Springboks Captain : Siya Kolisi Springboks Captain, Siyamthanda Kolisi went through a successful surgery yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa after picking up an injury whilst turning out for his club: the Sharks against Munster last weekend in Durban. Media reports say it is highly likely that Kolisi will be fit to join the Springboks in their title defence in the rugby 2023 World Cup that will be played in France and begins on the 8th of September with the hosts France set to battle New Zealand.  Springboks are the current World Cup Champions after they defeated England in the tournament final match which was co - hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 2019. However, the Springboks face Scotland in pool B on the 10th of September  at 1745 hrs. Africa's representatives will only be South Africa and Namibia. Moreso, South Africa has been drawn in pool B alongside, Ireland, Scotland, Tonga and Romania. Springboks has won the World Cup tournament three times.

    Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Zidane has lately been linked to three possible football clubs: Paris Saint German (PSG) which has performed dismally this season in the UCL and serie French league, Real Madrid which has struggled in the La Liga title race after lately losing 4 - 2 to Girona, Ronaldo's Al - Nassr has also sight for the French man with money being the carrot that would definitely woo him. Nevertheless, it is Real Madrid that may snatch the former World Cup head butting, World class player turned French manager for a third dance after formerly clinching several title with him. Carlo Ancelotti has been linked to a possible Brazilian national football team managerial post.     Senegalese front man Sadio Mane   Chelsea who have had a bad spell are likely to strike a deal with Bayern Munich who desperately want to offload Mane citing his brawl with Sane as an excuse. However, Mane would be of significance to coach  Lampard who seeks to harness his strike force with the exper

      US. President Joe Biden If it were in Africa a sitting president who announces his willingness to stand for re-election at an advanced age would be labelled as a strongman who wouldn't want to let go or pass on the baton to youngsters who would come up with new ideas. However, the United States of America may have an elderly leader for the first time after the current octagenarian leader, Joe Biden launched his 2024 presidential candidacy this Tuesday much to the heavy criticism from his Democrat rival and predecessor, Donald Trump. Biden and his wife Dr Jill Biden who are currently under a pension fund which is measured from the age of 67 in America started his campaign trail with the phrase "let's finish what we started". The USA Legislature only permits Presidents to have two terms and does not deter those advanced in age from participating making Biden's aspirations legit. US President Joe Biden has former President Barak Obama's backing  However, Af

An avalanche of goals from an advancing Manchester City made Arsenal look ordinary as they quadrupled their score line to a single reply tonight at Etihad Stadium which was packed to the brim. De Bruyne opened the score line in the 7th minute stunning the Gunners who did not expect such, with Stones doubling the score line just before half - time in the 45th minute with a beautiful skillful header and in the 54th minute De Bruyne made it  three and a brace to his tally further denting the Gunners' hopes of pulling a come back. Holding managed to grab a consolation goal in the 86th minute which was later cancelled by City's Haarland in the 95th minute much to the detriment of Arsenal who couldn't do anything in the remaining 3 minutes.

      The Scandal cast It's a daily half an hour long, South African soap opera that runs from Monday to Friday screened on Entertainment television (Etv) station on 19.30 pm since September 2005. The necessity for choosing to do a synopsis on Scandal is because it is too realistic it vibes with the true events that take place in South Africa. It edutains viewers and helps them by chastising them to straighten up their moral standing. It is a contemporary soap that highlights the consequences of immoral behaviour by different generations from the youths to the elderly.     Hlengiwe Twala (real name Nunu Khumalo)   In it's current contemporary viewing Scandal exhibits Hlengiwe a renowned reporter for Scandal publications who gets descriminated and threatened by trying to unearth the porous justice system under prosecutor  Serwalo (real name Sello Sebotsane) which sweeps cases under the carpet. She loses her job but she doesn't give up she continues her investigations as a fr

          Rihanna, boyfriend Rocky & son  Rihanna 35, and boyfriend, Rocky 34, are expecting again with the diva spotted with a baby bump. They were spotted sorrounded with bodyguards after boarding off their private jet in New York.           Babes Wodumo & the late Mampintsha   In SA trending news, Babes Wodumo who buried her rivalry with her mother in law at the funeral of her husband Mampintsha urges her fans to vote for the group Big Nuz which was selected for the Metro FM awards billed for the 6th of May in three categories: song of the year, Best duo and  best Kwaito/Gqom. Mampintsha real name Mandla Maphumulo was part of the group.                 Troubled Hakim and wife Hiba Spanish Actor, Hiba Abouk filed for a divorce against Husband, Moroccan and PSG defender Achraf Hakim whose rape allegations in France were topical last month. Drama ensued after suppositions that Hakim owned nothing as he is said to keep his assets in his mother's name. The couple has two chil

