Author: Bongani Mdakane

Doornkop building collapsed and killed three people
News

Doornkop building collapse exposes a city’s hollow promises to its most vulnerable

In the shadowed silence of a Soweto morning, a building meant for purpose became a tomb for the desperate. The collapse of an unlawfully occupied structure in Doornkop... Read more.
NFP leader and MEC of Socia Development Mbali Shinga preaches unity at the party after attempts to remove her from her job failed
National, Politics, Politics, Provincial

MEC Mbali Shinga fights second ouster attempt, warns of NFP self-destruction

National Freedom Party (NFP) KwaZulu-Natal provincial chairperson and MEC for Social Development, Mbali Shinga, is fighting what she calls a second concerted attempt... Read more.
MEC Mbali Shinga to keep her job after the KZN Speaker Nontebeko Boyce told the NFP's acting secretary Bheki Xaba to go fly a kite when he demanded that the party's KZN Chairperson be axed
Politics, Politics, Provincial

NFP’s bid to recall MEC Mbali Shinga fizzles as Speaker cites rule book

In what appears to be a blunt lesson in the separation between party discipline and constitutional governance, the National Freedom Party’s (NFP) attempt to unceremoniously... Read more.
Joburg Metro Police nabbed 174 motorists driving under the influence of alcohol
Crime

Nationwide festive road fatalities drop by 30% as police intensify operations

The 2025 festive season has seen a significant reduction in road fatalities, with preliminary figures showing a 30% decrease compared to the previous year. This... Read more.
Health minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi
Health, News, Politics

Rise in teen pregnancy a ‘national crisis’, says Aaron Motsoaledi on Christmas births

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has issued a stark warning, describing the relentless rise in teenage pregnancies as a critical issue demanding urgent national... Read more.
A new mom is congratulated by prayer warriors at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on Christmas Day after she has delivered a bouncing baby
Health

Bumper Christmas for SA with over 1600 babies born on the holiday

This Christmas, the most precious gifts didn’t come wrapped under a tree—they arrived in delivery rooms across the nation. In a cheerful surge of new life,... Read more.
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