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So many on the African continent are affected by TB, which hits the young and vibrant the hardest in our region and in the world. (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Africans can solve TB, the disease that haunts us. Here’s how

Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent

Pride and prejudice: South African racing driver Desiré Wilson is the only woman ever to have won a Formula 1 race. She, just like other women after her, battled to secure the vast sponsorships needed in the ‘rich man’s sport’. (Graham Morris/
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Desiré Wilson: Fast but forgotten

The South African is the only woman to ever win an F1 race, but her career was slowed down by political and financial barriers

Supporters outside the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court.

Brakpan murder: Police nyala decoy crashes

A police nyala, acting as a decoy to avoid angry protesters at the court where a man accused of raping and killing his niece appeared, has crashed.

Top court to rule on fate of refugees

The Constitutional Court is expected to issue directions ”very soon” on the fate of people living in camps for refugees from xenophobic violence.

Valke squander lead, lose to Boland

Boland captain Conrad Burke scored a last-minute intercept try to secure a 48-42 Currie Cup victory over the Valke in Brakpan on Friday night.

Easy win for Griquas in Brakpan

Griquas made sure the Valke will complete their Absa Currie Cup rugby season without a win when they beat the East Randers 65-25 in Brakpan on Saturday. The winners were ahead…

Sharks too strong for gutsy Valke

The Sharks beat the Valke 45-22 in an Absa Currie Cup game at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan on Friday night but only entertained their travelling supporters in the first half as…

Lions clip Valke’s wings

The Golden Lions massacred the Valke 62-5 in an Absa Currie Cup fixture at a chilly Bosman Stadium in Brakpan on Friday evening. The Lions jumped to fourth place on the Currie…

No luck for Valke against Cheetahs

The Free State Cheetahs had few problems beating the Valke by 45-11 at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan on Friday night. The visitors patiently waited for the home side to make…

Falcons player banned for rest of Currie Cup

The Falcons were given a setback for the rest of the season when they lost tighthead prop Phillip Lemmer for three weeks after a spear tackle this past weekend on Western…

Bulls in scrappy, unconvincing win

It was scrappy and unconvincing to say the least, but the Blue Bulls scored an all important fourth try on their way to a 27-13 victory over a plucky Falcons side at Bosman…

Sharks outscore the Falcons

The Sharks beat the Falcons 46-17 in the Currie Cup rugby series on Friday night in Brakpan after leading 17-3 by half-time. The men from KwaZulu-Natal got their campaign back on…

Falcons get the better of Griquas

The Falcons recorded their first victory in the Currie Cup rugby competition when they beat the Griquas by 23-8 at the Bosman stadium on Saturday. The Falcons scored three tries…

Cheetahs show their pedigree in demolishing Valke

The Cheetahs proved why they are Currie Cup champions with a 66-9 demolition job on the Valke in Brakpan on Friday night. Led by a rampant Willem de Waal, who controlled the game…

Falcons win Vodacom Cup

The Falcons pulled off somewhat of a surprise when they beat the fancied Wildebeest 25-17 to claim the Vodacom Cup trophy in Brakpan on Saturday. Playing in front of a vocal…

Steyn helps Pumas to victory

Pumas fullback Casper Steyn completed a perfect kicking display to spur his team to a 25-16 victory over the Falcons in the final of the Currie Cup first division at the Bosman…

Falcons to face Pumas in final

The Falcons were pushed all the way by the Mighty Elephants before emerging 35-31 winners in a pulsating Currie Cup first-division semifinal played at the Bosman Stadium in…

Smoky Brakpan chemical fire extinguished

A chemical fire that left billowing clouds of smoke hanging over Brakpan North was extinguished at noon on Friday, 14 hours after it started. At least three residents were…