    A service station in Wavis Bay   Traveling is an exciting adventure that everyone should embark on especially in Africa which is rich in natural wildlife and nature in general. However, most African people do not travel around their countries or neighbouring countries to explore and experience different environments within them. In this article The Gaze will highlight the beauty of traveling to and staying in Wavis Bay, Namibia for a holiday which is aligned to the TransKalahari area which stretches into Botswana.     Part of the land in Wavis Bay It is Namibia's second primate city and biggest coastal area which covers about 1 124 square kilometers and it's lagoons houses different bird life like Flamingos and Pelicans. The environment in Wavis Bay is quite unique and worth to try out for those who are not used to the desert life. The area experiences high temperatures as it is an arid place that has however, been mordenised through technology, most of the business buildin

      Man City vs Arsenal in a previous encounter   Fierce football battle between Arsenal and Manchester City is billed this coming week on the 26th of April with the Gunners risking dethronement from the top of the EPL log if they lose their next match against Man City.  Man City host the Gunners at Etihad stadium with 2 games in hand even though, they trail behind with 5 points. The Gunners drew 3 all in their last match against Southampton in a match they were supposed to win to keep their hopes of lifting the EPL Trophy alive. It will be difficult for the Gunners to pull a win at Etihad stadium but they will have to go with enough arsenal do deal with the pressure that comes with the match.

EFF Leader Julius Malema Addresses Supporters after protests on Loadshedding.  Excess load shedding schedule from Eskom nationwide in South Africa may have a negative impact on the support base of the ruling African National Congress as it riled Julius Malema and his EFF to get into the streets in protests a few weeks ago. The business community has been hit the most as employees are being forced to work extra hours to cover up for lost time through loadshedding. Media reports say Eskom has distanced itself from some of the bizzare loadshedding schedules that are being experienced in the country by citing municipalities as having control in some areas. However, it is the Ramaphosa administration that may suffer the most as the loopholes in the electricity deficits might trigger more protests as opposition parties might use it as a political weapon to decampaign the most popular party in Africa. Electricity has been put on stage 6 this week with power being cut thrice a day from early m

  A Haarland counter attack converted strike ended Bayern Munich's road to the Semi - Finals of the 2022/2023 UCL Champions League. Haarland actually compansated his penalty miss after a ball to hand foul by a Munich defender. Despite, mending their inside squabbles between Sane and Mane Munich failed to retaliate at the vantage of their Allianz Arena stronghold base. Leroy Sane's miss in the early first stages of the first half was emotionally painfull to an expectant fan base which were kept on their toes.     An emotional Tuchel protests vehemently   However, an emotional Tuchel was given a red card for protesting against the referee's decision which made him to finish the rest of the match in the crowd's terraces.  Kimmich's penalty goal conversion was not enough though it secured a draw managing to save the face of embarrassed coach Thomas Tuchel. The penalty was given after Sadio Mane was fouled in the box a decision that was made after consultation with the V

    South African national netball Team The Netball World Cup to be hosted in Africa for the first time clock tick down of 100 days began today in South Africa, Western Cape province, Cape Town at the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC). The Netball tornament will begin on Friday 28 July to Sunday 6 August 2023. Girls from Langa and other sorrounding suburbs gathered at CTICC to mark the beginning of the countdown which mimicked the ecstatic nostalgia of the 2010 soccer World Cup which was hosted in Africa for the first time.  South Africa which has never won the World Cup having been runners up to Australia in 1995 and achieving a third place in 1967 hope to use hosting advantage to win the tournament.     Zimbabwe national World Cup team  Africa will be represented by Zimbabwe, the hosts South Africa, Egypt, Malawi and Uganda. The Netball World Cup pools will be categorised as follows :- Pool A : Australia, Tonga, Zimbabwe, and Fiji. Pool B :- England, Malawi, Scotland,

    Thomas Tuchel vs Pep Guardiola     Allianz Arena, will be set alight tonight as bitter rivalry between Bayern Munich and Manchester City continues with the wounded Tuchel army hoping to retaliate to an umerciful whipping they received from Guardiola's troops at Etihad stadium in Manchester City, England. The emotional Thomas has a big role to control emotions which reverberated into the pitch in the first leg when one of his fine players, the Senegalese, Sadio Mane struck Leroy Sane in a display of frustration after a 3 nil battering which resulted to his suspension. Mane will not feature in tonight's encounter as a form of disciplinary action which might engineer his expulsion from the Club.      Haarland harasses the Munich defense  This quarter final encounter will see Bayern being eliminated if they don't manage to get goals and respond to their thorough bashing they received. Meanwhile, Guardiola will hope his men will finish the job they started and hoping to sail

A brace from Brazilian star, Rodrygo in the 57th and 79th minute sailed Real Madrid past through Chelsea in the quarter - finals of the Champions' League played yesterday at Stamford Bridge in England.  The defending European Champions Real Madrid played well in a tightly contested match with the first assist coming from a Rodrygo rebound to Vinicious juniour who gave the former a second chance which he converted and the second goal was an assist from Velvede. Despite, their wonderful performance, it was the crucial miss from French playmaker, N'golo Kante in the 10th minute of the first half that denied the well organized blues from registering on the score sheet.  However, Real Madrid's Courtous' stunning saves also made it a hurdle for the well assembled blues to score a consolation goal thereby elbowing them out of the Champion's league.  Inspite of ending on a losing side, interim coach, Frank Lampard had selected a formidable side which was quite unfortunate n