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Non-profit Organisation, Smartphones-Free Childhood SA (SFC-SA), is urging families to encourage open-ended activities and limit the time their children spend on their phones. SFC-SA's Clair Thompson says it is concerning that young people are now outsourcing their thinking and decisions to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her remarks follow those of ChatGPT CEO, Sam Altman, who recently revealed that they have been seeing a rise in young people choosing the platform over […]

Some South Africans have accused afro-soul singer and songwriter, Simphiwe Dana, of crashing out after she claimed that her African culture inspired hairstyles, are being appropriated without crediting her. The Zandisile hitmaker, who is popular for her conscious music and signature hairstyles, took to X today, to express her frustration accusing Shaka iLembe production team and actress Nomzamo Mbatha of stealing her hairstyles and not crediting her for it. The […]

The South African Students Federation (SASF) says problems with student accommodation for some of the country's tertiary students is a headache that seems to always rear its ugly head. SASF is reacting to complaints from students living in the Pretoria CBD over the standard of their residential areas, which they say are unsafe, exposed to crime, and drugs. Students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) recently visited the Tshwane […]

Some political analysts are sympathetic to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's (MKP) recent gaffe in the National Assembly. The country's official opposition party drew the ire of the public after its chief whip Colleen Makhubele "mistakenly" voted in favour of the Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, which the party had been against. The blunder led to the passing of the draft of the proposed law that's supported by the Government of National […]

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, has urged South Africans to remember that Kenny Kunene came into prominence by virtue of his criminal activities. "He didn't walk out of a church and go into politics. He's not the Desmond Tutu, he is somebody that came to the public eye through criminal activities and we all know that to a large extent, it's difficult, almost impossible to rehabilitate a criminal. So, for him, […]

Legal and Governance Analyst, Leo Maphosa, believes the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is trying to reframe their failure in Omotoso's matter. This after the NPA revealed that it will approach the Supreme Court of Appeal, after the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha dismissed their application for clarification of factual findings in the judgement, that acquitted Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso of all charges. In May, the NPA brought an application […]

Ekurhuleni Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, has finally heeded to Thembisa residents' demand and temporarily suspended the controversial fixed R126 electricity tariff charge that has the public up in arms. Xhakaza took the decision shortly after convening an emergency meeting with stakeholders following the chaotic scenes that played out in the metro over the past two days. Speaking to protesters outside Rabasotho Hall, the mayor assured residents that the decision will remain […]

The family of 13-year-old Pretty Mahlangu, who was killed last month during a coming-of-age ceremony Diwinddie in Germiston, is calling for the justice. The teen's relatives accuse the police of mishandling Pretty's murder case. They believe that the 68-year-old accused in the matter might get away with the crime because she has deep pockets and a relative within the SAPS. It's been roughly three weeks since a coming-of-age ceremony in […]

The mother of 9-year-old Gomolemo Mavimbela, who was killed in an accident allegedly caused by soccer star Shaune Mogaila, says she's tired of the delays in the case against him. Keo Mavimbela has taken her quest for justice to AfriForum's Private Prosecution's desk. Last year in October, Mavimbela was driving her daughter and another child, 13-year-old Thando Khethiwa, to school when the Mogaila crashed into them. According to reports, alcohol […]