Politics
MK distances itself from alleged serial rapist targeting minors
Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party’s leadership in Mpumalanga has distanced itself from an alleged serial rapist accused of targeting minors.
The accused, an MK member in...
Mengo quizzed on why she wanted to see judge’s deleted pics
The Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge’s defence team, led by advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, persisted in interrogating judge’s secretary Andiswa Mengo.
On Tuesday, Mengo was...
Number of hospitalised Stilfontein illegal miners rises to 32
The number of extracted Stilfontein illegal miners admitted in hospital currently stands at 32. This is according to national police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe.
Mathe...
Court orders lawyers in GBV murder case to refund accused
The Middelburg High Court has ordered lawyers for Mogau Mashegwana's alleged killer to refund him for bungling his bail appeal.
In a judgment handed down...
CCIFSA member wants to ‘beat up’ kwaito star Eugene Mthethwa
A top member of the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) has threatened legendary kwaito musician Eugene Mthethwa with assault.
Thobela Dlamini...
Mpumalanga praises taxi industry for drop in road accidents
Mpumalanga’s transport authorities have commended the taxi industry for helping reduce road fatalities during the festive season.
Jackie Macie, the MEC for community safety, security,...
Mbenenge’s attorney pokes holes in Mengo’s testimony
The defence counsel for Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge on Tuesday poked holes in the testimony that was given by the complainant, Andiswa...
Meyiwa | Lawyer accuses sleuth of doing irregular interrogations
The defence lawyer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Adv Charles Mnisi, has accused lead investigator Brig Bongani Gininda of not following proper procedure...
CCIFSA fires back after McKenzie’s accusations of corruption
The conflict between the Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) and Gayton McKenzie, the Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, has begun.
This comes...
Axed KwaZulu-Natal public works head’s PA suspended
The KwaZulu-Natal department of public works and infrastructure has issued a letter of suspension to another employee for defaming the executive management.
“I hereby advise...
‘I posted Mbenenge’s sexual pictures because he said I was lying’
The complainant in the sexual harassment case against Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge did not report his inappropriateness because she was scared that...
‘Kelly’s only implicated in Senzo’s murder by assassins’
Former Bafana shotstopper Senzo Meyiwa's murder lead investigating officer Bongani Gininda has told the court that musician Kelly Khumalo was implicated in the murder...
Queen’s bid to stop Misuzulu from marrying third wife fails
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed an urgent application by queen Ntokozo kaMayisela Zulu, who sought to stop King Misuzulu kaZwelithini from marrying his...
Davos | Ramaphosa wants global firms to partner with governments
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed the government's commitment to work with all social partners in pursuit of inclusive growth that benefits all South Africans.
Ramaphosa...
T-VET colleges are not the poor cousins to be undermined
South Africa has, and rightfully so, given herself the proverbial pat on the back for the class of 2024’s matric results. It was no...
Let’s support black businesses
Walter Mampane is a soft-spoken and down-to-earth man I met on several occasions at social gatherings. I had a vague idea that he was...
Mengo posted Mbenenge’s sexual photos as a cry for help
The Makhanda High Court's judges secretary, Andiswa Mengo, shared sexual photos on social media that she claimed were sent to her by Eastern Cape...
Bid to save Ithala from liquidation
Amid the decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority for the provisional liquidation of Ithala SOC Limited, the KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial...
Cops hunt for illegal mining boss who escaped from custody
Police have launched a manhunt for James Neo Tshoali, an alleged illegal mining kingpin, after he escaped from custody.
Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said that...
Vaal shudders as ArcelorMittal shutdown looms
Sebokeng township-based businessman Enock Motaung, who makes a living designing steel gates, is worried the proposed closure of the ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) steel plant...
Masalanabo coronation to go ahead despite legal battle
Plans are underway to install Masalanabo Modjadji as queen of the Balobedu. This is amid a looming legal battle over the throne of the...
Special-needs pupil Olebogeng beat the odds to emerge top of his...
His father had to carry him in a wheelchair to the education department to help him get into Meerhof Special School in Hartbeespoort in...
Hope has been replaced by despair as Joburg’s fall from grace...
The words with painful allusions that Joburg city could be crumbling, and becoming a wasteland, are not far-fetched – they are a reality facing...
Minister of Education rejects single exam system for matric
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube remains opposed to the proposal that private and public schools should be tested through one examination system.
She believes...
Gut-wrenching scenes as Stilfontein zama zama rescue mission ends
When the men who had been holed up more than two kilometres underground for months in a disused mine in Stilfontein North West saw...
Heated ANC debate over Gauteng, KZN disbandment
The ANC national working committee (NWC) meeting on Friday evolved into a high-stakes confrontation, as the governing party’s leaders found themselves at an impasse...
Zizi marches to court to review Zondo’s ‘nonsensical findings’
ANC national executive committee (NEC) member and former minister Zizi Kodwa has approached the Pretoria High Court to review and set aside the adverse...
Watch the owners of democracy dry-clean Paul Mashatile for 2029
I love politics more than I do my mother, ncese Ngubane ntombi kamaNdaba. Politics make me laugh, they make me cry – the latter,...
