[ad_1] Better goal difference may be all that ensures Mamelodi Sundowns finishes 2020 on top of the DStv Premiership after blowing an early lead to draw 1-1 with Lamontville Golden Arrows at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban on Saturday. The Sundowns have a +5 goal difference over Swallows FC, …
Read More »Don’t forget to look for the ‘Christmas Star of Bethlehem’ on Monday
[ad_1] The moon shines like the star of Bethlehem on a church steeple. Start pleading with the weather gods to provide clear skies Monday night. The celestial event that has been dubbed the “star of Bethlehem” is scheduled for December 21. The Witness previously wrote that Dr. Daniel Cunnama, scientific …
Read More »Xenophobic Tensions Increase As Covid-19 Hits SA’s Economy
[ad_1] Alexandra Township cityscape with Sandton City skyscrapers seen in the distance. Anti-immigrant groups have held demonstrations in Johannesburg in recent months, demanding the mass deportation of foreigners. The Gauteng provincial government wants to pass a law to limit business ownership in municipalities to fully legalized South African citizens and …
Read More »Everton vs. Arsenal – Soccer Match Report – December 19, 2020
[ad_1] Everton’s resurgence continued on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Arsenal in front of 2,000 fans at Goodison Park. An own goal from Rob Holding and a goal from Yerry Mina at the break were enough to ensure that Nicolas Pepe’s penalty in the first half did not count …
Read More »High court overturns public protector’s findings against Pravin Gordhan
[ad_1] Mkhwebane initiated an investigation that was carried out through correspondence, interviews and documentation analysis. “The allegation that Minister Gordhan irregularly approved the early retirement of Mr. Ivan Pillay with full retirement benefits and his subsequent retention in Sars is corroborated,” concluded Mkhwebane. “Since neither Mr. Pillay’s request for early …
Read More »KZN, WC represent more than half of the 100,000 active cases in the country
[ad_1] The government has introduced restrictions on the beaches of both provinces in an effort to roll back their epidemics. JOHANNESBURG – Data from the national Health Department shows that KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape now account for more than half of the country’s more than 100,000 active cases. The …
Read More »Coronavirus: Latest Global Developments
[ad_1] At least 1,679,114 people have died since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a count from official sources compiled by AFP. FILE: Medical workers remove a body from a refrigerated truck outside Brooklyn Hospital on March 31, 2020 in New York City. Due to the increase …
Read More »Prince William’s ex left him furious after investigating Kate Middleton
[ad_1] Prince William had been in several relationships before finding his only soul mate in Kate Middleton. There was one instance where the Duchess of Cambridge came face to face with her husband’s ex-girlfriend and the entire encounter was awkward to say the least. Kate and William met at the …
Read More »SABC executives ‘breached procedures’ in awarding R7m tender during Motsoeneng’s tenure, court rules
[ad_1] A court annulled a contract awarded by SABC for the remodeling of elevators and escalators. The contract, awarded in 2015, was worth more than R7 million. The SABC requested a review of the contract, which was awarded during the tenure of COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng. The Johannesburg High Court has …
Read More »Police arrest 36 ‘zama zama’ miners after Stilfontein turf war broke out
[ad_1] The Hawks said the fight near a Stilfontein shaft involved more than 100 miners. A group of 36 suspected illegal miners have been arrested in Stilfontein in the northwest after what appears to have been a turf war between two factions of illegal miners. READ | Three men killed …
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