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Parliament has voted in favour of the impeachment of Western Cape Judge President, John Hlophe, and retired Judge, Nkola Motata. Three hundred and five Members of Parliament voted for Hlophe's removal while 296 supported Motata's the motion against Motata. The pair was found guilty of gross misconduct. Hlophe's matter dates back to 2008 when nine Constitutional Court justices lodged a complaint about him, claiming he had improperly attempted to influence […]

South Africa's hotly contested general elections will be held on the 29th of May. Eligible voters have until Friday to register for the vote. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Tuesday evening following a meeting with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the premiers of the country's nine provinces. Ramaphosa has urged all South Africans to come out in their numbers and exercise their democratic right to vote. "Beyond […]

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's State Of the Province (SOPA) has been met with much criticism and mixed emotions from opposition parties.   Lesufi delivered the province's last SOPA under the 6th administration at the Nasrec Expo Centre on Monday evening.   The EFF in Gauteng says the address failed to provide a tangible and systematic plan to improve the lives of residents in the province.   The DA says Lesufi […]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has threatened to take legal action against the African National Congress (ANC) should it find that the governing party’s highly awaited cadre deployment documents were manipulated. Yesterday, the ANC surrendered its cadre deployment committee minutes to the DA, after a protracted legal battle. The governing party was ordered by the Constitutional Court last week to surrender the records after the Apex Court upheld a high court […]

  Leading actors of the award-winning movie 'Tsotsi', Terry Pheto and Presley Chweneyagae, have been fingered in what has been dubbed the 'Lotto heist' alongside Renowned fashion designer, Thula Sindi. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is on a mission to recoup R1.4 billion worth of funds that were siphoned at the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The investigations are unfolding in three phases, with the second one almost complete. It has […]

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says the conduct of some ANC Members of Parliament at the 2024 SONA debate leaves much to be desired. He has labelled their attitude as sheer arrogance. Two worlds collided in the National Assembly yesterday where MPs debated President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address, which was delivered last Thursday. He told a fictional tale of the child of democracy 'Tinstwalo' who benefitted from […]

The Gauteng Health Department has cautioned members of the public against risky sexual behaviours amid the rising Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) cases in the province. In a statement marking February as the Sexual and Reproductive Health awareness month, the department says Sandton, Braamfontein, Germiston, Katlehong and Vosloorus are among areas that have seen a spike STIs. The Department's Motaletale Modiba says tertiary students and high-risk individuals, such as sex workers and […]

The Department of Correctional services says it's looking into a criminal syndicate that has allegedly been running at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, where Thabo Bester was serving a life sentence. The gang is said to have also possibly aided the convicted Facebook rapist and murderer's escape from the maximum facility in May 2022. He had faked his death and set his prison cell on fire. Bester was re-arrested alongside his […]

International Relations Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, says she's had to beef up her security following South Africa's genocide case against Israel. Speaking on the sidelines of the State Of The Nation Address in Cape Town on Thursday, the minister told journalists that her and her family have been receiving threatening messages. Pandor says she will not be intimidated by Israeli agents and she has spoken to Police Minister, Bheki Cele. […]