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Gone with the groove: 7 live music venues in Cape Town
This city beckons you to explore its dazzling nightlife, from admiring its skyline at dusk to sipping cocktails and listening to bands play jazz, indie tunes or classic rock. Whether your taste leans towards cocktail and wine bars, cafés or...

Walmart set to shake up South Africa’s retail scene with ultra-low prices
Retail giant Walmart is preparing to make its long-awaited debut in South Africa, and it’s coming with a bold promise: to bring its world-famous low prices to local shoppers. The American powerhouse, founded in 1962 by brothers Sam and James ‘Bud’...

Namibia stun South Africa in T20I game for historic win on home turf
Namibia came up with a breathtaking performance to stun South Africa by four wickets in a last-ball T20I thriller, notching a historic maiden win against the ICC full member here on Saturday. Playing their first international match on home turf,...

AR leader recovering well in South Africa after kidney operation
Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader Job Amupanda says he is recovering well after undergoing a kidney operation in South Africa. Amupanda made the announcement on Friday through his social media platforms, saying he has been in Johannesburg for...

South Africans weigh in as Nathi Mthethwa’s family fetches his body from Richards Bay mortuary
The body of the late Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been retrieved by his family from the mortuary in Richards Bay This comes after his body arrived on Friday, 10 October 2025, from France and spent the night at the mortuary The late...

Leinster v Sharks: Five takeaways as Harry Byrne inspires ‘ominous’ win with just ‘one positive’ for South African visitors
Following a 31-5 triumph for Leinster over the Sharks in their United Rugby Championship (URC) clash, here’s our five takeaways from the fixture at the Aviva Stadium. The top line After defeats to the Stormers and Bulls, Leinster picked up their...

Street Fighter 2026 Movie Cast And Character Guide: Who Plays Who
After decades of waiting, "Street Fighter" fans are finally set to get a new feature film adaptation of the classic Capcom video game. Cool? Like all fighting games that have attempted to translate to adapt that indescribable experience of ruining...

South Africa Banks On Nigeria For World Cup Spot
South Africa head coach Hugo Broos has indicated that his team is now counting on Nigeria to defeat the Benin Republic in the final Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Broos explained that a win for Nigeria would benefit South...

Historic Eisenhower Trophy triumph for Team South Africa
South Africa’s name will now be etched onto the Eisenhower Trophy for the very first time – a milestone that Hepburn believes will inspire generations of young golfers to dream bigger and believe that anything is possible. Team South Africa’s...

2026 WCQ: What Tolu Arokodare told me before 0-0 draw with South Africa – Zimbabwe’s Munetsi
Zimbabwe star Marshall Munetsi has revealed what Nigerian forward Tolu Arokodare told him ahead of their game against South Africa on Friday. Zimbabwe’s clash with South Africa ended in a 0-0 draw, putting Bafana Bafana in a tight corner following...

€11.5 Billion EU-South Africa deal targets green hydrogen, E-batteries, and jobs
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a €11.5 billion (R230 billion) investment package from the European Union, calling it a major step towards building South Africa’s future economy and strengthening ties with Europe. NATIONAL NEWS - President...

Namibia Beat South Africa in One-Off T20I As Quinton de Kock Fails on Return, Gerald Coetzee Suffers Injury
Mumbai, October 12: Namibia revelled in its history as it inaugurated the new Namibia Cricket ground by hosting its neighbours, South Africa, for the first time and ousted them with a four-wicket win during a nail-biting thriller on Saturday. The...

South Africa spinner faces ICC's wrath for waving at Harleen Deol in Women's World Cup: 'Could provoke aggressive...'
The International Cricket Council (ICC) pulled up South Africa spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba for breaching the Code of Conduct during the Women's World Cup 2025 fixture against India earlier this week. The 25-year-old was found guilty of breaching...

Australia second as South Africa dominates to claim its first World Amateur Team Championship
[PHOTO: Steven Gibbons] The Australian trio battled hard, but could not reel in the South African side that delivered a resounding and historic win for their country on Saturday in the 34th World Amateur Team Championship in Singapore. RELATED: US...

Historic! Namibia stun T20 World Cup finalists South Africa in first-ever international meeting
Cricket News Namibia shocked South Africa in one-off T20I on Saturday. (Photo: X) New Delhi: Namibia scripted history on Saturday after they stunned T20 World Cup finalists South Africa in a one-off T20I match at the Wanderers Cricket Ground,...

Pakistan sweat on Sajid fitness ahead of South Africa first Test
Pakistan head into their first Test series since January with the daunting challenge of going up against the current champions of the red-ball cricket in South Africa. The first Test begins at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday with most of...

South Africa faces tough questions after its tech surfaces in Russia’s war machines
The government of South Africa has launched an investigation into how locally manufactured electronic components were discovered in Russian drones used in attacks against Ukraine, a revelation that risks complicating Pretoria’s delicate diplomatic...

OpenAI’s Africa Lead, Bank Of America Boss, Others To Headline UNILAG International Week
3 The Africa Lead at OpenAI, one of the world’s foremost artificial intelligence research and deployment companies, and owner of the famous ChatGPT, Emmanuel Lubanzadio; the Managing Director and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at the Bank of America,...

Shocking Scenes! Namibia Stuns South Africa With Historic Four-Wicket Win In A Last-Over Thriller At Windhoek
Namibia marked the inauguration of their new stadium in Windhoek in unforgettable fashion, clinching a dramatic four-wicket victory over South Africa in a thrilling contest. Chasing a modest target of 135, the Namibian side held their nerve under...

Pakistan T20I squad to hold camp in Lahore ahead of South Africa series
A camp for the Pakistan T20I team has been arranged ahead of the series against South Africa. According to details surfaced on Saturday, the national T20I squad will gather in Lahore, where the camp will take place from October 16 to 19. Players...