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While the Bok coaches would have gotten the answers they were looking for from this win against Wales and their three Nations Championship games, they’ll still be searching for a complete performance.

The Junior Springboks successfully defended their World Rugby U20 Championship title with a hard-fought 16-5 victory over France in a rain-soaked final that was delayed by 45 minutes because of lightning.

Rob Houwing provides his Springbok player scorecard after their latest romp against hapless Wales.

The DA’s federal council convened in Johannesburg on Saturday to assess the party’s participation in the government of national unity (GNU) and review the performance of its ministers and deputy ministers in Cabinet.

Talk of the construction mafia might have died down, but under the surface, it is alive and kicking, writes Carol Paton.

The Springboks left plenty of points out there against Wales on Saturday, but they continue to tick the most important boxes, writes Lloyd Burnard at Kings Park.

The president and deputy president launched water projects in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, pledging to turn promises into pipelines

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head Andrea Johnson will testify at the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday – with the threat of an inquiry into her fitness to hold office and possible suspension hanging over her head.

Around 150 Eskom employees and contractors at the Koeberg nuclear power station are believed to have suffered internal radioactive contamination during three maintenance-related incidents, with some workers reportedly requiring iodine treatment and two senior managers now suspended pending an investigation.

The ANC is expected to name Reverend Frank Chikane as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, with senior party leaders hoping the respected former director-general can revive the party’s fortunes and blunt Helen Zille’s high-profile campaign.

The SANDF has tightened security at its De Brug quarantine camp after military police allegedly discovered dagga hidden inside packets of chips, while a court challenge over the controversial 21-day isolation period continues.

A viral Facebook post helped an Elsies River family find a pensioner they spent two weeks searching for after an ATM released the R2 000 cash withdrawal he had left without when he thought the transaction failed.

Companies are quietly scaling down on hiring juniors, leaning on generative tools to automate basic software coding, document generation and review, and data analysis. This may cause eventual collapse, warns Kgotso Buys.

Wits professor Sharon Fonn believes a mindshift is required from consumers, healthcare professionals and funders to fix SA’s healthcare system.

With 46 missed tackles, 15 line breaks and four tries conceded in last week’s Nations Championship game against Scotland, there are fears that the famous Springbok defence may be springing a leak.

A Pinetown man’s brand new BYD Sealion 5 suffered a major drivetrain failure at just over 2 500km, and then spent almost a month in the workshop because neither the dealership nor BYD South Africa could figure out the replacement part.

Two weeks into the agriculture minister’s job, Willie Aucamp has settled the foot-and-mouth legal war that consumed his predecessor. He speaks to Anneliese Burgess about vaccinating 14 million cattle, on whether he is the DA’s fireman (he says he’s not), and why he refuses to say a bad word about John Steenhuisen.

No bank card? No address? No problem. Shoppers in Africa increasingly are buying online from big brands such as Amazon or Walmart ‌even though they have no physical presence on much of the continent.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has arrested suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi for his alleged involvement in the theft of precious stones worth just under R15 million during a bogus police raid.

In this week’s edition of My F*k, Mzansi, the presidential plane has an identity crisis and has to return to the hangar, find out why the chicken crossed the road to NSFAS, and get served a sermon by Prophet Padayachee at Madlanga.