By Kayiira Jackson  The race for a place at the Kampala regional stage gets underway today as the Lubaga Division Secondary Schools Sports Association launches its USSSA zonal qualifiers with a player screening exercise at Mengo Senior School. The screening, scheduled for 2:00pm, marks the official start of a tightly packed competition that will see schools battle for just three …

More revelations are expected as Gauteng Organised Crime Unit detective, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi , continues his testimony before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on Monday morning. Last week, Nkosi testified about his links with members of an alleged criminal cartel, taxi tycoons and his relations with some top officials in the City of Tshwane. He is expected to conclude his …

ActionSA is to lay charges against Sports, Art and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie accusing him of threatening their party’s MP Dereleen James. The row started when James questioned McKenzie’s travel expenses and Kenny Kunene’s alleged links to crime figure Katiso Molefe. McKenzie had accused James of spreading lies about him during a live stream on social media, but has denied …

Mine rescue teams at Ekapa Minerals mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, have retrieved all five bodies of the mineworkers who were trapped underground during a mud rush incident, on the 17th of February. WATCH | Rescue teams at Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley have recovered the bodies of all five miners who were trapped underground following a mud rush last month. …

Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze will miss England’s friendlies against Uruguay and Japan due to a calf injury, manager Mikel Arteta said on Sunday, after the attacking midfielder sat out their 2-0 loss to Manchester City in the League Cup final. Eze had been named in Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man squad on Friday for matches against Uruguay at Wembley Stadium on March 27 …

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Gauteng, excluding the City of Tshwane, on Monday. Heavy downpours, localised flooding, hail and damaging winds are expected. “We currently have a high pressure system reaching in the east that is expected to result in more moisture, that may enhance a possibility of severe thunderstorms into the …

The Gauteng Health Department says it is taking steps to recover R4.6b in outstanding patient fees. It says a significant portion of R2.4b, is owed by self-paying patients, including foreign nationals. The department has appointed debt collectors and is targeting traceable debt categories. Chief Director of Health Economics and Finance at the Gauteng Health Department, Siyabonga Jikwana says they have appointed …

Iran warned it would strike energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to attack its electricity grid, raising fears of mass disruption in a region heavily dependent on desalination for drinking water. Trump set a Monday deadline of around 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT), warning late on Saturday that the …

Authorities says the beach-cleanup operation on Robben Island off Cape Town forms part of an ongoing effort to preserve the island as a national heritage site. Over 200 volunteers took part in the cleanup, over the weekend. The initiative was led by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, in partnership with organisations including the Robben Island Museum …

The Western Cape High Court is expected to hear an appeal by various environmental conservation organisations on Monday. They are challenging Government’s Environmental Authorisation decision granted to an international energy company for oil and gas exploration in the Deep Western Orange Basin. The basin is situated offshore along the province and southern Namibia. The applicants argue that the approval process …

Lutkenhaus came home ahead of Belgium’s Eliott Crestan to win in a time of 1:44.24. The previous record for the youngest male champion was held by Ethiopian Mohammed Aman, who was 18 years and 61 days when he won gold in the 800 in 2012. “I came out here thinking I probably wasn’t the favourite, but any time I feel …

The inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four will resume in the Gqeberha High Court, Eastern Cape, on Monday. Political activists Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto, known as the Cradock Four were abducted and murdered by the apartheid security forces outside Gqeberha in 1985. This will be the third sitting of the inquest since …

The rand is trading at R17.12 to the US dollar, R22.77 to the British pound, and R19.38 to the euro. On global markets, the euro is valued at $1.15, while the US dollar stands at 159.53 yen. Across major emerging economies, the dollar is trading at 5.31 Brazilian reals, 83.12 Russian roubles, 93.68 Indian rupees, and 6.91 Chinese yuan. The …

The Water and Sanitation Department in the Eastern Cape says the small community of Misgund in the Koukamma municipality has received much needed water crisis intervention through the provision of a bulk water project. The department marked World Water Day by handing over the R15 million project. The Department’s Provincial Head, Portia Makhanya, has attributed the water shortage to a …

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver a keynote address on Monday at the reburial  of 63 Khoi and San people whose remains were unethically removed from South African soil more than a century ago.The remains that arrived in Cape Town in October 2025 were displayed overseas but have since reached Steinkopf in the Northern Cape, where a night vigil …