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Politics reporter Norman Masungwini breaks down what happened behind closed doors in those five days of chaos in ANC decides – a limited podcast series on the governing party’s national elective conference.

Books and Beverages brings you conversations with authors about their latest releases.

When Bidvest Wits sold its PSL status three seasons ago, the biggest losers were its academy players. However, when that door closed, another one opened for one of the former youth players, Monwabisi Mngqibisa Jr. City Press

Will the country continue in its drift mode with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the helm, will it go in reverse mode or shall we brace ourselves for chaos in coalitions at national level?

African champions Senegal led the way by being the first from the continent to advance to the knockout stages of the Qatar World Cup. After a slow start in the tournament, the five African representatives jerked up their acts and redeemed themselves in the second round of matches and are on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stages.

On a rather hairy note, Cristiano Ronaldo wants to vat alles as he claimed Portugal’s first goal against Uruguay. But replays showed he did not touch the ball, and the goal was credited to his former Manchester United team-mate Bruno Fernandes, to the dismay of the Portuguese captain.

On the domestic front, Tim Spirit says big ups to Stadium Management SA for its plans to have family stands at local stadiums. This initiative is long overdue, and some of us can’t wait to take our families to watch the best of domestic football.

The writer joins Fred Khumalo at the City Press studio to dive into her literary journey, which features seven children’s books – including the most recent release Soweto Tea Party – and her first adult novel titled The Daughters of Nandi.

Senior reporter Bongekile Macupe is joined by City Press’ politics editor Rapule Tabane to break down the numbers that former president Kgalema Motlanthe announced. What does this say about the branches and their stance on the female stance and generation mix?

It was a disappointing start for a team who were said to have been in training for six months, as they now hold the unwanted record as the first host nation to lose their opening game in the history of the World Cup.

At the rate that they started, they might go on to break more records in their remaining two games.

Another four years and another Fifa World Cup in the horizon. The countdown has reached the single digits and all eyes will be on the Middle East as Qatar brings out all that glitters to host the tournament.

Long-serving captain of the senior women’s national cricket team Dané van Niekerk is enthusiastic about her eagerly awaited return to the fold after a long injury layoff. City Press