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Outgoing Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, says her formidable time in office will send a message to history and generations to come. While the embattled public protector's legacy may be painted with brushes of backlash and controversy, she says she's done her part. Speaking to YNews, Mkhwebane says she spent most of her time in office protecting the poor. "As the public protector I've changed more than 70 000 poor and […]

Suspended Public Protector, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has hit back at acting public protector advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, saying she has exposed herself. Mkhwebane spoke to YNews about her intended return to office as her suspension had expired, according to the presidential minute issued. In a quick off the mark statement released by Gcaleka on Monday evening after Mkhwebane's announcement, she revealed that the President's June suspension of Mkhwebane remains effective. The […]

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says the calls for the sacking of US Ambassador to South Africa , Reuben Brigety, are justified following the state-sanctioned report on his Russia weapons sale claims. Brigety came under fire after he took to social media, claiming that there were weapons loaded on board the Russian ship, Lady R, that docked Simons town in Cape Town last year. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a three-member […]

Former Joburg mayor, Dr Mpho Phalatse, says she needed to move into a space that can remind her of what it means to be a professional and council was not the place. Phalatse has taken a back seat in government to go and pursue her medical career. The doctor announced her resignation as a DA councillor on Monday. However, she still remains a member of the official opposition party. In a […]

Disgraced doctor, Nandipha Magudumana, has conditionally granted a production company exclusive rights to tell her daring story. Magudumana was arrested in April, alongside her longtime lover Thabo Bester, for allegedly aiding the rapist and murderer escape from prison. In a statement through her lawyers, Magudumana revealed that she is aware of the productions being shot about her life. "I'd like to categorically state that if my voice or that of […]

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has cleared the President of any wrongdoing in relation to the theft of foreign currency at his Limpopo farm. The Reserve Bank, which is the latest institution to exonerate the president, launched its investigation in June last year. The complaints by various organisations and political parties had given rise to the probe. President Cyril Ramaphosa came under fire after former spy boss Arthur Fraser […]

The ANC Youth League has slammed the newly formed Multi-Party Charter's alleged obsession to unseat the ANC. Seven political parties have joined forces in an effort to remove the ANC in the upcoming 2024 elections and usher in a multi-party government. The Multi-party Charter comprising of the DA, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, United Independent Movement (UIM) and the Spectrum National Party (SNP) wrapped their two-day national convention in Kempton Park […]

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints) says it has mobilised maximum resources from all government departments ahead of the 15th BRICS Summit. South Africa will host a number of international political heads and organisations at the prestigious Sandton Convention Centre from next week Tuesday to Thursday. Co-chairperson of the NatJoints, Tebello Mosikili, says all law enforcement agencies deployed to secure the event will ensure that the country's laws […]

The families of the mine workers who were shot and killed in Marikana 11 years ago are still reeling from the brutality. They say the gatherings at the infamous Marikana, Koppie, are slowly becoming futile if no one is being held accountable for the killings that changed their lives completely. The blood of 34 mine workers was shed on the streets of the North West when police opened fire on […]