Jamie Vardy (Getty Images) Jamie Vardy hit a hat-trick as Leicester exposed Manchester City's defensive flaws with a stunning 5-2 win at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Pep Guardiola's side went ahead after just four minutes thanks to Riyad Mahrez's thunderous strike.But that was as good as it got for City as Vardy tore Guardiola's creaky…
Jose Mourinho (Getty Images) Tottenham were denied by another controversial penalty given for handball deep into stoppage time as Callum Wilson's spot-kick snatched a 1-1 draw for Newcastle on Sunday.Spurs had just Lucas Moura's goal to show for a dominant first-half display and were made to pay when Eric Dier was penalised after a VAR…
Guateng will start placing pupils in Grades 1 and 8. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images The placement of Grade 1 and 8 learners for the 2021 academic year in Gauteng will start on 1 October.This follows the online application process which started on 25 June this year. By the end of the admissions process, a total of 255…
Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear was assassinated in front of his house in Bishop Lavis on 18 September.The Sunday Times reports that Kinnear was on the brink of solving a case involving the police's Central Firearms Registry and alleged gangsters. The paper also reports the man arrested for the murder is connected to alleged underworld boss, Nafiz Modack.Lieutenant-Colonel Charl…
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Phill Magakoe, Gallo Images The DA and FF Plus called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.This after Ramaphosa sanctioned her for taking ANC officials on an air force jet to Zimbabwe.The opposition parties say the sanction isn't serious enough. President Cyril Ramaphosa's reprimand of…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…