Okezie Omorogie
In a nail-biting Carling Knockout round of 16 clash at Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium on Saturday, October 4, 2025, Marumo Gallants orchestrated one of the tournament’s greatest upsets by eliminating Mamelodi Sundowns 7-6 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes of football. The match, which stretched to over two hours and 40 minutes, saw the … Read more
Golden Arrows pulled off a dramatic second-half turnaround to edge Sekhukhune United 3-1 in the Carling Knockout round of 16 at King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday, October 4, 2025. The KwaZulu-Natal side, under Manqoba Mngqithi, overturned a halftime deficit courtesy of Bradley Grobler’s opener, with Jerome Karelse, Ayabulela Maxwele, and Ayanda Jiyane striking in quick … Read more
Mbekezeli Mbokazi emerged as the unlikely hero for Orlando Pirates, unleashing a spectacular long-range rocket in the 87th minute to secure a 1-0 victory over Siwelele in the Carling Knockout first round at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday. The towering defender’s top-corner finish not only silenced the visitors but extended the Buccaneers’ unbeaten streak … Read more
The Springboks etched another chapter in their illustrious rugby legacy by clinching back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time, sealing the deal with a hard-fought 29-27 victory over Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday. In a match that hung on the finest margins, South Africa needed only a win to edge out the All Blacks, … Read more
South African Disney fans are buckling up for a seismic shift in their streaming experience as The Walt Disney Company unveils a bold rebrand and tech overhaul for Disney+ starting October 8, 2025. The Star general entertainment brand, a fan-favourite for gritty dramas and binge-worthy comedies, will morph into Hulu, aligning South Africa with global … Read more
Defending champion Coco Gauff suffered a stunning 6-1 6-2 defeat to third seed Amanda Anisimova in the semi-finals of the China Open, lasting just 58 minutes on Beijing’s hard courts. The American pair’s clash turned into a one-sided affair, with Anisimova, the Wimbledon and US Open finalist, dismantling the French Open champion in emphatic fashion … Read more
The Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 highway near Paarl in the Western Cape will remain fully closed on Saturday, October 4, 2025, following a dramatic explosion of a bus inside the northbound tube on Friday morning. The incident, which occurred around 7:30am, involved a Golden Arrow Bus Services vehicle carrying passengers, resulting in a fireball … Read more
FNB customers are up in arms over the bank’s abrupt decision to tweak its eBucks rewards programme just four months after its annual adjustments, prompting widespread threats to switch banks. The changes, announced recently and set to kick in from November 2025, alter the levelling criteria in ways that strip points from relatively easy-to-achieve behaviours, … Read more
The football gods have a sense of irony. Just as Nigeria’s Super Eagles teetered on the brink of another World Cup heartbreak, mired in draws and defeats in the CAF Group C qualifiers, FIFA’s gavel struck a seismic blow to their fiercest rivals. South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, long the table-toppers, were hit with a three-point … Read more
What was once a coronation march has turned into a desperate scramble. South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, architects of a near-flawless 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, awoke Monday to the sting of FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee hammer: a three-point deduction and a forfeited 2-0 win over Lesotho in March, now etched as a humiliating 0-3 loss … Read more
South Africa’s national football team, Bafana Banyama, has been dealt a severe blow to their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign following sanctions imposed by FIFA over the controversial fielding of midfielder Teboho Mokoena in a match against Lesotho. The governing body ruled that Mokoena, who was under suspension, should not have played in the … Read more
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has revealed that more than R2 billion was siphoned from Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng through a sophisticated network of seven fraud syndicates, depriving vulnerable patients of essential healthcare services. The findings, detailed in an interim report released on Monday at the hospital, stem from a three-year probe initiated after whistleblower … Read more