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A South African-born author based in Canada, Kagiso Molope, is urging young people and those in positions of power to speak out against the atrocities they see happening in the world. The author went viral on social media after being escorted out of an event for speaking out about child casualties in the Gaza Strip. It's understood Molope had been invited to give a speech at the prestigious Politics and […]
DJ Tira, born Mthokozisi Khathi, has slapped aspiring singer, Luke Ntombela, with a cease-and-desist letter. Ntombela has previously hinted that she could have been drugged and possibly raped by the DJ. This led to diverse views on the matter with some social media users accusing Ntombela of trying to destroy DJ Tira's career, while others claim the DJ has been using young women for years now. Tira has now hit […]
Young MK Party supporters outside the Constitutional Court have hailed former president, Jacob Zuma’s time in office as a high point for youth empowerment and job creation. They say under Zuma’s leadership, young people of all races could find jobs and climb the ladder of opportunity. They were speaking on the sidelines of the IEC’s Constitutional Court bid to have Zuma taken off the MK Party’s candidate list. The IEC […]
Opponents of the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment bill (BELA) say instead of doing away with Afrikaans-medium schools, government should increase its capacity and build new schools for other language speakers. Several political parties, including AfriForum and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), held pickets outside the Department of Basic Educations offices yesterday, calling for the bill to be scrapped. If signed into law, the BELA bill could see parents […]
Calls for a female Limpopo Premier have gained momentum within the party structures of the ANC. This comes at the backdrop of Premier Stanely Mathabatha’s last term of office, as the country heads to the May 29 national and provincial elections. Speaking to Y News, a leader in Vhembe Region says the chances of ANC Deputy Chairperson, Florence Radzilani, taking over the reins of the province’s administration are very high. […]
Operation Dudula supporters have accused the Electoral Court of protecting the governing ANC. The members were demonstrating on the sidelines of the Constitutional Court proceedings yesterday as three political parties were slugging it out inside with the IEC in an attempt to secure their spot on the ballot paper. Ace Magashule's party ACT, the Labour Party of South Africa and the African Alliance of Social Democrats all want to be […]
Record producer and businessman, DJ Tira, is under fire over suspicions that he might have raped a young singer, Luke Ntombela. Ntombela's posts have surfaced on social media, in which she is demanding an explanation on how she landed in the DJ's bed. The former IDOLs contestant says she woke up blank - not knowing what had happened the previous night nor how she got under Tira's sheets. The young […]
MK Party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says Jabulani Khumalo is not the founder of the party. He was apparently only sent to register the party as former president Jacob Zuma had initially clearly stated that he would take over as time went on. Ndhlela was reacting to the controversy that was sparked by Khumalo's letter to the IEC, requesting the electoral body to remove Zuma from the ballot paper as the […]
The family of a 15-year-old rape victim, Molebogeng Mathibela, say they’ve been struggling since November to secure justice for their child. The Hammanskraal schoolgirl’s life was changed forever on the 15th of November when she was raped and brutalised. Moleboeng, who is deaf and unable to speak, had often been harassed by her peers and even beaten for her disability. According to her family, three men committed raped her, but […]
