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image: Freedom Front Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns last weekend's brutal farm attack in the Heilbron area, in which a farm worker was murdered and his wife seriously injured during a livestock theft incident. According to reports, 11 attackers stole sheep and brutally assaulted the couple. Thanks to the swift response by the police and local farmers, the suspects were arrested and 22 stolen sheep recovered.  The Freedom Front Plus commends the collaboration b

Image: Wanda Diamond League The biggest stars of global athletics can begin to plot their route to glory in the 2026 Wanda Diamond League with the publication of disciplines for all 15 meetings this Monday. A host of reigning Olympic and world champions will return to action in the Diamond League next year, testing themselves week in, week out at the highest level of track and field. As athletics’ premier one-day meeting series, the Diamond League offers fans and athletes the

Comrades Marathon Association With more than 2,600 entries secured in the early window by the Green Number Club and CMA Members, the 22,000 limit is well on its way! The entry fees are as follows: •South African 2026 Entrants R1200 •Rest of African 2026 Entrants R2000 •International 2026 Entrants R4500 Runners can choose the option to pay the entry fee in one immediate instalment, or in two instalments: 50% on entering and the remaining 50% by the end of February 2026. (Note:

Image: Anthony Grote The Boxer Super Run  will celebrate its Joburg debut at Marks Park Sports Club  on Sunday, 09 November 2025 , with a strong showing in the ELITE WOMEN’S WAVE . Glenrose Xaba  (Boxer Super Run Durban 2025 and Boxer Super Run Tshwane 2024 Champion), Karabo More  (Boxer Super Run Durban 2024 Champion), Zanthe Taljaart and Cian Oldknow have all confirmed their readiness to bring the heat on race day. With Boxer Athletics Club’s top runner Glenrose Xaba  havin

Image: Maroela Media This week, Premier Alan Winde visited the Southern Cape, where he assessed progress on some of the Hessequa Municipality’s major infrastructure projects. In a meeting with the municipal council, the Premier congratulated Executive Mayor Grant Riddles and his team for being recognised as one of South Africa’s best-performing municipalities at the inaugural South African Property Owners Association Municipal Performance Awards. “This accolade speaks to stab

Images: SA Govt. The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr Buti Manamela, has announced the publication of draft amended Regulations for Reporting by Public Higher Education Institutions. The proposed regulations mark a major step in strengthening accountability, improving transparency, and enabling earlier intervention in the governance of public universities. The new regulations, which will soon be gazetted for public comment under Section 41 of the Higher Education

Image: ENCA The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), in partnership with Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA), will host the Global Business Services (GBS) Annual Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, from 3–5 November 2025. The conference will bring together investors, international brands, policymakers, and industry leaders from key markets such as Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to explore new investmen

Image: Dakar 2026 Ayo is a young lion who symbolises the joy and energy of Senegalese youth. The name means “joy” in Yoruba – – and reflects the spirit of celebration and unity associated with the Games. Ayo wears a traditional Fulani Tingandé hat, representing wisdom, dignity and a connection to rural life, Ayo represents the values of Dakar 2026 and highlights the cultural heritage of Senegal as the host nation. The mascot was unveiled by the YOG Organising Committee, dur

Image: ABSM African Bank has officially announced musician, athlete, and philanthropist, Kabelo Mabalane as the brand ambassador for the African Bank Soweto Marathon 2025 (ABSM 2025). The announcement was made during an energetic internal launch event at the Bank’s headquarters, where hundreds of staff members gathered to celebrate the reveal of the ambassador for the race. This year’s marathon is particularly momentous, marking 30 years of the Soweto Marathon and 50 years of

Image: Cloudian Cloudian is enabling governments, enterprises, and service providers worldwide to develop sovereign AI projects within their national borders, using its proven S3-compatible storage platforms. With Cloudian HyperStore for AI data management and the Cloudian HyperScale AI Data Platform — which integrates NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software — organizations can deploy full-stack sovereign AI solutions that maintain complet

Image, courtesy of World Athletics Earlier this year World Athletics uncovered the systematic theft of money from the organisation by two employees and a contracted consultant. While one of the employees left the organisation before their theft was discovered, another employee and a consultant had their contracts terminated following an internal investigation. Detailed cases have been prepared and handed over to the relevant judicial and legal authorities for criminal investi

Image: FF Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the brutal farm attack on Jan and Elna Dhooge of Schikfontein outside Heidelberg. This attack, which took place on Tuesday evening, is not only a crime against two beloved community members, but also a shocking reminder of the unacceptable levels of violence associated with farm attacks and murders. Five armed and masked attackers overpowered the couple in their home, shooting Jan in the neck and seriously assa

Image: Sanlam Cape Town Marathon This year, the race was pursuing its second consecutive pass of the AbbottWMM criteria that must be met in order for Cape Town to join the series. The cancellation of the 2025 event means that the evaluation was not completed.  We fully support the decision that was made to cancel the 2025 event in the interests of the safety of runners, volunteers and staff. We also applaud the decision by Cape Town’s title sponsor Sanlam in offering to fund

Image: Freedom Front Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the recent statements by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, regarding Afrikaner self-determination, and would like to enlighten her. In response to a written question from EFF MP Mr Carl Niehaus, she took the unprecedented step of attempting to strip section 235 of the South African Constitution of its meaning. In doing so, the Minister also took another step to

Image: IOC It is with profound sadness that the IOC has learnt of the death of Lambis V. Nikolaou at the age of 89. Mr Nikolaou devoted his entire life to the Olympic Movement, both in Greece and beyond. On learning of his passing, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said: “Lambis Nikolaou lived and breathed the Olympic spirit in everything he did. His long and remarkable service to sport has left an enduring legacy behind. His wealth of knowledge and commitment to the Olympic idea

Yeman Crippa, Jimmy Gressier, Nerio Alessandri, Sebastian Coe and Gaia Sabbatini © Technogym, Image: World Athletics First indoor virtual running competition set to connect professional athletes and enthusiasts in fitness and sports centres around the world Technogym – the world leader in wellness, athletic training, health, and the official supplier to the last 10 Olympic Games – and World Athletics, the global governing body for athletics, are delighted to announce a partne

Image: World Athletics As part of the World Athletics Awards 2025 , World Athletics is pleased to confirm the nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year. There are five nominees for these two categories, and a vote will take place to identify the two finalists for each. World Athlete of the Year – how it works The nominations reflect some of the standout performances achieved during another memorable year for the sport

Image: Tobias Ginsberg Celebrating its Joburg debut on  Sunday, 09 November 2025, at the  Marks Park Sports Club,  the Boxer Super Run  – South Africa’s most social 5km run – is set to make an impact with an impressive R147 200 prize purse . The winners of the Elite Men’s  and Elite Women’s  Races will each claim a remarkable R20 000 . “We’re proud to announce that the Boxer Super Run Joburg will offer a prize purse of R147 200  in 2025,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director

Image: FF Plus After constant pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), repairs to the R76 between Steynsrus and Kroonstad have finally gained momentum. Months of monitoring has resulted in tangible improvements to the 48 km stretch of road that has been a source of frustration for residents and farmers for years. Repairs began in 2019 and the project was initially supposed to be completed by 2022. However, repair work came to a standstill for nearly two years after the

Image: FF Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urges livestock farmers to ensure their animals are vaccinated against anthrax following a confirmed outbreak on Ghaap se Berg near Douglas.   Anthrax, caused by the Bacillus anthracis bacterium, is a disease that is fatal to antelope, livestock, and even humans. Therefore, the incident where eland died from the dreaded disease is serious. The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs issued a warning on