The Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria will host round two of the South African Endurance Championship this weekend, with 25 cars taking to the tarmac in the four-hour event. In the running Heading up the entry list will be the Audi R8 of Paul Hill and Bradley Liebenberg, the Nova Proto NP02 of Nick Adcock/Michael Jensen/Charl Visser, the Chevrolet V8 engine Backdraft Roadster of Mike McLoughlin/Steve Clark and the Audi R8 GT3 of Marius Jackson. ALSO READ: National Endurance Series fails to disappoint at Red Star Not to be discounted will be the pairing of Xolile Letlaka and Stuart White in their ..read more

The Season 4 finale of The Real Housewives of Durban dropped on Wednesday evening. To no one’s surprise, it broke the internet and became the number-one trending topic in South Africa. After an eventful and dramatic season, the ladies had their final dinner on their Namibian trip, where they confronted each other about things that had been happening in their circle. The confrontations resulted in the ladies splitting into two core groups. On the one side were Sorisha Naidoo, Slee Ndlovu, and newcomers Ameigh Thompson and Angel Ndlela. On the other side were Jojo Robinson, Maria Valaskatzis, No ..read more

Salaries were slightly down in March due to various market and economic factors but could improve later in the second half of the year as conditions improve. The average take-home pay, measured in the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), fell marginally in March due to factors that placed financial constraints on companies and pressure on salaries, such as the weak Rand and higher fuel prices that contributed to the strain in the economy during March. “The average real take-home pay, adjusted for inflation, tracked lower at R14 236 in March and slightly below levels a year ago. In nomina ..read more

The six men standing trial for the hijacking and murder of Kaizer Chiefs star Luke Fleurs will have to wait until next month to hear if their bid for bail is successful. The 24-year-old footballer was gunned down in a hijacking incident in Johannesburg earlier this month. Ndumiso Moswane, Fernando Sive, Nhlakanipo Dlamini, Franky Xaba, Maredi Mphahlele and Thembinkosi Hlomikhawu appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday in connection with the footballer’s death. They face charges of murder, robbery under aggravating circumstances, possession of unlicens ..read more

The ANC has won a seat previously held by the red berets in Seshego, Limpopo, the hometown of EFF leader Julius Malema. Jubilations echoed in the contested ward as ANC members celebrated the re-claiming of the seat from the EFF. The latter won the seat three times before. Wednesday’s by-election in Polokwane’s Ward 10 was as a result of EFF councillor Jacob Seshoka stepping down after he was charged for alleged theft of guns and ammunition. READ: ANC coalition possibilities: A left, right or centre plan? The sobering loss ahead of the crucial 29 May general elections comes after former EFF Lim ..read more

A storm has erupted on social media over Virgin Active South Africa’s gender policy, specifically concerning the Claremont gym, after male transgender individuals were seen in the women’s steam room. An X user tweeted: “Just had a second report of a male in a female steam room. Claremont. Bits out and all. Any other verifications? If you do witness this, do not report it to staff, report it to the police as indecent exposure please.” Just had a second report of a male in the female steam room at @virginactiveSA claremont. bits out and all. Any other verifications? If you do witness this, do ..read more

Sharks boss John Plumtree has rolled out a number of his big guns for the United Rugby Championship clash against Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday night. After resting the majority of his big-name players for last week’s match against Glasgow Warriors, which the Sharks lost, Plumtree has picked close to his strongest available team for the match in Wales. It is a final dress-rehearsal for the Sharks ahead of their crucial Challenge Cup semi-final against French side Clermont in London next weekend. Bok stars Lukhanyo Am will lead the side that also includes Ox Nche, Vincent Koch, Eben Etzebeth ..read more

A painting by Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros (about R652 million) on Wednesday, setting a record price for an Austrian auction despite questions surrounding its provenance. Hong Kong gallery HomeArt snapped up the “Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser” (“Portrait of Miss Lieser”), which was commissioned by a wealthy Jewish industrialist’s family and painted by the symbolist master Klimt in 1917 shortly before he died. The unfinished portrait of a dark-haired woman was likely last seen at a Viennese exhibition in 1925 until it reemerged this year when Vie ..read more

Students and tourists are real estate’s ultimate market – if you give them what they want. If you’re looking to invest in property but aren’t sure where to put your rands, student rentals and holiday accommodation could be worth your penny. Pam Golding Properties area manager for Durban Coastal, Carol Reynolds said location and rental returns were key factors to consider when looking to purchase investment property. “Buying the right kind of residential property in the right location and at the right time in an interest rate cycle, are key ingredients for extremely sound investment potential ..read more

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has lodged a complaint with the Information Regulator about the failure of the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) to provide all the requested documentation about a R4.7 billion tender award in KwaZulu-Natal to a company whose directors are facing fraud charges. Outa legal project manager Asavela Kakaza said on Wednesday the information about the tender awarded to the Aqua/EXR joint venture (JV) was requested from Sanral in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (Paia), but the roads agency only provided part of the information requested an ..read more