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Teachers' union, Naptosa, is urging incoming matric pupils to put their best foot forward, right from the onset. This is as the country awaits, with bated breath, for the release of the 2023 matric results later this week. The union's Executive Director, Basil Manuel, has encouraged pupils to be cognisant of their strengths and weaknesses, particularly going into a new year. "Those who are a little weaker than others know […]

The Department of Higher Education has unveiled a new comprehensive student funding model for the 'missing middle' students. This category of students is those who come from families who have a total income of more than R350 000, but not more than R600 000 per annum. The students were previously regarded as 'not poor enough' to qualify for NSFAS funding, but were also unable to afford university fees to study further. […]

Well-wishes continue to pour in for Grammy-Award-winning, DJ Black Coffee, following a plane accident. The acclaimed DJ, whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, was involved in a severe travel accident on a flight on Wednesday. He was on his way to a show in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A statement, released on the artist's social media pages, says the incident resulted in unforeseen complications and left him with some injuries. […]

Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, says the city has appointed a contractor to begin the rehabilitation of Lillian Ngoyi Street, formerly known as Bree street. Gwamanda gave an update on the rehabilitation of the road following last year's gas explosion. On the 19th of July, community members in the Joburg CBD were greeted by a loud noise as the renowned "Bree Street" ripped open with taxis and vehicles having flipped over. […]

The question of whether South Africa will be able to stop the war in Gaza is one that lingers across the globe. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, will tomorrow and Friday hear South Africa's genocide application against Israel. South Africa is the first country to lodge a case against the Middle Eastern country in a bid to stop the world's longest-continuing conflicts. The recent relentless bombardment […]

ANC National Chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, says Fikile Mbalula got carried away by the presence of the media and said things that he was not supposed to say.  The party's secretary-general dropped a bombshell at the weekend in Mbombela ahead of the ANC's January 8 celebration this weekend, telling supporters that the governing party defended former president Jacob Zuma in his multi-million rand Nkandla upgrade scandal.  Mbalula revealed that an Ad […]

Political analyst, Levy Ndou, says the continuous protection of former President, Jacob Zuma, is now haunting the ANC. He describes Zuma's behaviour as an indication of his accustomed expectation that he will always be shielded by the governing party. Addressing ANC members in Mbombela ahead of the party's January 8 celebration this weekend, Mbalula conceded that the ANC defended Zuma in his multi-million rand Nkandla upgrade. At the time, the […]

As the year winds down to its close, YNews is recapping some of the stories that grabbed the nation's attention, either by making history or sending shockwaves throughout the country in 2023. Busisiwe Mkhwebane's impeachment as the country's fourth Public Protector since the dawn of democracy is a tale that can't be ignored. In September, Mkhwebane was removed from her position, becoming the first head of a Chapter 9 Institution […]

The ANC has threated the leader of the newly-formed Umkhonto weSizwe political party, Jabulani Khumalo, with legal action should he not stop using its trade mark.  The governing party says its lawsuit will include a claim for royalty payment.  The new party on the block recently made waves after former President, Jacob Zuma, pledged his support for the organisation, making it public that he will not be voting for the […]