New health centre to meet diverse needs of the community

Jubilation and ululations, mixed with tears of joy, were the order of the day as the community of Umtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal witnessed the sod turning ceremony marking the official start of the long-awaited construction of a local community health centre.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, joined by Health MEC Nomagugu...

Chelsea squad must band together and give their all in the seven games remaining to move up in the Premier League standings, defender Trevoh Chalobah said after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final. With their last hope of silverware crushed, ninth-placed Chelsea visit leaders Arsenal in the league on… Read More »Chelsea Must Regroup In Fight For Europe Spot – Chalobah

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola lashed out at the FA Cup schedule after his side beat Chelsea 1-0 to reach the final on Saturday, three days after their treble bid was ended by defeat on penalties by Real Madrid in the Champions League. A late goal by Bernardo Silva got holders City over the line… Read More »Angry Man City Boss Guardiola Criticises FA Cup Semi-Final Scheduling

Holders Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 with a late Bernardo Silva goal on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final after an absorbing end-to-end Wembley semi-final left the exhausted winners still chasing a domestic double. Silva sidefooted home in the 84th minute after Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic parried a Kevin De Bruyne shot and that… Read More »Late Silva Goal Earns Man City FA Cup...

Goals from Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal a gritty 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers that sent them back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after a game that is unlikely to live long in the memory. Arsenal lead on 74 points, one point ahead of Manchester City, who have… Read More »Arsenal Go Top Of Premier League With Dour Win Over Wolves

Stefanos Tsitsipas secured a hard-fought 5-7 6-4 6-2 win over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in the Barcelona Open on Saturday and will face Norwegian third seed Casper Ruud in another final. Fifth seed Tsitsipas is chasing his second title of the season after he dismantled Ruud 6-1 6-4 to win the Monte Carlo Masters last week… Read More »Tsitsipas Overcomes Lajovic And Faces Ruud In Barcelona Final

Workshop highlights importance of effective water resource management

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Judith Tshabalala, has reiterated the importance of the effective management of water resources in promoting development in the country. 

“It is not the intention of the department to make the lives of our citizens difficult by going through the tedious journey of having to...

President Ramaphosa mourns passing of Dr Ernest Pheko

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the passing of liberation struggle veteran and former Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) President, Dr Ernest “Motsoko” Pheko.

Dr Pheko, aged 94, passed away on Friday.

He was a lawyer, author of 30 books, theologian, academic and historian.

According to a statement by the...

Upper uMkhomazi Water Project a catalyst for KZN water security

The signing of offtake agreements this week has signified the start of phase one of the much-awaited R28 billion Upper uMkhomazi Water Project.

The project is expected to be a catalyst to water security and vibrant economic activity in the eThekwini area and surrounding districts.

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has pledged to reinstate the high-level crime-fighting unit, the Scorpions, if it gets into government. Officially known as the Directorate of Special Operations, the Scorpions were disbanded in 2009 by Parliament – a move pushed through by the African National Congress. The Scorpions were replaced with the Hawks and, more recently,… Read More »DA Pledges To...

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday is set to vote on, and expected to pass, a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from party hardliners. More than two months have passed since the Democratic-majority Senate passed a similar measure and U.S. leaders from Democratic… Read More »US...

Burnley scored twice within three minutes in the first half and thwarted a second half comeback attempt by bottom side Sheffield United to boost their own Premier League survival hopes with a 4-1 win on Saturday. Burnley, 19th, moved to 23 points from 34 matches, three below 17th-placed Nottingham Forest who have a game in… Read More »Burnley Raise Survival Hopes With Win At Bottom Side...

Brentford took a giant step towards guaranteeing Premier League football next season with a 5-1 thumping of relegation-threatened Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, with Yoane Wissa scoring his first top-flight double for the Bees. Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter and Kevin Schade also scored for the visitors, who were full value for the win… Read More »Brentford Thump Luton To...

Spain’s former world number 1 and Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza announced her retirement at a news conference on Saturday, making the extended break she had announced a year ago a permanent step. Venezuelan-born Muguruza won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017, and she reached the final of the Australian… Read More »Former Wimbledon And French Open Champion...