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Political analyst Professor Sam Koma says the meeting between Presidents, Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump will be key in quelling the tensions between the South Africa and the United States. Ramaphosa is set to embark on a visit to Washington next week, in efforts to address the growing diplomatic challenges between the two countries. SA and the US have been at loggerheads for months now, over a number of issues […]

Students at Tshwane South TVET college, are calling for the arrest of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) officials who are responsible for the current financial crisis affecting college students in the country. EFF Youth Command sub-region convenor and student at Tshwane South TVET college, Itumeleng More, says it is disheartening that students at the college are struggling with something as basic […]

Some disabled artists and creatives across the Gauteng province believe Minister Gayton McKenzie's leadership within the Sports Arts and Culture Department, lacks to withhold its advocacy for true inclusivity as it claims to often do. Lelethu Mahambehlala, a performance poet who also lives with a disability, says the department does not cater for differently abled individuals like her. Mahambehlala is a blind poet who also manages the organisation for which […]

Labor studies expert Professor Lucian van der Walt, believes the country's high youth unemployment rate reflects the existing economy's inability to invest in providing possibilities. He observes that, while the country's economy is designed to have its residents labor for salaries in employment produced by employers, this is not happening. The professor claims that not enough employers are investing in generating jobs for young people. “There are many reasons and […]

Residents of Jeffesville in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, are relieved that Alfred Maloba, the suspected stepfather accused of sexually grooming a teenage girl, has been denied bail. Maloba was given custody of five children, including the victim, after their mother died in 2021 from a long-term illness. The alleged sexual predator, molested his 14-year-old stepdaughter from November last year until his arrest in early April this year. The Atteridgeville Magistrate Court denied […]

Shukri Conrad, Proteas Men's Test coach, will take over Proteas limited-overs coach in an expansion of his current role that will run until the home ODI World Cup in 2027. Conrad succeeds Rob Walter, who resigned in April. The decision to do away with a separate white-ball coach and add to Conrad's already existing role meant that Cricket South Africa did not need to advertise the position or conduct interviews. "I'm […]

The mother of missing six-year-old Joshlin Smith, and her two co-accused will be sentenced on 29 May following their conviction for kidnapping and trafficking the child for exploitation. Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appolis, and Steveno van Rhyn appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. The trio was found guilty after an eight-week trial that uncovered chilling details about Joshlin’s disappearance. Despite the convictions, the search for Joshlin, who […]

Governance Expert, Professor Sam Koma says should the motive behind the rejection of EFF leader Julius Malema's visa to the United Kingdom (UK) be politically motivated, it could have bad ramifications for the political landscape. His remarks come after Malema who was preparing to travel to the UK for the Cambridge Africa Together Conference, received a rejection letter just hours before his scheduled departure, on Wednesday. The Cambridge Conference is […]

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she has found a new passion in coaching and helping to develop more athletes in the country. She says no one can stop her from running and doing what she loves most. The record-holder says the future of the sport is in good hands seeing how well young South African athletes are doing on the world stage. She hailed the likes of Akani Simbine, […]