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The debate on social media on whether Miss SA finalist, Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina, should continue in the competition has boiled over, with some South Africans now calling for the 23-year-old to pull out of the competition and resolve the issue of her nationality. The Soweto born contestant has faced scrutiny and backlash after it was revealed that her father is Nigerian, while her mother is of Mozambican descent. The […]

                                Contemporary Visual Artist, Ntsikelelo Mzibomvu, says the uproar over the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics Games 2024 forces society to engage in uncomfortable conversations that are critical to foster social cohesion. Mzibomvu says such instances offer an opportunity for society to unpack the tension between modern inclusivity as well as traditional and religious […]

                          The South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) has described incoming Chief Justice Mandisa Maya's appointment as a fitting feat for someone whose career has been filled with many milestones. One of her most notable feats was her serving as the first female president of the Supreme Court of Appeal from 2017 until her appointment as Deputy Chief […]

The music industry has been hit with yet another blow, following the passing of Sesotho hip-hop artist, Bokang Moleli, popularly known as Malome Vector. The young Lesotho-born artist passed away in a horrific crash on the N1 near the Koppies off-ramp yesterday. Authorities say two other people died in the crash, while two more were transferred to hospital. The hip-hop artist was allegedly travelling from Gauteng towards Bloemfontein, on his […]

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has raised the alarm over the rising drug trading within the country. The ISS' organised crime expert, Martin Ewi, says, over the past five years, South Africa has become one of the hubs for transnational drug trafficking. He was reacting to the court appearance of five men, three Mexican nationals and two South Africans, who are linked to the R2 billion drug bust at […]

The President of the Icamagu Spirituality, Professor Nokuzola Mndende, has expressed concern over how criminal elements continue to try infiltrate the initiation of young men. She's responding to the controversy over young boys who sometimes are taken to bogus initiation schools without their parents' consent. May and July are South Africa’s peak circumcision season. According to the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs' (CoGTA) Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee […]

Political analyst and cultural expert, Professor Musa Xulu, has encouraged young people to not look at taking care of home and their communities as 'Black tax' but rather as a contribution. The cultural expert says taking care of where you come from is part of the African culture, heritage and tradition. His remarks come following a social media discourse over popular content creator, Sabelo Hadebe, also known as Sabelo the […]

After weeks of silence, multi award winning hip-hop sensation Mthembeni Ndevu, popularly known as known Emtee, has clapped back at fellow rapper, Jesse Molley, known as J Molley, suggesting he is homeless and broke. On a viral live video on social media, the "Pearl Thusi" hitmaker drags the young rapper and says he isn't afraid to face him. pic.twitter.com/O5SGNGa5B4 — DaSlimebaby (@louiehndrx) July 18, 2024 The two musicians have been […]

The driver of the bakkie that rammed into a Carletonville scholar transport, causing it to overturn and catch fire, killing 11 learners and their driver, has been released on R20 000 bail. Gert Van Emmenis briefly appeared before the Fochville Magistrate Court today for culpable homicide as well as reckless and negligent driving. He returns to the same court on the 15th of October. The youngest of his victims was seven years old. […]