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When we talk about leadership, we often picture boardrooms, suits, podiums and titles. But leadership begins long before any of that – with access. Access to education. Access to safety. Access to spaces where voices are heard and valued. Across sub-Saharan Africa, girls face significant barriers to education. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), millions of girls still don’t complete secondary education for reasons of […]

Rape and murder accused, Phethe Simao, is expected to plead guilty to all charges when he returns to the Johannesburg High Court on August 11. The 24-year-old Mozambican national is facing multiple charges linked to the brutal rape and murder of six-year-old, Amantle Samane, in Soweto last year. Simao appeared in court on Thursday morning, where he was expected to enter a plea and for the trial to get underway. […]

A mother and three men accused of encouraging a 4-year-old boy to smoke mandrax have officially been charged with attempted murder and child abuse. The four suspects appeared before the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning, following the circulation of a disturbing video that shows the child lighting and smoking from a mandrax bottleneck pipe. Initially, only the child’s mother and two men were arrested on Tuesday. A fourth suspect […]

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean McPherson, says two Independent Development Trust (IDT) officials have been linked to irregular awarding of tenders. IDT Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tebogo Malaka, and supply chain management General Manager (GM), Dr Molebedi Sisi, are in hot water for breaching professional protocol. Minister McPherson revealed the news of their investigation while briefing the media on the outcomes of the department’s forensic investigation recently. Global consultancy […]

The MK Party (MKP) and Jacob Zuma’s legal representative, advocate Dali Mpofu, says the President's decision making on political figures is selective and therefore illegal. Mpofu was arguing the party’s case against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision not to fire Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Advocate Mpofu says President Ramaphosa's tendency to use what he terms his prerogative power to make decisions is irrational and defeats […]

Murdered Likhona Fose's relatives have accepted the state’s decision to withdraw charges against 39-year-old Mduduzi Mnisi. Prosecutors told the Roodepoort Magistrate Court that newly uncovered cellphone data shows that Mnisi was in Durban Deep when the teenager went missing at the end of May. Four more witnesses have since also come forward to confirm that the 39-year-old parolee was in Daveyton at the time — strengthening his alibi and prompting […]

Tiffany Meek’s legal team has vowed to continue to fight for her freedom, claiming Jayden-Lee’s real killer is roaming the streets while his mother languishes in jail. Reacting to the 31-year-old’s bail denial, her lawyer, Noven Naidoo, revealed that they plan to rope in an alternative investigative unit in a bid to exonerate their client. The Roodepoort Magistrate Court found Meek’s conduct following Jayden-Lee’s disappearance to have been deeply suspicious […]

As Tiffany Meek's bid for freedom enters a crucial phase, police have confirmed that five key witness statements remain outstanding — just days before closing arguments in the 31-year-old's bail hearing are set to be heard in the Roodepoort Magistrate Court. Meek is accused of murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee, and defeating the ends of justice, among others. The 31-year-old has been in custody since her arrest, and the court […]

Kaizer Chiefs midfielder, Thabo Cele, is eager to work with his new teammates in the 2025/26 season as he believes the club has signed quality players who will bolster Amakhosi. Ethan Chislett, Flavio Silva, Nkanyiso Shinga, Thabiso Monyane, Paseka Mako and Siphesihle Ndovu are some of the new players at Chiefs. Cele, who joined Chiefs in January, says they are all fitting in very well. “It was important for the […]