
Divisive, ruthless, brilliant – how Galthie helped France find their mojo
Fabien Galthie has driven sky-high standards throughout his coaching career – but he has not always made friends on the way.
FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2026, 23:19

Fabien Galthie has driven sky-high standards throughout his coaching career – but he has not always made friends on the way.

Pep Guardiola says the Premier League title race will be “over” if his Manchester City side drop points at West Ham on Saturday.

People in Iran are questioning who’s really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei’s first address came via a presenter on state TV.
A troupe of Joburg’s street performers explain how they became ‘silver men’, what paint they use and how they navigate traffic.

Israeli leaders are framing the bombing campaign as having transformed the Middle East in their favour as pressure to end the conflict builds.
A heatwave is expected in parts of the Eastern Cape until Monday, while heavy rain is forecast for Mpumalanga, according to the South African Weather Service.

Premier League champions, FA Cup winners and club legends have all suffered the unwanted fate, but which relegated side really was “too good to go down”?
Ambassador Bozell told a room of South African business leaders he doesn’t care what their courts say. He was not speaking as a diplomat. He was performing for an audience six thousand miles away.
US Ambassador Bozell’s first public engagement began promisingly, but ended in him being issued a diplomatic reprimand by the South African government. The lesson to be imbibed? Avoid obvious pitfalls in the way things are discussed and bear in mind that being a successful media critic and a successful ambassador are two different breeds of cats.
In this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi discusses newly appointed US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, and the recent rebuke from Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola. Drawing on her own experience of living abroad, from the United States to London, she offers four tips on what it means to enter a new society as a guest, why understanding local sensitivities matters,...
Agoa was designed to give investors predictability – yet its benefits are now threatened by the turmoil of shifting US trade rules.

The FBI says it is investigating the incident as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community” but a motive for the crime remains unclear.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained in January 2025 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison.

In Ennerdale, Johannesburg, Metro Police faced violent resistance while demolishing unoccupied shacks
South Africa’s investment in mineral exploration dropped for a seventh consecutive year, despite the government’s ambitions to arrest the decline.

Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef have different responsibilities as Kaizer Chiefs co-coaches, and here is what the pair focus on…

The US said easing sanctions on Russian oil would provide only a limited financial boost to Putin.

Arsenal begin talks with England midfielder Declan Rice over a new long-term contract.