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3 hours ago
- Sport
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Springbok Wiese banned for four matches over head butt
DURBAN - South Africa No 8 Jasper Wiese has been banned for four matches after head-butting Italy prop Danilo Fischetti in last weekend's Test victory in Gqeberha, World Rugby announced on Tuesday. The 29-year-old back-rower will miss a one-off Test against Georgia in Mbombela this Saturday and three Rugby Championship matches -- two at home to Australia and one against New Zealand in Auckland. Wiese will be available for selection when the Springboks face the All Blacks in Wellington on September 13, seven days after the first meeting between the sides. South Africa then face Argentina twice to complete their Rugby Championship schedule. They meet France, Italy, Ireland and Wales during a November tour to Europe. Wiese was red-carded after 22 minutes of the first half in the second Test against Italy when South Africa were leading by 10 points. The Rugby World Cup title-holders went to win Saturday's game 45-0. His place in the team to face Georgia this weekend will be taken by his younger brother, Cobus Wiese, who made his Test debut last Saturday. Jasper Wiese played for the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein and Leicester Tigers before joining Japanese outfit Urayasu D-Rocks last year. dl/iwd
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6 hours ago
- Politics
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Mantashe appointed acting police minister
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe as the interim Minister of Police until the end of the month. Mantashe steps in to replace Senzo Mchunu, who's been placed on leave of absence. At the beginning of August, Firoz Cachalia will step in as the acting Police Minister. On Sunday, Ramaphosa set up a commission of inquiry into the corruption allegations against Mchunu and other top SAPS officials. This investigation is tasked with probing organised crime's infiltration of law enforcement, both past and present.
eNCA
7 hours ago
- Politics
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IEC presents election report to Parliament
JOHANNEBSURG - The Independent Electoral Commission has presented its report on last year's general elections to Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Commission. Does the IEC get a thumbs up or thumbs down vote? We unpack this with vice chairperson of the IEC, Janet Love.
eNCA
7 hours ago
- Politics
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Maga faithful call on Trump to fulfil key promise
JOHANNESBURG - Even some of US President Donald Trump's most loyal supporters are outraged about his broken promise to release information about the Jeffrey Epstein case. Epstein was a wealthy financier arrested in 2019 on sex trafficking charges. His former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, was charged with helping him abuse teenage girls. Epstein was found dead in his cell about a month after he was arrested and investors concluded he killed himself. Maxwell was later convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
eNCA
7 hours ago
- Business
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Trump's tariffs threatened key SA sectors
JOHANNESBURG - It's been close to a week since US President Donald Trump hit South Africa with tariffs. These will take effect on 1 August. To help better understand the impact, Thina Nodada, the Managing Director of Way Maker Trade Solutions, spoke to eNCA.
