May not be...

  Patriotic Alliance May not be Kenny Kunene’s Idea

  
  On Wednesday the news surfaced that Kenny Kunene had registered his own political party, Patriotic Alliance, set to be officially launched on Saturday in Cape Town. Due to the fact that  Kenny is the one who registered the party with the IEC, we assumed that he is its founder. However, from a Twitter conversation between his business...

• EFF Calls on Jacob Zuma to Re...

  EFF Calls on Jacob Zuma to Resign and be Charged for Corruption

  
  EFF Calls On Jacob Zuma To Resign And Be Charged For Corruption Following The Nkandla Provisional Report Press Release, 29 November, 2013 Following the provisional report by the National Public Protector that indeed President Zuma’s homestead upgrade involved huge personal benefit to the value of close to R200 millions, reported in the Mail and Guardian today, the...

• Malema’s Bid to Overtun...

  Malema’s Bid to Overtun Charges Against Him Fails

  
  Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema appeared at the Polokwane High Court on Thursday in a bid to have his corruption charges dropped. The judge dismissed his application and ruled that the case should go ahead as scheduled unless the National Prosecuting Authorities drops the charges. Malema is facing charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and...

• Kenny Kunene Makes a Return t...

  Kenny Kunene Makes a Return to the Political Arena with his Own Party: Patriotic Alliance

  
  Just three months after leaving Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Kenny Kunene has registered his own political party called Patriotic Alliance. It is unclear when the party was registered. However, reports about its registration first surfaced on Wednesday afternoon. According to the political party list on the IEC website, Patriotic Alliance is one of the 129 parties that...

• Numsa Threatens to Leave ANC

  Numsa Threatens to Leave ANC

  
  Leaders of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) -  longstanding supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) – wish to withdraw their association with the country’s ruling party and, in what could be a defeating move, want to deter their members from voting for the ANC in next year’s general elections. Numsa, which is...

• DA and EFF Growing Faster tha...

  DA and EFF Growing Faster than the ANC on Social Networks

  
  The 2014 general elections are a few months away and political parties that will be contesting have started campaigning. The increase in the number of people who have access to the internet over the past few years has made social networks valuable tools for politicians to conduct their campaigns. According to statistics, over 12 million South Africans...

• Malema Slaughters Cow Ahead o...

  Malema Slaughters Cow Ahead of EFF Launch

  
  Members of the press watched on as the Commander in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema stuck to African tradition of slaughtering a cow ahead of the launch festivities.  Malema turned out to be a reliable authority in the difficult task of slaughtering a full grown bull. He gave instructions and confidently guided his fighters...

• All Set for EFF Launch in Mar...

  All Set for EFF Launch in Marikana

  
  Despite numerous attempts to disrupt the growth of the organisation led by Commander in Chief Julius Malema, the Economic Freedom Fighters continue to make final arrangements for the national launch on Sunday. On Thursday, the National Coordinator of the EFF, Mpho Ramakatsa led his delegation to the royal palace of the Bapo Ba Mogale Chief Bob Edward...

• High Court Rules Nkandla Repo...

  High Court Rules Nkandla Report Urgent

  
  President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead is once again under an investigative eye as a bid by the Democratic Alliance for a report on the residence’s upgrades has been deemed urgent by the  Western Cape High Court earlier this week. “This is a victory for accountability and transparency,” reported Lindiwe Mazibuko, the DA’s parliamentary leader who also announced...

• South Africa Not Ready to be ...

  South Africa Not Ready to be Led by a Female President

  
  The Republic of South Africa is not yet ready for a female president, reports the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL). On Monday, the women’s league, which claimed to be the only organisation within the nation and possibly the continent that acknowledges the leadership capabilities of women, stated it is devoted to honouring the processes and leadership traditions of...

• DA Billboards Inspire Twitter...

  DA Billboards Inspire Twitter Hashtag Trend

  
  “This message is 100 per cent accurate. E-tolls were conceived under the watch of an ANC minister, supported by an ANC executive in Gauteng, passed into law by an ANC majority parliament, and signed, sealed and delivered by an ANC president. So what’s the ANC’s problem with the billboard? Is the ANC ashamed of e-tolls all of...

• The Public Wants Details on N...

  The Public Wants Details on Nkandlagate Report

  
  The Minister of Public Works, Thulas Nxesi has accused the Democratic Alliance of engaging in publicity stunts at the expense of President Jacob Zuma’s security. He was referring to the bid by the DA to declassify the report on the security upgrade at the president’s private residence in Nkandla.  It has been widely reported that more than...

• EFF Wants an Apology from Uni...

  EFF Wants an Apology from Unisa

  
  Press Release Issued by the Economic Freedom Fighters, 27 May 2013: EFF condemns unisa management for cancelling the seminar because of threats of distruption from nehawu/ancyl/sasco Economic Freedom Fighters utterly condemns UNISA for withdrawing the permission for the seminar on Land Reform, organised by Academic and Professional Staff Association, on the eleventh hour. The seminar was supposed...

• We Did Not Pay Anyone to Join...

  We Did Not Pay Anyone to Join Us – Agang SA

  
  Tensions between the Economic Freedom Fighters and Agang SA have hit a new high. This comes after prominent Gauteng leaders of the EFF decided to seek greener pastures over the fence, in the Agang SA camp. Among others, Pule Matshitshe and Nozi Poswayo are the most notable defectors. Matshitshe was the provincial organiser while Poswayo functioned as...