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A week after heavy rains claimed 90 lives and wreaked havoc in the Eastern Cape, humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers, says the situation in the province remains dire. Thousands of people have been displaced after their homes were flooded and infrastructure was damaged. Over 55 schools and 20 health care facilities were destroyed. The O.R. Tambo and Amathole District municipalities have been hardest hit. Gift of the Givers' spokesperson, […]

International relations expert, Professor John Stremlau, says Israel's attack on Iran could have detrimental effects globally and the United States needs to step in urgently to quell the fire. On Friday, Tel Aviv launched strikes on Tehran, targeting its nuclear programme and military bases. The unprecedented attack has sparked fears of a war breaking out between the Middle Eastern countries, after Iran vowed to retaliate with force. Speaking to YNews, […]

South Africans have rallied together to defend Mamelodi Sundowns' participation in the Club World Cup. This is after a British news outlet, Metrosport UK, took a jab a the Betway Premiership Champions, suggesting that no one knows about the team. The Brazillians, who will be representing South Africa at the tournament to be held in the United States, secured their place via the CAF ranking pathway - thanks to their […]

  As mop operations continue in the Eastern Cape following devastating floods Education MEC, Fundile Gade, says 6 038 learners have been affected as schooling has been halted due to inaccessibility and damage to at least 58 schools. “Some of those schools are not usable in terms of the classes that could have been damaged and you need an alternative way out of that and we are currently engaged in […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he doesn't believe that there's any state capture at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Ramaphosa's comments come as the NPA faces backlash over its failure to successfully prosecute a number of high-profile cases, such as those involving state capture and the sexual assault case against Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, among others. Calls have also been made for the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate, Shamila […]

French Open winner, Coco Gauff, says she understands how emotional Aryna Sabalenka could've felt after her loss, saying she won't dwell on snide comments. The 21-year-old has been the talk of the town after clinching the coveted Suzanne-Lenglen cup, winning 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to beat the Belarusian world number 1. The win was, however, marred by the 21-year-old's opponent's remarks that Gauff didn't win because she played a good game […]

Governance expert, Professor Sam Koma, says the public 'breakup' of US President, Donald Trump, and South African-born billionaire, Elon Musk, has the potential to weaken the political influence and power that Trump has particularly within the Republicans. Trump and Elon, who were once allies in the lead up to last year's US elections, have been at each other's throats since Thursday, hurling insults at each other on social media. The […]

Boipatong community leaders, in the Vaal, say cases like that of Keneilwe Shalaba are not helping the country's fight against the pervasive violence on women and children. Shalaba and her 50-year-old co-accused appeared before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate Court, where they face charges of premeditated murder and kidnapping of Shalaba's two-year-old son, Kutlwano. The sangoma allegedly led the police to a shallow grave where little Kutlwano was buried after confessing to […]

The community of Boipatong, in the Vaal, is reeling from shock following harrowing revelations in the case linked to the disappearance and murder of two-year-old, Kutlwano Shalaba. His 33-year-old mother, Keneilwe Shalaba, is accused of playing a role in his murder and disappearance. She appeared before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court on Monday with her co-accused, Sebokoana Khounyana, who is a sangoma. Khounyana confessed to killing the little boy with the […]