SUNDOWNS SMASH FIVE PAST REMO STAR, LUPOPO SHOCK PIRATES : SIMBA SECURE COMMANDING AWAY WIN

by Nie CeleOctober 21, 2025083Share The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 second preliminary round continued on Sunday with a dominant showing from top sides, as South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns, Simba SC of Tanzania and St Éloi Lupopo of DR Congo took commanding first-leg leads, while MC Alger of Algeria earned a valuable away draw in Cameroon….

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BEYOND THE DIAGNOSIS: THE FINANCIAL TOLL OF CANCER IN SA

 Cancer is one of the fastest-growing health challenges in South Africa, with over 100,000 new cases diagnosed annually, according to the National Cancer Registry. While most conversations focus on the physical and emotional impact, the financial strain of the disease often goes unspoken. According to the South African Medical Journal, treatment costs for cancer can exceed…

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African Bank Extends a Helping Hand to Cape Town Marathon Runners

Special 50% Entry Offer to Join the African Bank Soweto Marathon 2025 Johannesburg, 21 October 2025 — Following this weekend’s unfortunate cancellation of the Cape Town Marathon due to severe weather conditions, African Bank, in partnership with the Soweto Marathon NPC, has announced a special offer to displaced runners who were registered to participate in…

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KELLANOVA PARTNERS WITH THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULYURE TO COMEMORATE WORLD FOOD DAY

·       Kellanova South Africa is committed to advancing sustainable and equitable access to food. ·         To commemorate World Food Day, the company partners with the National Department of Agriculture in KwaZakhele Gqeberha, Eastern Cape and has donated approximately 139,000 meals to communities in need. ·         In 2025, Kellanova donated approximately 2,3 million meals to schools in Gqeberha, Eastern…

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FNB PRE-APPROVES OVER 480 000 SME LOANS ANNUALLY

 FNB’s deliberate shift away from only using traditional credit scoring methods to a more inclusive data-led cash flow analysis strategy has resulted in over 40 000 SMEs being pre-approved for credit monthly. Through data-led credit scoring, the number of pre-approvals generated by FNB annually, almost represent half of its SME customer base in South Africa, of over 1.2 million clients….

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TB IS STILL SOUTH AFRICA’S BIGGEST KILLER, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE

AHF South Africa urges young people to take TB seriously and break the silence around it.  Despite being both preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) remains South Africa’s leading cause of death, with an estimated 56,000 TB-related deaths, comprising 25,000 individuals who were HIV-negative and 31,000 individuals who were HIV-positive. Furthermore, an incidence rate of 427…

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