Orlando Pirates Youngster Leaves for Asia

Orlando Pirates winger Mohau Nkota is set for a big money move to the Saudi Pro League.

The Buccaneers have confirmed the 20-year-old is on his way to Al Ettifaq, a club based in Dammam, a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Nkota, who hails from Kimberly in the Northern Cape, came through the Pirates DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) team.

“Orlando Pirates Football Club can confirm that an agreement has been reached for the permanent transfer of MohauREAD MORE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on Special Leave, citing the need to restore public trust in the country’s law enforcement and government institutions. The move comes amid growing pressure over allegations linking Mchunu to a criminal syndicate and his alleged interference in investigations into political killings.

In a statement released by the Presidency on Sunday night, Ramaphosa said the decision was “taken in the interest of accountability, good governance, and the integrity of the security cluster.”

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Mbabane Highlanders have officially introduced Shauwn “MaMkhize” Mkhize as the club’s new leader.

On Saturday, one of Eswatini’s biggest club held a media briefing in Manzini—a half-hour drive from the capital, Mbabane—and Mkhize took to the podium to share her vision for the club.

“We will bring elevation; we will bring change. Understandably so, change comes with problems, ngoba (because) it’s not everybody who adapts very easily to change,” said Mkhize, whose club, Royal AM, has been expelled by SouthREAD MORE

Iga Swiatek, Wimbledon champion – will those words ever seem less astonishing? For all her achievements, until this summer the Pole and lawn tennis have combined much like her favourite recipe of pasta and strawberries – a puzzling concept.

Yet magnificently, here she is. Incongruous ingredients can combine to unexpectedly spectacular effect, it turns out.

Amanda Anisimova’s performance in her debut Grand Slam final was unhappily shredded by nerves.

But Swiatek’s merciless 6-0, 6-0 victory – the first such finalREAD MORE

The Springboks scored seven spectacular tries in a 45-0 victory over Italy at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.

It is a performance that bodes well for the remainder of the season which will leave coach Rassie Erasmus much happier than last week in Pretoria, and gave Willie le Roux the perfect way to celebrate his 100th Test cap.

The Boks scored four unanswered tries in the first half of their Castle Lager Incoming Series Test in Gqeberha forREAD MORE

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino appeared to be responding to the critics of the Club World Cup when addressing the media ahead of Sunday’s final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

The Club World Cup has had its fair share of critics, particularly that it is “extra work” for players when they would have done with a “much-needed break” after a grueling season.

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp went as far as labeling it a “pointless competition” that serves no purpose toREAD MORE

The South African Football Association (SAFA) is once again putting out fires amid claims of financial mismanagement.

SAFA’s latest fightback stems from a Friday report by the Mail & Guardian, detailing SAFA’s financial troubles over the years under the leadership of Danny Jordaan, who has been president of local football’s governing body since 2013.

In the report, it’s stated, amongst other things, that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn three theft charges against Jordaan and chief financial officer GronyREAD MORE

Siberia, Russia — Russia’s biggest coal mining company, SUEK-Krasnoyarsk, appears to have embraced technology and innovation to protect the environment, reduce dust emissions and operational costs, while remaining profitable.

The company has rehabilitated all the old shafts after excavation at Borodino Mine, opted for railway lines rather than trucks to collect coal, and used electricity instead of diesel for all its mining operations. Located in the Siberia region, central Russia, Borodino is one of the three coal mines owned byREAD MORE

Banyana Banyana delivered a disappointing performance against Tanzania on Friday night in their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) clash at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda, Morocco, but head coach Dr Desiree Ellis has come to the team’s defence.

The defending champions, placed second in CAF rankings, were expected to brush aside 23rd-ranked Tanzania, but the East Africans were first on the scoresheet, and Banyana Banyana could only manage a 1-1 draw in the end.

Center-back Bambanani Mbane came toREAD MORE

Health authorities in Mozambique have confirmed three positive cases of Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the northern province of Niassa.

The suspected cases were initially identified on 8 July in the Lago district, specifically in the administrative posts of Metangula and Cobué. Laboratory analysis conducted by the Niassa Provincial Public Health Laboratory on 10 July confirmed the infections.

According to health authorities press release, all three patients are in stable clinical condition and are currently under home isolation. AdditionalREAD MORE