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Dave Rennie confident Will Jordan, Cam Roigard will be fit to face Springboks
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (420+ words) todayAugust 16, 2026 10 New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie is confident wing Will Jordan and scrum-half Cam Roigard can be considered for the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg next Saturday. Neither All Black has played in victories over the Stormers,…...
Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (533+ words) Belgium – Crucial air support swung into action Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium’s largest modern-day wildfire, which has mushroomed in size since breaking out two days ago in a hard-to-access nature reserve. More than 250 firefighters and emergency workers were battling…...
Colombian woman dies saving dog from earthquake
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (287+ words) todayAugust 16, 2026 6 Pasto, Colombia – Holding little Salomon in his arms, Michael Ruiz recounted how he found the pet next to his sister’s body among the rubble after Colombia’s devastating earthquake. The 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which struck the western parts of the South…...
Why Afrikaans should not be weaponised in South African education
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (429+ words) todayAugust 16, 2026 7 I am an Afrikaans speaker. The language of my childhood, of family conversations, of the literature that shaped me, and of the intimate spaces where I first learned to think and feel, is Afrikaans. Yet I refuse, with every…...
Shoot-out drama crowns Western Province and North West as U21 IPT champions
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (423+ words) todayAugust 15, 2026 21 The 2026 South African Hockey U21 Inter Provincial Tournament ended in spectacular fashion in Gqeberha on Friday night, with North West claiming the women’s title and Western Province retaining the men’s crown after both finals went to shoot-outs. North West edged…...
Passenger apologises after alleged Gautrain gunpoint robbery found not to have occurred
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (257+ words) todayAugust 15, 2026 8 A passenger’s account of an alleged gunpoint robbery on the Gautrain has been withdrawn after the operator’s investigation found no evidence that the incident took place on its network. The 21-year-old had initially reported that he was robbed while…...
Thys Lombard’s final wave: Vintners Surf Classic rocked by death of celebrated sports photographer
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (245+ words) Lombard, 61, from Stellenbosch, was surfing at Sandstrand when he became unconscious. Fellow surfers brought him to shore and immediately began CPR before the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), medics and Western Cape Government Health EMS arrived. The NSRI Still Bay…...
Kenyan starlet Doreen Cherop targets repeat glory at Absa Run Your City Tshwane 10km
1+ day, 54+ min ago (315+ words) Doreen Cherop will be looking to follow up her breakthrough South African victory with another Absa Series triumph when she lines up for the Absa Run Your City Tshwane 10K on Sunday next week. The 22-year-old Kenyan announced herself in dramatic…...
Powerful earthquake rocks Indonesia, causing chaos and casualties
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (643+ words) todayAugust 15, 2026 8 Maumere, Indonesia – Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing 20 people and sending thousands fleeing. Rescue official Fathur Rahman told AFP at least 20 people were confirmed dead on…...
Farm attack horror: Farmer’s fingers cut as suspects in police uniforms steal guns and cash
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (339+ words) todayAugust 15, 2026 9 Police in Limpopo are searching for four suspects who allegedly posed as police officers during a violent farm robbery in the Morebeng policing area. The robbers, who were dressed in police uniforms and reflective jackets and had covered faces,…...