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Tristan Stubbs of Sunrisers Eastern Cape during the SA20 fixture against Joburg Super Kings in Gqeberha on January 24, 2025 The Sunrisers Eastern Cape raised the roof at St George’s Park with a fourth consecutive victory to power the defending champions into second place on the Betway SA20 table on Friday night. Sunrisers are up to 19 points just one below the table-topping Paarl Royals, who have played one game less.

Mbuso Khoza, the renowned historian, actor and musician, has criticised the traditional African custom of lobola (bride price). In an interview with Newzroom Afrika, commemorating the 146th anniversary of the Battle of Isandlwana, Khoza branded lobola a “scam.” “Lobola is what is tearing us down,” he said. “There are people who can't get married because of how expensive lobola is.

Judges' secretary Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal investigating sexual harassment. File photo. Mbuyiselo Botha of the Men's Forum has expressed concern about the treatment of judges' secretary Andiswa Mengo in the Judicial Conduct Tribunal hearing of Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge. Mengo has been testifying in the tribunal, chaired by retired Gauteng judge president Bernard Ngoepe.

Cape Town safety and security MMC JP Smith, whose offices were raided by police on Friday, believes the incident was part of a carefully planned smear campaign by a “political hit squad” out to get him. Provincial commercial crimes investigators raided the offices of Smith and energy MMC Xanthea Limberg earlier in the day, suggesting it was part of “forensic investigations which emanate from a case before court”.

Sexual harassment complainant Andiswa Mengo. PICTURE: RSAJUDICIARY The complainant in the sexual harassment case again Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge has testified she received threats days after filing a complaint against him and that certain information went missing from her phone after a police probe.

The Triassic Period creature Nyasasaurus, considered either an early dinosaur or a close relative, is seen in this illustration released on January 23 2025. Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms, including plant eating giants such as Argentinosaurus, meat eating brutes such as Tyrannosaurus and weirdos such as Therizinosaurus, with its Freddy Krueger-like claws.

A Free State man has been sentenced to 15 years' direct imprisonment for raping his neighbour. Sechaba Mohapi, 42, from Masike in Phelindaba near Bloemfontein, stood trial in the Bloemfontein sexual offences court. “The 23-year-old victim, who identifies as a lesbian, was walking to the shop to buy milk on December 9 2022 when the accused, her neighbour, called her into his yard under the pretence of asking her to purchase something on his behalf,” NPA spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane said.

Coal exports from Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) rose 10% to 52.08-million tonnes in 2024, the highest in three years, amid signs of improving freight rail performance. South Africa's coal shipments have declined from 76-million tonnes in 2017, mainly due to state-owned freight rail and port operator Transnet's lack of capacity to haul commodities to export markets. Coal exports through RBCT, South Africa's main coal export terminal, fell to 47.21-million tonnes in 2023, the lowest since 1992.

Premium The competition is heating up for a fiery fifth instalment of the Gqeberha Chilli Festival with the event set to peak the Scoville scale this year, as it simultaneously plays host to the second national SA Chilli Festival. Some of the best chilli eating competitors from across SA will gather at African Sky’s Venue in Theescombe on March 22, to find out who can handle the heat and claim national honours...

The Herald has changed its website domain name from HeraldLIVE to simply The Herald, in line with the brand name of SA’s oldest daily newspaper that has been around for almost 180 years. HeraldLIVE will transition to www.theherald.co.za while our sister publication DispatchLIVE’s new home will be www.dailydispatch.co.za. This strategic move reflects the publications’ commitment to enhancing their digital presence in the Eastern Cape and beyond, and serving their communities more effectively.