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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 […]
Family, friends and industry colleagues gathered to remember the late DJ Mulo at the SABC studios in Auckland Park. The former Y DJ, Nhlamulo Hlungwani, passed away peacefully at his Bryanston home on Saturday after battling cancer. The 38-year-old was diagnosed with cancer in October 2022. He leaves behind his wife Ntokozo and their little son. DJ Mulo, together with another former Y talent, Dineo Ranaka, hosted E.tv’s MVP Jam, […]
Police are investigating the gruesome killing of a Grade 7 pupil in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. The pupil from from Echibini Junior Secondary School was raped and strangled to death on Sunday night. It is alleged that the perpetrator broke into the pupil's home, while the learner's family was sleeping and attacked her. According to the department, the pupil's parents were sleeping in a separate room when the incident took […]
Former ANC anti-apartheid activist and ARETA leader, Carl Niehaus, has joined the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Niehaus joins Julius Malema's party ahead of the 2024 national elections. This comes 10 months after he formed his own political party, African Radical Economic Transformation Alliance (ARETA), shortly after leaving the ANC. Niehaus says his move is in line with their goal to re-shape the political landscape in South Africa. He says the […]
ActionSA says the government's decision to grant the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens legal police status is a complete disregard for the safety of residents and the wardens. The Justice Department has designated the Crime Prevention Wardens 'Amapanyaza" to exercise peace officer powers. According to the department, the wardens, who were unveiled by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi in April, will now assume the same legal status as Gauteng provincial traffic officers. […]
