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Promoter Geraldine Lerena earns kudos for her innovation
She paid R125 000 in total to five boxers who won their bouts by knockouts.She had made it clear, though, that any boxer who won their fight in the first round would walk away with R30 000 and that amount will be reduced as every fight progressed.
32 years on, the promise of a better life rings hollow
From policy U-turns and elite impunity to poverty, violence and the silencing of whistleblowers, South Africa’s democratic dividend is being squandered
Pause before you bite: Foreign matter you don’t expect in your food
Foreign matter still lurks in everyday foods, despite South African regulations protecting you from harmful and revolting ingredients.
WATCH | Vosloorus residents demand safe return of missing spaza owner
Community members march to police station to seek answers surrounding storekeeper who ‘disappeared’ while going to deposit some money
Congratulations on Freedom Day: From the struggle against apartheid to a strategic alliance
The relationship between Russia and South Africa elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2013, solidifying a long-term cooperative framework
BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: The elephant in the room — China may be gradually winning the AI arms race
With China’s DeepSeek V4 launch, the balance in the AI arms race shifts, revealing the potential threat to US dominance in artificial intelligence innovation.
Joshua to have first fight since car crash in July
Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will make his comeback against Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on 25 July.
Freedom Day was not completed in 1994. It was made possible
On 27 April we should remember not only the dancing, but the funerals, the compromises and the unfinished work of liberation
Ramaphosa calls for ‘real change’ as SA marks 32 years of democracy
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s democracy must be measured by its ability to deliver real, material improvements in people’s lives
ANC’s revised mayoral candidate selection process could pave way for veterans’ return
The DA has already put veteran Helen Zille on the Joburg ballot
The freedom we enjoy today was not handed to us — Ramaphosa
President outlines democratic gains and challenges in SA during keynote Freedom Day speech
News24 | Insurance shows up real-life odds of thriving after a cancer diagnosis
Discovery Life recently released its 2025 claim statistics. They make for sobering reading.
Lighter than a bar of soap – the shoes worn to shatter marathon record
Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa rewrote the record books in London on Sunday. Was it in part down to the shoes?
News24 | International community, including US, sends Freedom Day well-wishes to SA
South Africa has received well-wishes, even from an unlikely ally, the United States, as it commemorates Freedom Day.
Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage
Officials say each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush – a particularly potent form of the drug – hidden within “false walls” in their luggage.
Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover
Oz Pearlman says he thought they were “about to die” as he and the US president lay half-a-metre apart on the ground during the incident.
Soweto derby drama shows it’s not a fashion show, but real rivalry
For too long, despite its undeniable popularity, the Soweto derby had lost its lustre as a real rivalry, but that rivalry returned in Sunday’s match because Kaizer Chiefs refused to turn the other cheek
How special Sawe broke iconic sub-two-hour barrier
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe on becoming the first person to break the two-hour barrier for the marathon.
12,000 TVET college students wait for meal allowances since January
Hundreds of Tshwane TVET College students have been left without food and basic necessities after the NSFAS halted allowance payments due to data inconsistencies, forcing some to boycott classes.