On Wednesday 18 June, at around 09:25 in the morning the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Mace will touch down at O.R. Tambo International to its permanent home in South Africa. After years of trials and tribulations, South African cricket fans finally have a meaningful reason to celebrate, as the Proteas Men return home with…
Banyana Banyana were beaten 1-2 by long-time rivals Nigeria in a dramatic and incident-filled Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-final match played at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco, on Tuesday night. The game was marred by a serious injury to Gabriela Salgado in the 83rd minute in an incident that visibly traumatised…
Another eagerly-awaited match graces Orlando Stadium this weekend, with Orlando Pirates kicking off their Betway Premiership campaign with a clash against Sekhukhune United on Saturday evening. It’s the first of 30 games in a marathon race for league supremacy among the 16 elite teams in South Africa, with the coveted Premiership title up for grabs…
By Bradley Elliott, CEO of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) platform RelyComply A SIM card is, effectively, a portable identity token. Once compromised, it gives attackers a back door into bank accounts, digital wallets, investment apps, and high-risk transactional environments. SIM swap fraud, identity impersonation and large-scale SIM-farm operations are no longer fringe problems, they are industrialised criminal…
Vodacom announces Season 2 of the most exclusive fan experience in SA football with Orlando Pirates and Kaizer ChiefsVodacom, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs have announced Season 2 of the most exclusive fan experience in the history of South African football – the 2026 Vodacom Tsamaya Pre-Season Tour, where a select group of fans will…
BY: TANA MALINGA Valentine’s Day 2026 is set to deliver stronger spending growth, with FNB anticipating increased customer activity as the occasion falls on a Saturday this year. The weekend timing gives consumers more flexibility to celebrate, creating extended opportunities to spend across dining, travel, accommodation, gifting and experience-based activities. According to FNB, when Valentine’s…
Newly crowned SA 5km Champion Karabo More and 2025 USSA 10000m Champion Karabo Mailula are set to go head-to-head in a thrilling showdown at the Totalsports Women’s Race in Joburg on Sunday, 17 August 2025. The final race in an action-packed series of three, the Totalsports Women’s Race Joburg will see 12 000 runners and walkers…
Tana Malinga South Africans have good reason to smile as 2026 begins with welcome relief at the fuel pumps. According to official government announcements and trusted energy sector reports, petrol prices dropped in January 2026, bringing much-needed financial breathing space to households, commuters, and businesses. From early January, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources…
Kwa-Zulu Natal is set to host Standard Bank’s most dynamic showcase of township entrepreneurship, as 18 standout businesses from across the country, the top two from each province, gather for the Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge Summit 2025 on 27 August 2025. R500,000 in prize money is up for grabs as South Africa’s most promising township entrepreneurs converge…
Women’s Month in South Africa continues to hold a special place in our national consciousness, serving as a reminder of the courage, determination, and solidarity of the more than 20 000 women who, in 1956, marched to the Union Buildings to demand equality and justice. This year was no exception, with multiple commemorative events and…
