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Swallows players refuse to train over unpaid salaries
It's three days since Swallows FC players last set foot on their training pitch, as the ongoing issue of unpaid salaries continues unabated.
E.tv pulls plug on medical drama Durban Gen
After two years, the hit medical drama series Durban Gen has been unexpectedly cancelled.
CSA drop all charges against Boucher
Less than a week before head coach Mark Boucher was scheduled to attend a disciplinary hearing for gross misconduct, Cricket South Africa have dropped all charges against him.
Who runs the oyster world? Girls
Ever since a social worker called Fatou Janha Mboob founded the TRY Oyster Women’s Association in 2007, Gambia’s entire oyster trade has been taken over by women.
Girl, six, becomes sixth child to go missing in rural Mpumalanga village
It's been more than a week since six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane disappeared without a trace.
Clean sweep as Ramaphosa faction wins Eastern Cape ANC conference
The outcome of the ANC Eastern Cape conference has effectively assured President Cyril Ramaphosa a second term at the ruling party’s elective conference in December.
Striking Okhukho miners defy court order
The 444 striking workers at the Zululand Anthracite Colliery mine have rejected a Labour Court ruling which instructed them to honour their contracts and go back to work.
New York City’s annual celebration of Mzansi legends
To many South Africans, 9 May probably doesn’t mean anything special, but in Harlem in New York City it is the day when two South African legends of the arts are celebrated.
WHO calls for South Africans to get vaccinated as fifth wave looms
The World Health Organization is calling on South Africans to get themselves vaccinated as the country enters the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Athlete wins marathon but loses R50,000 prize money!
Isaac Mpofu had surely started making plans for his R50,000 winnings after crossing the finish line at the Durban International Marathon held at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday.
Even greats Nadal and Djokovic can’t escape from Alcaraz
Teenage tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz continued his sensational rise to the top with a thumping win over Alexander Zverev in the Madrid Open final on Sunday.
SA couple go missing while hiking in Namibia
A couple from Franschhoek near Cape Town, who were hiking along the Fish River Canyon in Namibia, have been missing since Friday.