Rassie Erasmus has warned the Springboks that the job is not done after their thrilling 29-24 victory over New Zealand at FNB Stadium on Saturday. The win put South Africa 2-1 ahead in the Castle Double Malt Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, but with one Test still to come in Baltimore, United States, Erasmus was quick to dismiss suggestions that the Springboks had already secured the series. “I know a lot of people
An Edgemead man fought off a smash-and-grabber on Jakes Gerwel Drive last Thursday, 3 September, at the same spot where retired teacher Karin van Aardt was stabbed to death in December last year. Bishop Lavis police are investigating attempted robbery and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm cases following the incident on the corner of Jakes Gerwel Drive and Jakkalsvlei Avenue, in peak afternoon traffic. The 53-year-old Rudi van den
The first batch of baboon-proof bins will be delivered to some of the most affected communities in Cape Town’s Far South later this month, as work also gets under way on a new northern boundary fence aimed at keeping baboons out of urban and agricultural areas. The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team (CPBMJTT), made up of representatives from SANParks, CapeNature and the City of Cape Town, says the interventions form part
UN: Stop making Africa look small
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The African continent will finally get recognised for its true size after the UN General Assembly backed an African-led campaign to correct distortions caused by the Mercator map projection. On Friday, 164 countries voted in favour of encouraging the use of equal-area maps, including Equal Earth, which better reflects the true size of continents. The US was the only country to vote against, with six abstentions. Togo sponsored the resolution. The US
Take a Step with Smile FM
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Every day in South Africa, women and children live with the devastating reality of gender-based violence. It’s not just a 1 in 3 statistic. Families are being torn apart. Lives changed forever. Lives lost. Organisations like The Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children and The 1st for Women Foundation do amazing work in both supporting survivors of gender-based violence, as well as aiming to prevent it in future. Therefore, by
