l1nd1

South Africans have been urged to come out in their numbers to register to vote this weekend. "Participation by all adult citizens in elections is a key cornerstone of our democracy.  It is important for all adult South Africans visit their voting station to register if they have not yet done so, to re-register if they have moved homes since their last registration and to ensure their names reflect on […]

Six Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs, including party leader, Julius Malema, Floyd Shivambu, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, Sinawo Thambo and Vuyani Pambo have been suspended from Parliament.  The suspension will come into effect tomorrow and will last until the 29th of February. This means the EFF leaders will not be present at President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week Thursday.  They have been found guilty of being […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has nothing to hide in the burglary and robbery case of his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. Ramaphosa maintains that the thousands of US dollars stolen from the farm in 2020 were proceeds from the sale of buffalos to Sudanese businessman, Hazim Musatafa. The President has been dominating the headlines after former spy boss, Arthur Fraser accused, him of using state resources to conceal the multi-million dollar theft. […]

DA leader, John Steenhuisen, has come under fire over his utterances degrading the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens. In a swipe at Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, Steenhuisen over the weekend the wardens, established to fight crime in Gauteng, as Panyaza's untrained vigilantes. "What kind of person pulls a drunkard out of a shebeen, gives him a uniform and a weapon, and then unleashes them onto a community?” He alleges that Lesufi […]

Chairperson of the Child Welfare Gauteng, Angelique McAdam, is calling for the investigation of all adoption agencies and related laws to be reviewed. McAdam says child traffickers get away with their crimes due to lax laws. "Where money is involved there’s always an opportunity for criminal activity," she adds. McAdam, who has adoptive children, says there needs to be stricter processes put in place. She says it took her years […]

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. […]