South Africa Loses Another Sports Person: Female Boxer Phindile Mwelase Dies

While the South African sporting fraternity is still reeling from the death, first of Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, the sensational 800m runner who died in a car accident recently and then from the high profile shooting of the Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and captain, Senzo Meyiwa, yet another sports star has died after having been in a comma for two weeks. Phindile Mwelase, one of the few female boxers South Africa boasts of died on Tuesday at the Steve Biko Academic Ho... Read more »
by Oliver Ngwenya | Published 12 years ago

By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 27th, 2014

Senzo Meyiwa’s Death: Rumours of Contract Killing Dismissed

The police have dismissed the rumours doing the rounds that the killing of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa was a contract killing which was directly aimed at the soccer star. A top po... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 27th, 2014

Bafana Bafana and Pirates Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa Shot Dead

It seems that the dust in South Africa does not have a chance to settle down. Just as the sporting fraternity was beginning to accept the death of world class athlete and former world champion in the 800m categ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, October 25th, 2014

Motsoeneng Appeals His High Court Suspension

The Chief Operations Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Hlaudi Motsoeneng has instructed his lawyers to appeal the order that was meant to suspend him which was issued by the Western Cape... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, October 24th, 2014

SABC Boss locks Horns with Portfolio Committee

The chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation, Ellen Tshabalala on Thursday obtained an order stopping the enquiry into whether she lied about her academic qualifications. The order, which is re... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, October 23rd, 2014

The Aftermath of the Oscar Pistorius Sentencing: Where to from here?

After a period of close to two years following the shooting to death of Reeva Steenkamp by her then boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius, the trial has officially come to an end. The athlete was finally sentenced on Tues... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Parliament Sergeant-at-arms Pleaded with Malema in Sepedi

National Assembly Seargent-at-arms,  Regina Mohlomi, says she pleaded desperately  in Sepedi with the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, to leave the House following the instruction given... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, October 19th, 2014

Anni Dewani Killer Xolile Mngeni Dies in Prison Hospital

Xolile Mngeni, the man who was charged with the murder and kidnapping of honeymoon murder victim, Anni Dewani has died in hospital. He was serving a life term for being the man who had pulled the trigger to kil... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, October 18th, 2014

Two Cellphone Robbing Groups Nabbed in Tshwane

Two different cellular phone shops in two separate malls, one in Centurion and the other in Irene were robbed on Friday, with the suspects getting away with some cellphones. While some cellphones were recovered... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, October 18th, 2014

Closing Arguments Presented in Oscar Pistorious Trial

The North Gauteng a High court heard on Friday the closing arguments from the lawyers in the Oscar Pistorius trial. The leaders of both the defence and prosecution, Barry Roux and Gerrie Nel, were both intent o... Read more »