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Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for all South African provinces, 20 January 2020

Weather data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here. Warnings: High fire danger is expected over the northern parts of the Northern Cape. Watches: Severe thunderstorms are expected in the... [Read more....]

EFF: Ramaphosa must take action against communications minister

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) want heads to roll and want President Cyril Ramaphosa to act firmly against Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, over claims she abused state resources. Sunday Independent reports that taxpayers footed... [Read more....]

EFF: Ramaphosa must take action against communication minister

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) want heads to roll and want President Cyril Ramaphosa to act firmly against Communication Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, over claims she abused state resources. Sunday Independent reports that taxpayers footed... [Read more....]

DA: Alexkor has lost lustre and become ‘another example of a failed SEO’

South Africa’s state-owned diamond mining enterprise Alexkor is yet another example of a failed SOE burdening the fiscus with demands for expansion without any prospect of return, the DA said on Sunday 19 January. Alexkor boasted an... [Read more....]

EFF: Ramaphosa must take action against the Communication Minister

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) want heads to roll and want President Cyril Ramaphosa to act firmly against Communication Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, over claims she abused state resources. Sunday Independent reports that taxpayers footed... [Read more....]

Liverpool power past Man Utd, go 16 points clear

[img][/img] A 13th straight league win since the sides last met at Old Trafford in October continues Liverpool’s relentless run towards a first league title in 30 years, while United remain five points off the top four in fifth. Liverpool... [Read more....]

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers seek to declare mistrial, claim jurors are ‘prejudiced’

Harvey Weinstein has claimed that there are a number of “stealth jurors” on his trial The disgraced movie mogul is to be trialled on five counts pertaining to sexual assault, including two counts of predatory sexual assault, two counts... [Read more....]

Lewandowski strikes again as Bayern go second in Bundesliga

Having seen RB Leipzig go five points clear with a 3-1 win over Union Berlin on Saturday, Bayern climbed a place in the table with second-half goals by Thomas Mueller, Lewandowski, Thiago Alcantara and Ivan Perisic. “We eventually made Hertha... [Read more....]

Celine Dion dedicates emotional tribute to mom who died hours before concert

Celine Dion is “doing okay” after her mother Therese’s passing The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker has insisted she is doing well following the death of her mother as she performed her Courage World Tour in Florida on Friday night.... [Read more....]

Boris Johnson warns Putin over Skripal poisoning at Libya peace summit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday 19 January used his first official meeting with Vladimir Putin to warn the Russian leader not to repeat the 2018 chemical attack that almost killed former spy Sergei Skripal. Downing Street said Johnson... [Read more....]

Gale force winds force cancellation of Stellenbosch Cycle Tour

The Pedal Power Association (PPA) was compelled to cancel the 2020 Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour which was set to take place on Sunday in and around Stellenbosch due to the gale force Winds in the Western Cape in the past few days. Gale force... [Read more....]

Fact-check: Did Ndabeni-Abrahams need Ramaphosa’s permission for spousal trip?

In a statement on Sunday, the EFF condemned the allegations in a Sunday report that the communications minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, had supposedly abused state resources to fund overseas jaunts with her husband to the US and Switzerland, along... [Read more....]

Police launch manhunt after two rhinos were found killed and on dehorned

[img][/img] Members of the Endangered Species Unit (MESU) of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have launched a manhunt for the suspect(s) involved in the killing of two rhinoceros whose carcasses were discovered on Saturday afternoon, 18... [Read more....]

‘Let’s not point fingers, rather self-reflect’, says Boucher

Proteas coach Mark Boucher said on Sunday that it would be easy to blame a dismal batting display by his team in the third Test against England on Sunday on the system or other outside factors, but ultimately he took responsibility for their... [Read more....]