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Buffs Rugby Club has launched the Bidvest Buffalo U21 Challenge, a seven-week tournament with 10 teams, to address the lack of a structured U21 club system in the Border region and bridge the gap between junior and senior rugby.
Runners braved rain, cold, and muddy hills in the Oxford Striders races in Nahoon, with Awonke Bungu and Andrea Ranger taking top honours in the men’s and women’s half marathons, respectively.
The trial of former Walter Sisulu University residence manager Manelisi Mampane, accused of murdering student Sisonke Mbolekwa in 2025, has been delayed due to a congested court roll.
UDM mayoral candidate Nqabayomzi Kwankwa and Buffalo City mayor Princess Faku both condemned an AI-generated image circulating online that falsely depicts Kwankwa chasing Faku with a whip.
The anticipated bail hearing judgment of the two acussed in the murder of renowned boxer Zolani Tete, was on Monday postponed for Friday.
Bail judgment is expected for Uzuzole Goqwana and Sinebhongo Qase, two of the four men accused in the murder of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete.
With local government elections approaching, the contest for Mthatha’s mayoral seat in King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality intensifies amid pressing issues like crumbling infrastructure, high crime, unresolved land claims, and unemployment.
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo declared himself chair of South Africa’s Forum of Kings by royal decree, filling a leadership vacuum after the death of the inaugural chair, King Makhosoke II Mabena.
South Africa’s deputy transport minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa has urged the automotive industry to help halve road fatalities by 2030 through safer vehicles, stricter law enforcement, and improved infrastructure.
A report on the mess by Fikile Mbalula makes clear the party’s own officials were to blame, with Eastern Province secretary Lulama Ngcukaitobi singled out for criticism
Broken toilets at the Zwelitsha Magistrate’s Court in Qonce have forced female justice officials to share a single toilet with their male counterparts, potentially placing them at risk of sexual harassment.
ANC national heavyweights descended on Buffalo City Metro this weekend as campaigns for the local government elections intensify.
Four foreign nationals were arrested in Ngcobo during a joint police operation and are awaiting deportation, while a fifth was fined R2,000 for expired documents.
