Miss South Africa Chief Executive Officer, Stephanie Weil, says the crowning of Mia le Roux as Miss South Africa 2024 served as reminder of the importance of education around inclusivity. Weil spoke to Y's breakfast team, The Way Up, about the new changes to the 2025 Miss SA competition requirements. Le Roux made history last year by becoming the first hearing-impaired Miss South Africa. A huge part of the 28-year-old's reign has […]
Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says while the Government of National Unity (GNU) may survive the ongoing budget impasse, it will never be whole again. His words cut through the tension, suggesting that the rift caused by the passing of the contentious 2025/26 Fiscal Framework in Parliament last week will leave lasting scars for the coalition. South Africans could possibly see VAT increase by 0.5% on the 1st of next month, […]
Some South Africans are calling for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu's head due to his alleged poor handling of the Cwecwe rape case. Anger swirled among South Africans over the weekend following allegations that Bergview Principal Jaco Pieterse's DNA sample is not among the three the police had said they had taken. Pieterse is the principal of the school in Matatiele, where Cwecwe is believed to have been raped in October last year. […]
The seventh victim of the Marry Me massacre, Philemon Mashabela, was planning to wed his girlfriend at the time of his tragic death. This is according to his brother, Patrick, who says Mashabela is a father to five girls, whom he made it a priority to provide for and safe-guard. "He had five children. They are all girls. He also had a girlfriend that he was willing to pay lobola […]
The mother of slain six-year-old, Amantle Samane, says the news of Cwecwe's rape teared old wounds, bringing back the excruciating pain of her daughter’s untimely passing. Samane was raped and killed in Orlando, Soweto, in October last year. Her half-naked body was found in a shack near her home, belonging to murder accused, Pethe Simao. The 24-year-old Mozambican national is on trial for rape, murder, and the violation of the […]
Blitzboks head coach, Philip Snyman, has bemoaned his side's inconsistency after they finished in a disappointing 9th place at this year's Singapore 7s this past weekend. They also finished in 9th place at the previous week's Hong Kong 7s. The Blitzboks won three of their four matches in Singapore – showing great character to beat the USA and Australia on Sunday, with only nine available players. But a big defeat […]
A movement calling itself, Defend South Africa, led a march today, calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa's head. The group says President Ramaphosa has failed to effectively lead government. It is citing staggering crime rates in the country, lawlessness and economic collapse as some of the reasons for the stance. In support of the march was S'khathele Women's Forum whose members wore underwear on their heads as hats to represent women […]
Civil rights organisation, Amnesty International South Africa, has expressed disappointment over the Department of Basic Education's continued failure to eradicate pit latrines from schools across the country. Amnesty says its unacceptable that the department has once again missed its self-imposed deadline. The human rights organisation is reaction to the Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube's earlier announcement that they've only been able to get rid of 96% of the dangerous […]
Banyana Banyana striker, Thembi Kgatlana, has expressed disappointment that women’s football tournaments are not given the same respect as the men's competitions. Banyana are currently in camp to prepare for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in July that was moved from last year due to scheduling issues. “I am disappointed because this tournament should have been played last year,” she said as they prepared for two […]
