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  South African motorists planning to take to the road for the festive season can breathe a sigh of relief as the fuel prices are expected to drop next month. This is according to mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund. Based on the current data, ULP 95 is expected to decrease by R1.06 a litre and ULP 93 by R1.05c/l. The price of diesel is set to get a […]

  Three men suspected to be child online sexual predators appeared at various courts in Gauteng on Monday, facing charges of possession, distribution, manufacturing, accessing and downloading child pornography. The South African Police Service (SAPS) Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations (SECI) unit nabbed them during a sting operation that was in collaboration with the USA Department of Homelands Security. One of the suspects, a 63-year-old male British citizen who was […]

  As pressure mounts for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate cases of human rights violations in the Israeli-Palestine conflict, the war surges on after more than a month since the initial attack. In the recent attacks, hundreds of patients were left trapped and thousands of people seeking shelter around the Al-Shifa Hospital, which has become the latest focal point of the war. The conflict started on October 7  […]

  Human rights activist and social worker, John Clarke, says South Africa has developed into what he terms, a thugrocacy and a thugocratic machine. Clarke alleges that a number of people have infiltrated government in various sectors, including the police. "We've got people that are basically criminal networks that have infiltrated in all sorts and of course - they will try and infiltrate police and they will try and infiltrate […]

  As the festive season approaches, South Africans are being urged to be more vigilant as criminality increases during this time. During the Christmas period, criminal activities, including burglaries, robberies, hijackings, ATM bombings and cash-in-transit heists, tend to surge across the country. Hijacking expert, Richard Brussow, says South Africans should be on high alert for scams. Brussow says one of the latest scams is called the 'School Girl' and the […]

Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says there's not much universities can do to prevent incidents of individuals claiming to have received degrees from various institutions in the country. Makaneta was commenting on the recent incident where three people claimed to have received honorary doctorates from the University of South Africa (Unisa). Malawian socialite Phemphero Mphande, musician Patience Namadingo and Mansoor Sharif Karim took to social media over the weekend, claiming to […]

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has refuted claims that she was overshadowed by ANC KZN chairperson, Sboniso Duma, during the KZN leg of the Springbok's victory tour. The Durban leg of the tour has been marred by controversy following claims of misogyny after Duma was seen to grab and hoist the Rugby World Cup in celebration along with Springboks player Eben Etzebeth. This despite the announcer having asked Dube-Ncube to […]

The Springboks are in the Mother City today as celebrations of their historic win in France continues. The four times world champions kicked off their four-day Webb Ellis Parade at the Union Buildings in Pretoria yesterday, where they received a hero's welcome from the President and scores of fans. Today, excitement is pulpable in Cape Town with throngs of South Africans gathered at the Grand Parade adjacent to City Hall, […]

  Cosatu's Matthew Parks says the  African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum is an important opportunity for South Africa to grow the economy and also work on dealing with major issues, such as unemployment. The AGOA Forum started yesterday and will run until Saturday at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec. The United States and 35 sub-Saharan African countries are deliberating on critical challenges impacting on trade opportunities between […]