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Parliament's Joint committee on Ethics and Members' Interests has found Police Minister, Bheki Cele, breached the ethical code of conduct for yelling at Action Society's Ian Cameron. In the engagement, which made the rounds on social media, the Minister can be heard shouting "shut up" at Cameron while addressing a SAPS Imbizo in Gugulethu last year. The Joint Committee has recommended that the Minister issue an apology to Cameron. [WATCH] […]

Specialist investigator, Mike Bolhuis, has warned young people to stay away from dating sites, saying they've become a haven for criminals. He says they've received an overwhelming number of cases of young people who are lured and extorted on the sites. "We have found that also on these dating sites, the false identities and information theft is enormous. The social media world out there is a dangerous world." His remarks […]

Veteran Economist, Dawie Roodt, says the latest Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) figures suggest that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will likely keep interest rates unchanged when its Monitoring Policy Committee meets today. Statistics SA has announced that CPI increased from 4.7% in July to 4.8% in August. This is after four consecutive months of decline. The data agency says the monthly change in CPI was 0.3% in August, down […]

The family of slain, Oupa 'Dj Sumbody' Sefoka, has secured a 50% ownership stake in Ayepyep Lifestyle Cape Town. The luxury entertainment establishment in the mother city will re-open its doors on Friday. This after Dj Sumbody's business partner, Kagiso Setsetse, sold his 50% stake in the business to the Sefoka family. The lifestyle owner was murdered in Woodmead in November last year, together with his driver while on their […]

Authorities are investigating a tragic crash that claimed the lives of 20 people on the R272 in Limpopo at the weekend. It is alleged that a bus ferrying mine workers to Venetia Mine collided with a truck and caught fire. Reports suggest that the mine workers were on their way to conduct an underground project facilitated by Murray and Roberts company. The company's Ed Jardim says four other people were […]

One person has been hospitalised after a three-story building went up in flames in Marshalltown in the Joburg CBD on Friday. It is reported that the fire was only contained in the basement. Emergency Services spokesperson in Johannesburg, Xolile Khumalo, says the people residing in the building were evacuated to places of safety. "No injuries were reported, the fire started on the ground floor where residents have built shacks inside […]

Professor of African politics at UNISA, Kealeboga Maphunye, says Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi's legacy will forever be a contentious issue. He says the IFP founder played a huge role in South Africa's difficult history, which makes it difficult to reconcile. Umntwana wa KwaPhindangene will be buried on Saturday in a Special Official category 1 Funeral. A category 1 funeral is the highest honour afforded to individuals who have served the country. […]

Political analyst, Dr Sam Koma, says the decision to impeach advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane bodes well for efforts to restore the credibility of the Public Protector's Office. Mkhwebane was impeached in a historic vote by Members of Parliament on Monday. Three hundred and 18 parliamentarians voted in favour of the Section 194 report, which found her guilty of misconduct, 43 others were against it and one MP abstained. Dr Koma says, […]

Dr Nandipha Magudumana has been denied bail by the Bloemfontein Magistrates' Court. The disgraced doctor will remain behind bars after the court found that she is a definite flight risk. Magudumana was arrested in April, alongside her longtime lover Thabo Bester, for allegedly aiding the rapist and murderer escape from prison. Magistrate Estelle de Lange says Magudumana will have more means to help Bester break from prison again if released […]