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Government is upping the ante in its battle to reduce the ever-increasing number of teenage pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and sexually transmitted diseases. According to the Health Department, over the past three years - more than 11 500 girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years delivered babies in public health facilities. While strides have been made in addressing the HIV scourge, the epidemic remains a headache, especially among young […]

Ekuruleni's newly sworn-in Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, is set to hit the ground running, assuring residents that addressing their needs will be a top priority. Xhakaza, who is an ANC councillor, was elected unopposed and sworn in on Thursday following a special sitting in council, breaking the weeks-long stalemate in the metro. The metro successfully voted on a new mayor weeks after the African Independent Congress (AIC) Sivuyile Ngodwana was voted […]

Frustrated students have given the Higher Education Department until Monday to tackle payment irregularities at NSFAS. The young people marched to the department’s head office in Pretoria yesterday, demanding an end to the eZaga payment system that they’ve blamed for their financial woes. Delayed payments and months of unpaid allowances are among the students' concerns. YNews spoke with 22-year-old TUT student and NSFAS beneficiary, Lothiwe Ntuli, who says delayed payments […]

Legal expert, Zola Majavu, says the May 29 election date will not change despite the ongoing legal battlefield that the IEC finds itself in. He says time is of the essence as South Africans prepare to head to one of the most hotly contested polls in a few weeks. The IEC has lodged an urgent and direct appeal to the Constitutional Court seeking clarity on the interpretation of the ruling […]

Student leaders in Pretoria say government will pay the price at the polls if it continues to ignore the plight of their struggling counterparts. This as students at institutions including UJ, TUT and the University of Limpopo, say they go hungry or are kicked out of residences due to months of non-payment from financial aid scheme, NSFAS. Students have bemoaned the controversial eZaga payment system, which they say has caused […]

SuperSport United coach, Gavin Hunt, has described the passing of Kaizer Chiefs defender, Luke Fleurs, as a big loss for South African football. Fleurs was shot and killed in a hijacking in Honeydew, Johannesburg, last week. Gauteng police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, confirmed yesterday that six people have been arrested in connection with the killing of the 24-year-old former youth international. "What happened to Luke is an absolute tragedy. We […]

Gauteng motorists say they’re in no hurry to pay their outstanding e-toll debt. Their remarks come at the back of Transport Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga’s announcement that e-tolls will be scrapped - come Friday. The Minister, alongside Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, was providing an update on the practical implications of the shutting down of the controversial system. Speaking at the briefing, Chikunga told South Africans that the shutting down of e-tolls […]

Themba Hospital in KaBokweni, in the city of Mbombela, remains under heavy police and private security guard after it was closed last Thursday following a violent protest by a local business forum, which interrupted the administering of healthcare services to patients. Some healthcare workers were allegedly assaulted in the process. The protestors were angry over alleged corruption in tender processes at the health facility. Mpumalanga Premier, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, says they […]

Lawyers for fraud-accused businessman, Fidelis Moema, say it’s unlikely that his girlfriend’s controversial social media posts will affect his bail application. The former KPMG employee is expected to apply for bail next week Thursday, following a brief appearance in the Palm Ridge Commercial Crime Court yesterday. The 32-year-old faces fraud, money laundering charges and theft charges after allegedly looting R16.5 million from KPMG, money which was meant to fund student […]