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Emotions ran high outside the US Consulate yesterday as Palestine and Israeli supporters came face to face. Hundreds of people gathered outside the US Consulate, demanding an end to the Israeli Occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The US is a staunch ally of Israel and the demonstrators want the country to condemn the war against Hamas. They also want Washington to put pressure on Israel to stop its […]

The Pretoria High Court has heard how accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, was not at work the day Senzo Meyiwa was gunned down. Ntanzi is one of five men currently on trial for Meyiwa’s 2014 murder. Hendrick Mulder, an HR Manager at Sibanye Gold Mine, took to the stand today - revealing that the accused was fired from the mine in 2016 after failing to show up for an extended […]

  The leadership of Al Jama-ah in Gauteng notes the current developments in in the Middle East and the Gaza strip and note that the some political parties in South Africa consider this to be "terror in Israel." Such a reading of the events in Israel shows a deliberate reluctance to stand with the oppressed people of Palestine. For decades the people of Palestine had had to endure of oppression […]

DNA evidence could not link any of the accused to a “scotch hat” found at Senzo Meyiwa’s murder scene. That’s according to senior forensic analyst, Captain Mmampshedi Masetla, who took to the stand as the state’s next witness in the footballer’s murder trial. The forensic analyst was testifying on DNA evidence found at the Khumalo home the night the footballer was gunned down. The Pretoria High Court previously heard how […]

Saftu's Trevor Shaku has slammed, as irresponsible, the Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago's assertions that interest rates don't affect the poor. Responding to a question at PSG's Financial webinar on Thursday, the governor said the unemployed are not affected by the high interest rates. Kganyago did explain, however, that inflation affects everyone. Shaku says while the governor's remarks are correct at face value, the millions of South Africans who are […]

  Labour federation, Cosatu, says mobilisation efforts to force the City of Tshwane to reinstate the more than 120 municipal workers who were fired for taking part in a protracted illegal wage strike. COSATU Regional Chairperson, Amos Monyela, says the municipality should respect collective bargaining and implement municipal workers demands for a 5.4% wage hike. The federation also wants government to urgently address the high cost of living. The workers […]

South African cricket enthusiasts will not be left out as far as the Proteas’ participation at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India is concerned. MEDIA STATEMENT | SABC AND MULTICHOICE REACH SUB-LICENSING AGREEMENT FOR THE CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023 FOLLOWING FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS For more: https://t.co/FZGd6ciRr7 pic.twitter.com/t69Vumb3xS — SABC (@SABCPortal) October 5, 2023 The South African Broadcasting Corporation and MultiChoice have reached an agreement that will see the SABC broadcast […]

  Residents of Westbury, in Johannesburg, have reiterated their cries for the police to stop protecting criminals, saying such actions perpetuate the violent crime that's tearing the community apart. Their remarks follow the violent shooting of 44-year-old father, Clyde McCabe, and his 13-year-old daughter near their home on Wednesday. McCabe's friends and family admit that the young father had simply gotten too close with the wrong crowd. YNews visited the […]

A mother from Winterveldt, in Mabopane, is urging South Africans to assist in finding her son who went missing after attending an EFF rally, which was held at the FNB stadium in July. Elias Skhosana (40) had gone to the rally with members of his choir. His mother, Nondlela Dhladhla, says Skhosana suffers from epilepsy and is vulnerable wherever he is. "He had fits but he is controllable. He is […]