Springboks Face ‘Very Big Ask’ Against Wallabies After Unusual Selection

Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has made 13 changes to his starting line-up for Sunday’s upcoming Test against the Wallabies in Perth, prompting former coach Nick Mallett to describe the selection as unusual. According to the Talking Boks podcast, only lock Eben Etzebeth and wing Ethan Hooker have retained their places from the side that … Read more

Belhar Family Demands Justice After Mother of Two Stabbed to Death

Kumsa Papu, a 40-year-old mother of two from Belhar, was allegedly stabbed multiple times and killed by her boyfriend in Mandalay, Mitchells Plain, during the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Western Cape police and her family. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg stated that emergency personnel responded to a crime scene in Wild Plum Street … Read more

South Africa Murders: Bodies of Nine Women Found in Johannesburg

South African police are investigating potential connections among the deaths of nine women whose bodies were discovered in the Ekurhuleni municipality over a two-month period, according to local law enforcement reports. The apparent murders, which share several key similarities, have heightened public anxiety over the high rates of crime and femicide in the country, where … Read more

Olwethu Makhanya Targets Bafana Bafana Revival Under Pitso Mosimane After Broos Snub

Olwethu Makhanya Eyes Bafana Bafana Reset Under Pitso Mosimane After Hugo Broos Era Rangers defender Olwethu Makhanya has admitted he felt overlooked by former Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos, welcoming a fresh start in the national team under newly appointed coach Pitso Mosimane, according to SABC Sport and Kick Off. The 22-year-old centre-back struggled … Read more

BRICS Summit 2024: Modi and Xi Emerge as Biggest Winners

The BRICS summit in New Delhi brought together leaders of major emerging economies, including Brazilian, Russian, Indian, Chinese, and South African officials alongside newly added members like Iran, the UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia, to push for greater Global South representation in traditional Western financial institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, and … Read more

Lawrence Wins Swiss Playoff and GB&I Rally to Victory at Walker Cup

Thriston Lawrence overturned a six-shot deficit with an 8-under 62 to deny Paul Casey his first victory in five years, securing the European Masters title after an 18-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole at Crans-sur-Sierre, according to Associated Press reports from Crans-Montana, Switzerland. He became the seventh three-time winner of this event, and … Read more

Nepal Floods: 34 Australians Missing, Including Two Boys

Thirty-four Australians remain missing following a catastrophic flash flood along the Nepal-Tibet border that has killed at least 160 people and left hundreds more unaccounted for, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong. The disaster, triggered when a massive chunk of glacier broke off, wiped out entire villages and hydropower projects … Read more

Malmesbury Teen Charged with Child Sex Crimes Had Troubled School Past

A 16-year-old Malmesbury teenager arrested in an FBI-tipped raid faces 11 charges linked to the violent extremist network known as “764,” following an international investigation into online child exploitation and coercion, according to court and police records. National police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda van Wyk stated that the operation followed intelligence from the FBI, the US … Read more