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AFCON 2025: Abongile Tom, Zakhele Siwela in Nigeria v Morocco match!
Abongile Tom and Zakhele Siwela have been outstanding at this AFCON, and they now been picked for the Nigeria vs Morocco game.

Back to the future for the South African rand
The rand has returned to its level of a decade ago as tentative local fiscal improvements, strong commodity prices and, above all, sustained dollar weakness have reversed what once looked like an inevitable long-term decline.

Can Hugo Broos fix Bafana Bafana’s broken compass before the World Cup?
The “funeral” in the Rabat dressing room after the team’s Africa Cup of Nations defeat must serve as the birth of a stronger Bafana
TAKING SHAPE: SA20 knockout phase heats up with defending champions MI Cape Town all but out of contention
MI Cape Town have, statistically, two of the best batters in the SA20 this season but have failed to put performances together to win enough matches.

The minister quietly being lobbied to stand as the ANC’s next president
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has confirmed that he has been approached by party members to run for the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC).

Matric 2025: Why this is South Africa’s worst-performing province
However, the province is not without its stars. Five schools have maintained a 100% pass rate for five consecutive years.

Big petrol price relief on the cards for South Africa
South African motorists are likely to see further petrol and diesel price cuts in February amid expectations of a global oil surplus, despite ongoing geopolitical tension.

AFCON 2025: African coaches headline the semifinals!
For the third successive edition, the AFCON trophy will be lifted by an African coach as teams coached by non-African mentors are out.
KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concerns
The safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned

Why do Londoners drop their pants on the tube every January?
Around 100 people stripped down to their underwear on the London Underground this past weekend for the annual No Trousers on Tube Ride. Because nothing says British eccentricity like pretending you’ve forgotten your pants on public transport.

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe in hot water over R3 billion lawsuit
A R3 billion mining dispute originally filed in Tanzania has put businessman Patrice Motsepe and companies linked to the billionaire under the spotlight.

TS Galaxy reject Sundowns bid for Dithejane, US move looming
Mamelodi Sundowns are understood to have tabled an offer for Puso Dithejane but TS Galaxy are not willing to sell at a lower price.

The DA mum on ‘real matric pass rate’ calculations
Opposition parties have cried foul since Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Siviwe Gwarube became Basic Education Minister, accusing the party of dropping its publication of South Africa’s “real pass rate”.

Trump’s surprising gift to South Africa
The United States’ aggressive trade policies in 2025 proved to be an unexpected boon for South Africa and global trade patterns.