It is important to choose good bicycle insurance, especially since most people who cycle as a sport spend thousands of rands to buy the best bicycle they can afford. It is also relatively easy to steal a bicycle and therefore not being covered if it is stolen can leave a big hole in your pocket. The growing passion for competitive cycling was met in recent years by an increase in the uptake of cycling as a future-forward means of urban mobility. From health and cost-saving to convenience and less carbon intensive living, the rewards are endless. However, on the flip side, there are a few risks ..read more

No stranger to the unconventional, Rassie Erasmus has called up one of the 2023 Varsity Cup stars to attend the Springboks’ second alignment camp. According to Sunday newspaper Rapport, former NWU Eagles captain Sampie Swiegers has been invited to attend the virtual alignment camp on 3 May. The 25-year-old burly tighthead prop last year led the Eagles to their first Varsity Cup title since 2016 and emerged as the tournament’s strongest scrummager. Swiegers has since joined the Pumas and is part of Jimmy Stonehouse’s squad for the ongoing SA Cup. Putting plans in place Erasmus is putt ..read more

Mauricio Pochettino claimed VAR has damaged the Premier League after Chelsea had a late goal controversially disallowed in their dramatic 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Saturday. ALSO READ: Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes suffer blow, Sheffield Utd relegated Pochettino’s side trailed to Marc Cucurella’s early own goal and a Morgan Rogers strike before half-time at Villa Park. Rather than capitulate as they did in Tuesday’s humiliating 5-0 loss at Arsenal, the Blues dug deep to rescue a gritty point thanks to goals from Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher. But Chelsea thought they had won it d ..read more

Steve Barker believes Iqraam Rayners should be under consideration for the Footballer of the Season Award, after the Stellenbosch striker lit up the DStv Premiership on Saturday night with all five goals in a 5-0 thumping of Polokwane City at the Danie Craven Stadium. The 28 year-old Rayners has been brilliant since re-joining Stellies in January 2023, after an unsuccessful stint at SuperSport United. On Saturday he became just the second striker in the Premier Soccer League era to score five goals in a single match, after Zambian James Chamanga scored five for Moroka Swallows in a 6-2 win ove ..read more

Aphelele Fassi looks set to earn his first Springbok cap since 2022 when the world champions open the season against Wales at Twickenham in June. According to Sunday newspaper Rapport, Fassi’s form for the Sharks has been rewarded with an invitation to the Springboks’ virtual alignment camp on 3 May. Rassie Erasmus is making contingency plans in the expected absence of Bulls and Stormers players for the 22 June match. The Test will be held on the same day as the Vodacom URC final, with the Bulls and Stormers currently in the top five on the tournament’s log. Should both teams advance ..read more

With the two-pot retirement system changing the retirement landscape, sound advice from a registered financial adviser can prevent you from walking off a financial cliff. Two-pot retirement system adds another risk As the winds of change rush through South Africa’s retirement fund landscape, the introduction of the two-pot system marks a watershed moment in how South Africans can approach retirement planning, Jessica Pillay, financial adviser at Momentum Financial Planning, says. “Just when we thought it could not get any more hazardous, we will now have access to a portion of our retirement s ..read more

The old saying that it’s not a good idea to stir up a hornet’s nest is somewhat inaccurate. Because when it comes to the Honda Hornet, that kind of behaviour should be encouraged. Honda last year resurrected its iconic CB750 moniker after 15 years with the introduction of the Hornet. The result is a naked street motorcycle that pays homage to the model’s rich heritage through innovation. Apart from the obvious up-to-date streetfighter styling – the fuel tank was crafted to resemble a hornet’s wing – and technology, the biggest difference between the last CB750 produced in 2008 to the Honda Hor ..read more

In politics, it’s not just words that speak volumes; occasionally it’s the outfit that ‘maketh the man’.  Enter the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Sello Malema, in South Africa, whose fashion choices blend complication with a touch of rebellion, much like his political party, which is currently on the campaign trail for the 2024 general elections on 29 May. In a relaxed post on his social media, he was spotted sporting a well-tailored suite paired with a quality black t-shirt. The simplicity of the outfit p ..read more

An Ipsos poll suggests that the ANC will get 40.2% of the vote in the upcoming elections, while the DA will get 21.9%, the EFF 11.5% and the MK party 8.4% of votes. Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK party, which was established in December 2023, is tipped to win more support than the rest of the new parties altogether. Meanwhile, some top comrades of the MK party have been kicked out in the cold. The party announced the expulsion of five high-ranking officials, including the party’s founder Jabulani Khumalo. Also, a 54-year-old Rustenburg Local Municipality councillor was killed ..read more

Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army base, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday. Munitions truck explodes in Cambodia The blast at around 2:45pm at the army base in Kampong Speu province to the west of the capital also wounded several soldiers, according to the PM, with the army saying that an entire truck of munitions had exploded. “I am deeply shocked to receive the news of the ammunition explosion incident,” Hun Manet said in a statement on Facebook, expressing his “deepest condolences” to the families of those killed. It was not immediately ..read more