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Some young South Africans argue that the country’s low conviction rate sends a disturbing message that criminal acts often go unpunished, thereby undermining the deterrent effect of the justice system. This concern follows a recent case in the City of Tshwane, where officials accused of stealing a transformer worth R7 million were granted bail by the Atteridgeville Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Thomas Baloyi and Daniel Kubayi were each granted bail […]

Veteran activist and violence monitor, Professor Mary de Haas, says while she welcomes the sentencing of Sindiso Magaqa's self-confessed killer, his sentence is still a travesty of justice. Sibusiso Ncengwa, who admitted to shooting the former ANC Youth League Secretary General in uMzimkhulu in 2017, was sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to commit murder, 25 years for murder, 15 years for three counts of attempted murder, nine years for […]

Executive Head of Healthcare Consulting at advisory firm NMG Benefit, Karin Mitchelmore, has advised workers who feel fatigued to take some time off to recuperate and regroup. With seven months into the year, the mid-year fatigue is starting to settle in for most employees, with some feeling motivated and burnt out. According to experts, mid-year fatigue has to do with exhaustion and weariness that many individuals experience, due to responsibilities […]

Tributes continue to pour in for Liverpool forward, Diogo Jota, following the sad news of his death. The football fraternity has been left heartbroken after news broke that the 28-year-old and his brother were killed in a car crash, just two weeks after the football star's nuptials. According to the Spanish authorities, the Portuguese national's car, a Lamborghini, veered off the road after a tyre burst, resulting in it catching […]

Music mogul, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, has escaped life imprisonment after he was found not guilty on racketeering and sex trafficking. The 55-year-old was, however, convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution. This means that the rapper has been cleared of more serious charges after his seven-week trial, in which two of his former lovers testified. The verdict comes nearly 10 months after the music icon was arrested and accused of […]

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says it's hypocritical for Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, to take a month-long leave while his province is dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster that's left 102 people dead and thousands others displaced following last month's floods which wreaked havoc in the province, especially in the O.R. Tambo and Amathole District municipalities. Some families are still holding up hope to find their missing relatives […]

Higher Education Minister, Nobuhle Nkabane, says she is unbothered by calls for her removal from office. Nkabane is under fire for lying to Parliament over the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) advisory panel, which had appointed people linked to the ANC as the organisation's board members. The controversial appointments included ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe’s son, Buyambo, ANC officials in KZN Nomusa Dube-Ncube and Mike Mabuyakhulu. Dr Nkabane ended […]

Springbok centre, Jesse Kriel, says he feels honoured to be chosen to lead the team on Saturday in the Qatar Airways Cup against the Barbarians. Captain, Siya Kolisi, is set to miss out on the match due to injury. Coach, Rassie Erasmus, had to make the late change to his side following Kolisi's withdrawal. This will be the first time that Kriel leads the back-to-back World Cup champions. Marco van […]

Proteas coach, Shukri Conrad, says they expect a tough challenge against Zimbabwe in their Test series, which kicks off on Saturday. The Proteas head into the test in Bulawayo as they return from a historical win after claiming the World Test Championship title at Lords, in London. Conrad's charges beat their old foe, Australia, by five wickets to end the team's 27-year-old long ICC trophy drought. The Proteas have not […]