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Engaging the Youth ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections: Voter education at Saulridge Secondary School. Photo. Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)

Voter education made easy

All voter education must include democratic civic education, an understanding of key aspects of democracy, including the Constitution, human rights, democratic moral values,…

With the defending champions, Kaizer Chiefs, dumped out at the first hurdle, the path to the podium is wide open. (Nedbank Sports/X)

Nedbank Last 16 draw finds its bite after Chiefs’ early flight

With the defending champions, Kaizer Chiefs, dumped out at the first hurdle, the path to the podium is wide open

Illegal miners in Port Nolloth collect gravel from abandoned mines on private and state-owned land but do the searching for diamonds in a backyard in the town

Legalising South Africa’s illegal mining: The key to overcoming its deadly consequences

The dark and dangerous world fuels international criminal syndicates that control the illicit gold economy and as organised crime grips the country, it infiltrates our political…

Louis Tshakoane and his son, held over fraud after four years as fugitives,  were allegedly harboured by the self-proclaimed prophet in Malawi and South Africa. (Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

‘Former Chiefs spin doctor was sheltered by Shepherd Bushiri’

Louis Tshakoane and his son, held over fraud after four years as fugitives, were allegedly harboured by the self-proclaimed prophet in Malawi and South Africa

Evaton’s Celta Academy has been given a huge boost with the support of LaLiga club RC Celta and Pereira Ocean Products, who have joined forces to help develop the Sebokeng Football Academy. Photo: Supplied

Is foreign investment the missing link in South Africa’s football success?

Former football players and coaches have welcomed the launch of Spanish La Liga’s Celta Vigo academy in South Africa

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Doctor Khumalo: The S-Curl, the glamour, the funk

Doctor Khumalo remains South Africa’s most charismatic footballer and TV documentary 16V explores how his brilliance captured the imagination of a generation

President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe. Photo: File

Is the African Super League doom or boon for Motsepe’s legacy?

The continent’s football boss wants to be remembered as the architect of a great African football renaissance

Bongokuhle Hlongwane was given an opportunity as a teenager in the PSL and subsequently earned a national team call-up and move abroad. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Why do young players struggle for game time in the PSL?

If competent young footballers do not get a reasonable opportunity to play at the highest level, they will not get a chance to represent Bafana Bafana

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Have Covid-19 restrictions affected local football teams financially?

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well

Soccer legend Lucas ‘Rhoo’ Radebe

Lucas Radebe: ‘My football career began behind my parents’ back’

Soccer legend Lucas ‘Rhoo’ Radebe is a busy man, but he made time in his hectic schedule to speak to Ntombizodwa Makhoba about his fondest childhood memories, how his soccer…

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Editorial: Vaccine passports

How does South Africa return to a pre-pandemic world, or at least one closely resembling it? That’s the question for policymakers as our country’s recovery lags its peers

Kaizer Chiefs fans react to the goal during the Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Baroka FC at FNB Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

Loyalty and loathing in the Champions League

As Al Ahly take on Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa’s greatest coach has been tasked with denying his homeland a sought-after star

Grand old master: The Odi Stadium in the former Bophuthatswana bantustan is now only used by a few athletes, who still train on its Tartan running track. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Odi: The life and death of a legendary football stadium

Odi Stadium, a unique behemoth that once held 60 000 fans, is clinging to its existence

Still no justice for Soweto Derby dead

The biggest rivalry in SA football has also been the deadliest, with 87 people losing their lives in violence and stampedes at different stadiums. Yet those responsible are never…

Gavin Hunt, coach of Kaizer Chiefs during the DStv Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns at FNB Stadium on October 24, 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix/Gallo Images)

The Hunt is on for ruthlessness

Kaizer Chiefs’ new coach may have all the excuses but he’s likely just buying time for his ethos to take root

The recently departed Bob Mabena. (Power FM)
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Bob, Doctor and that oddball South African classic, ‘Get Funky’

Doctor Khumalo remembers his late friend Bob Mabena and their time working together on ‘Get Funky’

With the memories still so vivid, it feels surreal to think that June will mark 10 years since Bafana first kicked things off in Soccer City.
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10 years on: The legacy of the 2010 World Cup

In the first part of our new series, we take a look at the goal that has played on loop in our heads and on TV channels for the last decade

The PSL announced on Thursday that the league will remain suspended until further notice.

Instinctive Chiefs prove their title credentials

Amakhosi have flipped the popular narrative on its head, winning the Soweto Derby 1-0, and are now favourites to lift the PSL trophy

Plan A: Kaizer Chiefs scored when they acquired Serbian-born striker Samir Nurković and will need goals from him if the team is to win the Soweto Derby. (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Bucs weary of Chiefs’ Derby trap

Pirates look unstoppable, but few Soweto Derbies in recent memory have been this important

Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs during the opening ceremony of the 123rd IOC session on July 5, 2011 in Durban.  (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

How Joseph Shabalala’s Mambazo chopped the competition down

The founder of the group’s openness to collaboration took Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s isicathamiya music around the globe