Ridge Times Newspaper

04/12/2025

Sport | The verdict is in: Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth has been suspended for 12 weeks after sticking his thumb into the eye of Welshman Alex Mann.
Read more: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/network-sport/2025/12/04/etzebeth-earns-12-week-suspension-after-eye-gouge-in-welsh-test/

04/12/2025

Caxton Netwerk-nuus | Die soektog na Attie Venter, wat vroeër as vermis aangemeld is, het tragies geëindig nadat hy na bewering dood by die Sebokeng-lykshuis gevind is.
Lees meer hier: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/lnn/article/moord-ondersoek-nadat-vermiste-vanderbijlpark-man-by-lykshuis-gevind-is/

04/12/2025

Homes | Green home upgrades such as solar, water-saving systems and smart tech are boosting property value, as buyers increasingly seek lower running costs and future-ready living.
Read more here: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/homes/2025/12/04/green-features-that-add-value-to-your-property/

04/12/2025

Caxton Network News | More details have emerged after a man’s body was recovered from Table Bay harbour this morning, while a child was rescued.
Read more here: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/lnn/article/mans-body-pulled-from-table-bay-harbour-child-rescued/

04/12/2025

Residents find baby's body

The body of a baby has been found in a plastic bag today, December 4, at Tsalanang flats in eMbalenhle.

According to community members, people who are removing waste at Tsalanang flats’ dumping area discovered the tiny body.

Ridge Times journalist, Mphikeleli Masangu, described the baby as fully developed. “It is about the size of a newborn,” he said.

Police have not yet arrived on the scene.

04/12/2025

Sport | From fixtures to records, here is all you need to know about SA teams in the Champions and Challenge cups.
Read more: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/network-sport/2025/12/04/sa-teams-back-in-action-in-european-professional-club-rugby-all-you-need-to-know/

04/12/2025

Caxton Network News | Education experts say public frustration over the so-called ‘30% pass mark’ stems from widespread misunderstanding of the National Senior Certificate’s multi-tiered requirements — but what do you think the minimum standard should be? Share your views in the comments.
Read more: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/lnn/article/mps-vote-against-proposal-to-change-30-matric-benchmark/

04/12/2025

Lifestyle | Forget cookie-cutter itineraries, travel in 2026 is set to be bolder, deeply personal and unapologetically purpose driven.
Read more here: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/lifestyle/2025/12/04/2026-travel-trends-the-new-rules-of-wanderlust/

04/12/2025

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 📰 https://www.citizen.co.za/ridge-times/epapers/ridge-times-5-december-2025/

04/12/2025

The Secunda parkrun drew 176 runners and walkers on November 29. Pieter Janse van Rensburg was the first to complete the 5km run in 20:12.

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04/12/2025

The Red Star Raceway in Delmas hosted the final round of the RSR 400 Championship on November 23. Coming into the weekend, Secunda’s Robert Jonck led the championship by just one point over his rivals, with Jarod Geypen and Mueez Jassat tied right behind him.

Robert Jonck finished second overall in the Red Star Raceway RSR 400 Championship held on November 23, despite going down on lap four of race two.

04/12/2025

Caxton Network News | A Kempton Park woman previously admitted to binding a man with cable and suffocating him with a plastic bag.
Read more here: https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/lnn/article/report-delay-stalls-sentencing-of-woman-in-brutal-kempton-park-murder/