Author: Prudence Makoge

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann will experience a familiar setting from a very different vantage point in Saturday’s Jukskei derby at Ellis Park. The Vodacom URC clash carries added edge for Ackermann’s Bulls, who are looking to avenge a 43-33 defeat to the Lions at Loftus Versfeld last November, but for the coach himself the occasion is layered with history and emotion. Ackermann returns to Ellis Park for the first time since leaving the Lions in 2017, having since coached in England and Japan. He returned to South African rugby ahead of the current season following Jake White’s departure from…

Photo Credit: Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Instagram It is officially the season of new rules. If you’ve been keeping an eye on your finances this month, you’ll know that the federal government ushered in a major structural reset on January 1, 2026, with the Nigeria Tax Act and the Nigeria Tax Administration Act. While those national updates were designed to simplify things across the country, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is now stepping in with its own specific enforcement. The Executive Chairman of the LIRS, Ayodele Subair, issued a public notice on January 21, 2026, regarding the state’s “Power of Substitution.”…

Photo Credit: Boss/Instagram If there is one thing we have learnt about Khaby Lame, it is that you do not need to say a word to make a global impact. The Senegalese-born star, who first captured our hearts with his hilarious silent life-hack reactions, has officially moved from viral skits into the upper echelons of global corporate power. In a move that has sent shockwaves through the creator economy this January 2026, Khaby has finalised a landmark all-stock deal valued at a staggering $975 million (£770 million). The deal sees the US-listed firm Rich Sparkle Holdings acquire his core operating…

Rado Vidosic, Brighton’s women’s and girls’ head of coaching and father of women’s head coach Dario, has died aged 64.Last week the Women’s Super League club said Dario would be taking a period of leave as he deals with a family matter in Australia.Rado, who was born in Osijek in the former Yugoslavia, joined Brighton last January and played “an important role in the team’s historic 2024-25 campaign, helping the side achieve a record WSL finish of fifth,” the club said.Brighton’s women’s and girls’ managing director Zoe Johnson said Rado Vidosic had been “an integral part” of the club and…

The alexforbes Angel Wings team from the Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) Sailing Academy  has won the 2025 Cape2Rio Yacht Race, finishing first and marking a significant achievement for South African sailing, when they sailed into Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Tuesday, 20 January, 2025. The team completed the 3,300-nautical-mile transatlantic race to Rio de Janeiro, representing Masiphumelele, Khayelitsha, Grassy Park, and Athlone, and women crew members included Sesona Ntsaluba and Yonela Temela, with reserve sailor Yobanathi Klaas supporting training and preparation. Notably, the three women on board had never crossed the Atlantic before. From the gsport Newsroom Archives,…

As a community manager who usually hosts virtual community-of-practice meetings, in 2025, I found myself increasingly immersed in physical community and network convenings. One such moment came after returning from Kano, where we had worked on contextualising the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Digital Adaptation Kits (DAKs) for Nigeria’s immunisation programme. Shortly after, we hosted back-to-back engagements: one virtual session on lessons learned from implementing SMART Guidelines in Nigeria, followed by a physical validation meeting on the country’s draft immunisation implementation guides. I went full manager mode: mapping immunisation tools across Africa, who created them, which organisations were using them, what…

Rassie Erasmus has moved to clarify the future of Springbok attack coach Tony Brown while also expressing sympathy for Scott Robertson. The Bok coach confirmed that Brown, a former All Blacks flyhalf, remains fully committed to South Africa until the end of his contract in 2027, despite being open about his ambitions to one day coach New Zealand. “Before Tony joined us, I asked him if he wanted to coach the All Blacks and he was honest and said yes,” Erasmus told rugby writers in Cape Town on Monday. “It was a bit frustrating when people started saying there was…

On Monday 19th January, filmmakers, healthcare professionals, creatives and the public convened in Lagos for a day of film and dialogue aimed at fostering more informed, nuanced conversations around women’s health and bodily autonomy in Nigeria. The event, ÀJOSE: The Stories That Bind Us, featured film screenings and moderated conversations examining the women reproductive health through cultural and lived experience. Presented by Ajose Nigeria, the event used storytelling as its central framework, placing film, medical insight and cultural reflection side by side to explore how silence and stigma continue to influence women’s health outcomes in Nigeria.The programme’s centrepiece was the…

Photo credit: toyin_abraham/Instagram Toyin Abraham has officially joined the 1 Billion club at the box office. Her latest film, which is still showing in the cinema, “Over Sabi Aunty“, has officially crossed the ₦1 billion mark in cinema earnings. The comedy-drama, which received a strong audience reception when it was released, follows the story of an overly intrusive “aunty” whose well-intentioned meddling spirals into chaos. Since its release, the film has drawn steady cinema traffic, powered by word-of-mouth, online discussions and Toyin Abraham’s loyal fan base. For this milestone, “Over Sabi Aunty” becomes the 4th highest-grossing Nollywood film of all…

The Enhanced Games launched as a concept in 2023, with some doping measures permitted under medical supervision.Only substances approved by the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be taken, which is different to the list the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) allows for elite athletes.Organisers have claimed the event “will deliver transparency and health safety by removing the stigma of enhancement – bringing its responsible usage into the light, within an approved medical framework, and one that protects athletes who would otherwise risk their health by operating in the dark to circumvent punitive structures in place today”.However, the event…