Bowler Ashleigh van Wyk took 4/17 in three overs to lead the charge in Kuala Lumpur. South African players celebrate a wicket in their U19 T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia. Picture: Isuru Sameera/Gallo Images South Africa’s U19 women’s cricket team shocked Australia in their T20 World Cup semi-final played in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Friday to qualify for the final where they will face either England or India. The South Africans went through their group phase and Super Sixes phase of the tournament unbeaten. In a tense match played on Friday, the South Africans won by five wickets with 11 balls remaning. Ashleigh van Wyk destroys lineup After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Australia could manage only 105/8 in their 20 overs. South Africa’s slow
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Jan
Waluś reiterated his reasons for the assassination of Chris Hani. An unrepentant Janusz Waluś, the Polish immigrant who murdered South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Chris Hani, said he acted alone and would do it again if there was any hope of halting peace talks and the transition to a democratic South Africa. The 72-year-old Waluś made some chilling confessions to eNCA‘s Annika Larsen in an interview on Sunday, titled Confessions of an Assassin: why I killed Chris Hani. Waluś, who assassinated Hani in 1993, was deported from South Africa in December after serving nearly three decades behind bars. Watch Janusz Waluś speaking about Clive Derby-Lewis’ alleged meeting with Jacob Zuma “I know Clive Derby-Lewis was visited by Jacob Zuma, I don’t know what he wanted, it looked like
Jan
Line-up of SUVs and bakkies will be headlined by the diesel-engine Tank 300 and the facelift P Series that will be renamed P300. Part of its ever expanding product range, Great Wall Motors (GWM) has confirmed the arrival of four additional models to the South African market in the first and second quarters of the year. P300 Announced at the local market launch of the Haval H7 this week, Baoding’s second arrival will be the revised P-Series bakkie that adopts the P300 moniker as per the local market Shanhai Cannon wearing the P500 nameplate. ALSO READ: GWM bringing facelift P-Series to South Africa but with a new name Unveiled in China last June, and expected to debut locally in the first quarter, the P300’s exterior revisions from the current P-Series
Tyla, say she has Zulu, Irish and Mauritian-Indian heritage. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Oct
South African singer Tyla’s meteoric rise to fame with her hit song “Water” has not only captivated audiences with her smooth R&B vocals and viral dance moves but has also ignited a global debate about racial identity and the term “Coloured.” This term, while reclaimed with pride in South Africa, carries a painful historical connotation […]
Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as South Africa’s president, following two weeks of intense negotiations after his African National Congress (ANC) failed to secure a majority in the nation’s seventh democratic election. Ramaphosa, a moderate economist, has led South Africa since 2018, succeeding Jacob Zuma, who was marred by corruption allegations. In Friday’s parliamentary vote, […]
South African opposition parties are engaged in critical discussions, set to continue into next week, to evaluate the ruling African National Congress’ (ANC) proposal for a government of national unity. The ANC fell short of securing a majority in the recent fiercely contested election. However, some opposition parties have already dismissed the offer due to […]
May
Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery, has reassured medical aid members that the recent signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) into law will not affect their cover and benefits for a considerable time. Gore acknowledged that President Ramaphosa’s approval of the NHI Act has caused anxiety but urged members to focus on the facts. He […]