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Senzo Meyiwa's friend, Mthokozisi Thwala, returns to the hot seat this morning on day four of his testimony into the football star’s murder. Yesterday, Thwala spent much of the afternoon clarifying inconsistencies between his testimony and previous statements he had made to the police. State Advocate George Baloyi indicated that among those inconsistencies was whether or not a fifth person had been present in the car the fateful night Meyiwa […]

Kaizer Chiefs Head Coach, Arthur Zwane, believes that Orlando Pirates are the favourites going into Saturday's Nedbank Cup semi-final. The two Soweto giants will clash at the FNB Stadium for a place in the cup competition's final against either Stellenbosch FC or Sekhukhune United, who will face off in Sunday's semi final. "I think Pirates are doing very well, we're coming into this game as underdogs. The only thing that's […]

Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter, Ndileka, has urged South Africans to rise and rescue the country from the chains of corruption. According to a 2021 Afroborometer survey, South Africans see corruption as worsening under President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration. While government has put various measures in place to fight the scourge, many South Africans remain concerned that graft is deeply embedded in the country with some political leaders and business players prepared to […]

Residents in the City of Johannesburg will have to wait until Friday for the election of a new mayor. This after councillors failed to reach a consensus on the mayorship at a council sitting yesterday afternoon. The city has been without a mayor following the resignation of Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad last week. Divisions and horse trading for positions continue to derail the Joburg City Council's vote for Amad's successor. […]

Miss SA organisers say they are looking forward to this year’s competition where mothers and married women will be among those contesting for the coveted crown for the first time since the pageant was established. Trans women are also allowed to enter the competition. While the historic move has raised eyebrows in various quarters, organisers say it is part of efforts to disrupt patriarchal rules, which have long governed the beauty contest. […]

Government is severing ties with Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts, the consortium that's contracted G4S to run the Mangaung Correctional Centre, where Thabo Bester escaped. The Department of Correctional Services has issued the company with a 90-day contract termination notice. The department has been seeking a legal opinion on the matter and says it believes the company is not suitable to continue with the contract. “DCS will immediately resume internal exercise for […]

Twenty three-time grand slam winner, Serena Williams, is expecting her second child with husband, Alexis Ohanian. She made the announcement on Monday night at the star-studded Met Gala in New York. Williams also took to Instagram to share the news in a post captioned: “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the three of us to the Met Gala." The 41-year-old gave birth to her first child Olympia in 2017. […]

Nqobizitha Zulu and his cousin, Tshiamo Rabanye, were laid to rest today after a moving joint funeral service. The service was held at the Jabavu Stadium in Soweto, not far from where their bodies were found last week. The boys, aged five and six respectively, were found with their throats slit. Their noses, lips and genitals were missing. Droves of community members, including members of civil society, attended the boys’ […]