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‘‘These are difficult times and we are also disappointed by the poor run of results” — Chiefs official

Kaizer Chiefs have pleaded with the ailing club’s increasingly irate supporters to remain calm as the pressure continues to mount on beleaguered coach Steve Komphela.

Account of Syrian girl who tweeted about Aleppo disappears online

The Twitter account of a seven-year-old Syrian girl, who garnered followers worldwide with her updates from Aleppo, has become inactive on the micro-blogging site as government forces advance into the city's rebel-controlled areas.

Appalling conditions tackled at Pollsmoor Prison

Sonke Gender Justice won a case challenging poor conditions at the Pollsmoor Remand Detention Facility in the Cape Town High Court on Monday.

World record: Ferrari sells for over R96 million at auction

A LaFerrari was auctioned off for $7 million (R96,772,836) over the weekend, to become the most valuable 21st century automobile ever sold at auction.

Motlanthe hears pleas for land reform in Western Cape

Land reform is still a highly contentious topic in the Western Cape more than 20 years into democracy.

Blitzboks show that defence and breakdown key in Sevens too

The Blitzboks arrived back in Cape Town as Dubai champions thanks mainly to their impressive defence and breakdown work‚ which has only served to underline how far behind the fifteens Bok are in the same disciplines.

Anger mounts over murder of 22-year-old Noluvo Swelindawo‚ in suspected lesbian hate crime

More than 10 men broke into the home of of Noluvo Swelindawo‚ abducted her‚ assaulted her‚ assaulted her and then killed her in what is suspected to be a lesbian hate crime at the weekend‚ the Western Cape Ministry of Community Safety says.

Casac joins call opposing withdrawal from ICC

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) joined the call made by the Democratic Alliance that the decision by government to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court be set aside.

More arrests possible in Limpopo child murder cases

More people could be arrested in connection with the murders of two minor boys from a Limpopo village after their bodies were recently discovered.
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MCC world cricket committee to discuss ball-tampering laws

The process of changing cricket’s regulations on ball-tampering could move forward at a meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) world cricket committee in Mumbai on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A customer walks beneath the logo of South African supermarket operator Pick n Pay in Cape Town

From spazas to Pick n Pay stores

Selected spaza shops in Soweto and the Vaal region have been transformed into mini Pick n Pay convenience stores as part of the Gauteng government mandate to upscale township economies.

Top Eastern Cape officials pay tribute to Madiba on death anniversary

There were 95 candles lit on Monday morning at the Nelson Mandela Museum to mark the 3rd anniversary of Nelson Mandela's passing. The candles represent the life and times of the country’s first democratic president.

Gospel singer Sfiso Ncwane has died

It has been confirmed that gospel singer Sfiso Ncwane died on Monday morning in Johannesburg.

Parliament‚ not Cabinet Minister can decide on SA withdrawal from ICC: Budlender

The decision by government to withdraw South Africa from the International Criminal Court was unlawful and invalid‚ a lawyer for the Democratic Alliance said on Monday.

Hout Bay race row intensifies

Angry social media observers are not all buying claims that a “drunk” at a bar was responsible for the racist rant that has landed a Cape Town resident in trouble.

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Keeping the Guptas banked was too 'risky' for FirstRand

FirstRand has revealed for the first time that the Guptas' bank accounts were closed over suspicions that they were used to launder money.

‘‘These are difficult times and we are also disappointed by the poor run of results” — Chiefs official

Kaizer Chiefs have pleaded with the ailing club’s increasingly irate supporters to remain calm as the pressure continues to mount on beleaguered coach Steve Komphela.

Sundowns depart for Japan to begin their Fifa Club World Cup adventure

Mamelodi Sundowns departed in two groups for the Club World Cup on Monday and will take more than a day to get to Japan‚ leaving them to reassemble together on the training pitch again on Wednesday night.

Blitzboks show that defence and breakdown key in Sevens too

The Blitzboks arrived back in Cape Town as Dubai champions thanks mainly to their impressive defence and breakdown work‚ which has only served to underline how far behind the fifteens Bok are in the same disciplines.
MCC v Yorkshire - Day Three

MCC world cricket committee to discuss ball-tampering laws

The process of changing cricket’s regulations on ball-tampering could move forward at a meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) world cricket committee in Mumbai on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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WATCH: Shark attack survivor's surfing fairytale

Caleb Swanepoel could have given up on life after he lost his right leg during a shark attack‚ but instead he turned the traumatic experience into a career and he is now a South African disabled surfing champion.

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A group of ministers threatened to resign on Sunday if President Jacob Zuma remained as the country’s president.

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WATCH: The evolution of condoms unwrapped in South Africa

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Zuma survives NEC meeting — now his fate may rest with ANC top six

President Jacob Zuma has survived an attempt to remove him from office after a dramatic three-day ANC national executive committee meeting.

'Rocker mom' who ducked big restaurant bill shamed into paying up

A woman who ploughed her way through R1‚300 worth of meals and margaritas with a male companion at a Cape Town restaurant and left without paying the bill‚ has been shamed on social media into settling the debt.

Lines drawn at heated NEC meeting - who stood up to Zuma and who stood up for him

As the African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee (NEC) meeting extended into a third day on Monday‚ the names of those who want President Jacob Zuma to step down and those who oppose the call emerged.
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