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FIFA World Cup: DRC superfan Lumumba heads to North America

Tuesday at 13:29 PM, via SA People

The DRC superfan will be among those expected to set the 2026 FIFA World Cup on fire from the stands throughout the tournament.

As the PSL season wraps, calls for VAR grow louder amid officiating controversies

Tuesday at 13:28 PM, via The Star

News24 | 2026/27 URC fixtures unveiled: Lions host Leinster in Round 1, Stormers off to Ireland

Tuesday at 13:04 PM, via News24

United Rugby Championship organisers on Tuesday confirmed the fixtures for the 2026/27 season.

FIFA World Cup: Ngezana OVERLOOKED by Bafana Bafana coach

Tuesday at 12:43 PM, via SA People

Siyabonga Ngezana was a key member of the Bafana Bafana squad during the FIFA World Cup qualifiers but he will not go to North America.

Another major South African business dumps UK: Here is why they are leaving

Tuesday at 12:18 PM, via SA People

A top South African retailer has dumped United Kingdom operations, following in the footsteps of FirstRand.

Bonko Khoza denies sexual assault allegations, insists investigations found no evidence

Tuesday at 12:18 PM, via The Star

News24 | Ntokozo Mbambo on 18 years of marriage: ‘We practically grew up together, and I wouldn’t have it any other way’

Tuesday at 11:56 AM, via News24

Gospel star Ntokozo Mbambo has marked her 18th wedding anniversary, reflecting on the moment a fifteen-year-old girl took a photograph with a boy who would become her husband.

News24 | Rachel Kolisi hospitalised: Inside her emotional post surrounded by family and friends

Tuesday at 11:53 AM, via News24

Former Springbok WAG Rachel Kolisi has been hospitalised.

South Africans Abroad: Three stars relegated in Europe

Tuesday at 11:36 AM, via SA People

Two of the three South African players relegated in their respective leagues abroad are Bafana Bafana regulars.

News24 | Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi Jinping in show of strong ties between Russia and China

Tuesday at 11:32 AM, via News24

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and his “long-time good friend” Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by US President Donald Trump.

Congratulations Dr Rassie on receiving the Order of Ikhamanga in Gold

Tuesday at 11:18 AM, via Mail & Guardian

President Cyril Ramaphosa will award Erasmus with the Order of Ikhamanga during an investiture ceremony.

News24 | ANALYSIS | US-Africa migrant deals ramp up as government transparency fails

Tuesday at 10:59 AM, via News24

More secretive deals to accept deported third-country migrants from the US degrade democracy and don’t serve African countries, writes Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo in ISS Today.

Sifiso Mahlangu appointed as the new national spokesperson for the MK Party

Tuesday at 10:42 AM, via The Star

Saffas abroad are in for a massive treat this week as two of the most beloved Afrikaans bands gig in the UK and EU

Tuesday at 10:40 AM, via SA People

South Africans abroad can catch Fokofpolisiekar and Die Heuwels Fantasties live in London, Belgium and Amsterdam this May. Two of South Africa’s biggest Afrikaans bands are reuniting for a special UK and Europe tour.

South Africa’s regulated betting market enters a new digital era

Tuesday at 10:14 AM, via Mail & Guardian

According to MoneyWeb, online betting is becoming bigger and bigger across Africa, with gross gaming revenue projected to reach R225 billion ($13.5 billion) by the end of 2026, more than double its 2023 level. Right at the tip of Africa, in South Africa, the country is contributing heavily to these staggering figures. Grand View Research reported […]

Africa’s new information war: The leaked files that expose a manufactured solidarity

Tuesday at 09:23 AM, via Mail & Guardian

A cache of leaked documents has exposed a sprawling foreign influence network operating across 34 African countries, revealing how Africa’s political space is being quietly reshaped through disinformation, elite capture and engineered narratives. The revelations force a reckoning with the continent’s own vulnerabilities and with the manufactured solidarities that have seduced parts of...