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Mboro’s grandsons go missing as pastor seeks release on bail

Amid kidnapping-accused Pastor Paseka 'Mboro' Motsoeneng's bail application on Friday, it emerged that his grandsons have gone missing. The boys, at the centre of a messy custody battle between their feuding families, were last seen on the 7th of this month. Mboro, his son, and bodyguard face kidnapping, intimidation, and trespassing charges for forcibly removing the boys from their primary school at gunpoint. Angry school children and community members later […]

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Wallabies ready for second Bok Test

Australia captain, Allan Alaalatoa, says they will be better equipped to handle the physicality of the Springboks on Saturday when the teams clash in the second Rugby Championship Test in Perth. The Wallabies were thrashed 33-7 last week in Brisbane and left shell-shocked by the world champions. It was a huge reality check for Australia who had won three straight matches against Wales and Georgia to kick-start new coach Joe […]

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Marikana massacre | Calls for justice, reparations continue

Calls for justice and reparations for the families of the miners who were mowed down by the police on this day - 12 years ago - continue to reverberate across the country. In a joint statement, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri) and Amnesty International South Africa lament the seemingly blunt blade of justice as South Africans commemorate the massacre that shook the country, with some accusing government […]

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Infant’s death sparks call for parents to be more attentive

Teddy Bear Foundation's Shaheda Omar says parents should pay careful attention to their children, who attend day care centres and schools, to avoid missing red flags of the facilities which their children are enrolled in. Omar believes that when enough attention is afforded to kids, signs always reveal themselves of whether a child is entrusted to the right hands. “Check in on the child in the morning and remind them […]

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PSL officially confirms league season

The Premier Soccer League has officially confirmed the fixtures for the 2024/25 Betway Premiership, with the Tshwane derby set to kick off the league season on September 14. Reigning league champions Mamelodi Sundowns will host SuperSport United at Loftus Versfeld that Saturday in one of two matches that will get the Premiership under way. The other fixture will see Royal AM host Cape Town City at Harry Gwala Stadium in […]

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VBS looting saga | Separate trial ruling set for Friday

The Pretoria High Court will decide tomorrow whether ANC Limpopo leaders, Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe, will be granted a separate trial from their co-accused in the VBS Bank looting saga. The two are challenging their arrest and don't want to be trialled with their co-accused. Thirteen people, including Msiza and Matsepe, are currently on trial for their alleged roles in stealing over R1.9 billion from the now defunct mutual […]

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Fake marriages a global problem

Mmamasoabathe Noko from the Foundation for Human Rights says foreign nationals obtaining documentation in exchange for money does not only occur in South Africa. “While this is not a desired way of doing things, we have to recognise that when people are frustrated, they are going to try to circumvent the system, especially in South Africa where we have a huge backlog of asylum seekers or those seeking refugee status,” […]

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Groundbreaking partnership to combat youth unemployment

In a daring move to address the high unemployment rate among South Africa’s youth, McDonald’s South Africa and the Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, and Sport Sector Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) announced a skills development partnership that will see 80% of the trainees absorbed into full-time positions at the popular fast-food chain. The initiative was launched at the McDonald's headquarters in Sandton. It comes amid concerns over the lack of […]

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Gaslighting of GBV victims attributed to lack of knowledge

#NotInMy International's Lesego Mahlangu believes that the gaslighting of Gender Based Violence (GBV) victims by social media users, and sometimes the society they live in, is due to the lack of knowledge around this sensitive issue. Mahlangu's remarks come on the backdrop of influencer, Mihlali Ndamase, receiving backlash on digital platforms after she released her open letter, in which she claims to have been a domestic violence victim at the […]

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