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Tshwane mayor, Cilliers Brink, has revealed that test results indicate that no cholera was detected in the water supplied to the city. Fifteen people, including two children, have since lost their lives in the crisis that is unfolding in the country's capital. Sixty other residents are reported to be in critical condition in hospitals around Tshwane. The deadly disease, which results in profuse diarrhoea and dehydration, is usually caused by […]

Facebook rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, has officially been issued with a South African ID and Birth Certificate after years of no identity and a year after faking his death.  Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, briefed the media on the latest developments in Bester's prison break case on Monday.  The convicted murderer escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in May last year, after faking his own death in a […]

The High Court in Johannesburg has reserved judgment in President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to interdict the private prosecution launched against him. Former President Jacob Zuma launched the prosecution against Ramaphosa in December last year, on the eve of the ANC's 55th National Elective Conference in Nasrec. Zuma is accusing his successor of being an accessory after the fact for not acting on a complaint he lodged against the state prosecutor […]

Eskom has painted a bleak winter as the power utility revealed that load shedding could go up to stage 8 in the next few months. The utility's Chief Transmission Executive, Segomoco Scheepers, was among the executives who addressed the media on the state of the grid ahead of the winter season. "In terms of the winter outlook we consider three scenarios and what this indicates, depending on where we land […]

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has denied allegations that Eskom is a feeding trough for the governing party, as stated by former CEO, Andre de Ruyter, in a TV interview. Minister Gordhan has, however, conceded that there have been instances where there's been a link between the investment arm of the ANC, Chancellor House, and some projects at the parastatal. "There have been instances where there's been a link and […]

62.1% of young South Africans between the ages of 15-24 are without jobs. Statistics South Africa released the latest unemployment figures in Pretoria today. The data agency also revealed that graduate unemployment rate increased from 5.5% in 2013 to 10.6% in the first quarter of 2023. The country's official unemployment rate sits at a staggering 32.9% in the first quarter of 2023. This is a 0.2% increase from the fourth […]

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has reiterated the party's call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign as the first citizen of the country with immediate effect. Malema addressed the media at the party's headquarters in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, on Monday. The leader of the Red Berets says the government has no solution to resolving the country's worsening energy crisis. "Our country is collapsing and a grid collapse will lead […]

Angry Soweto community members have threatened to take matters into their own hands in ensuring that justice is served for slain cousins, Nqobizitha Zulu and Tshiamo Rabanye. The couple accused of murdering the two young boys abandoned their bail bid in the Protea Magistrate's Court earlier today. Nqobile Ndlovu (50), the grandmother to one of the victims, and her partner, 39-year-old Mthunzi Zulu were met with much hostility as they […]

  Celebrity doctor, Mmereka Ntshani, has threatened to take legal action against Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, over alleged defamatory statements. Ntshani, also known as Dr Pashy, has written to the minister demanding a written public apology no later than next week Monday. She is accusing Dr Motsoaledi of making defamatory and inaccurate accusations during his press briefings and TV interviews with eNCA and SABC News. The doctor claims […]