8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (224+ words) Bjorn Fortuin led from the front with career-best figures as South Africa romped to a nine-wicket win over Namibia in the third and final ODI on Sunday to complete a 3-0 whitewash. Winning the toss for the third successive time, the…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago   (222+ words) Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to a famous 1-0 derby day victory at Old Trafford to maintain Enzo Maresca’s perfect start. City’s Sunday looked in ruins after just 23 minutes when Phil Foden was sent off for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (226+ words) Compiled by Dylan Bettencourt South African sport has been hit by another leadership controversy after Sascoc president Barry Hendricks was suspended with immediate effect. The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee announced the temporary suspension on Wednesday while an internal…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (620+ words) By Tulani Ngwenya for Oxpeckers For decades residents of eMbalenhle, a large township in Govan Mbeki Municipality in Mpumalanga, have lived and died in the plumes of Sasol’s Secunda plant. The plant also produces by‑products like ammonia, but it…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (614+ words) AKA’s frantic call before Anele’s fatal fall Kiernan “AKA” Forbes made a frantic call to hotel staff moments before his fiancée, Anele Tembe, fell to her death from a Cape Town hotel, an inquest has heard. A Pepperclub Hotel employee…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (316+ words) Xolani Maseko takes six taxis a day to get to work and back. He earns R8,000 a month at a call centre in Rosebank, and R2,760 goes on transport. He lives in Tsakane and wakes at 4.30am to beat the traffic before his…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (280+ words) Arsenal ended Chelsea’s unbeaten start with a statement 2-1 comeback win in a fiery London derby at the Emirates on Sunday. Chelsea, transformed under new boss Xabi Alonso, struck after just 77 seconds through summer signing Morgan Rogers. Reece James’ free-kick was…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (823+ words) • King Misuzulu kaZwelithini says he considered sending Zulu regiments to disrupt a regional leaders’ summit in Durban after being left off the guest list. • King Misuzulu says traditional leaders cannot be ignored when politicians discuss minerals, development and other matters…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1749+ words) By Palesa Matlala and Selloane Ntshonyane • Enos Mafokate rose from working as a groom under apartheid to become a pioneering Black show jumper who competed internationally. • At his Soweto Equestrian Centre, Mafokate taught young people riding, discipline and responsibility, helping…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) Erling Haaland kept Manchester City’s perfect Premier League start intact with the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Coventry City on Saturday. Enzo Marseca’s side have now won all three league games under their new boss, who replaced Pep Guardiola…...