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  South Africans living in Taiwan are still reeling from shock following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that claimed nine lives in the early hours of Wednesday morning. They described the experience as scary. More than 900 people were injured after the powerful earthquake rocked the East Asian country,  damaging dozens of buildings. Speaking to YNews, Zoe says she realised the seriousness of the disaster when things started falling off the […]

    Tensions are simmering within two major taxi associations in Soweto, Gauteng, sparking fears of violence escalating. On Tuesday, Gauteng Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela suspended the permits of the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association (Wata) and Nancefield Dube West Association (Nanduwe)  following recent fighting between both organisation. Commuters have been largely affected as Soweto taxis that go to the Joburg CBD are suspended from operating. The associations are, however, allowed […]

Social media expert, Emma Sadleir, says the danger of social media is underrated and needs to be addressed. Her remarks come after a Florida Governor in the US, Ron DeSantis, signed a bill that bans children aged under 14 from social media platforms and requires 14 and 15-year-olds to get parental consent. Speaking to YNews, Sadlier says this bill should be an eye opener for parents about how dangerous social […]

  International relations expert, Advocate Sipho Mantula, has welcomed the United Nations Security Council resolution, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages as a historic moment. This is the first time the council has agreed to do so in the almost five months since the Israel-Hamas war began. The resolution comes as pressure mounts on Israel to […]

Academic, sculptor, poet and writer, Professor Pitika Ntuli, says posting emotive and sometimes complex content on social media should be welcome as such material invokes much-needed debate. The cultural, social and economic commentator was reacting to the social media discussion on the brawl, in the video below, between The Mommy Club reality TV star, Nozipho Ntshangase, her husband, Zola, and their children.   Some social media users weren't impressed with […]

  Cosatu has slammed Vodacom's planned retrenchments, saying the company should rather look at trimming down the fat of their executives. The union was reacting to the telecommunications company's recent statement of looming job cuts in South Africa. The company, Africa’s largest wireless company which employs over 5 000 people, plans to lay off about 80 people in a move it's described as a cost-cutting measure. Speaking to YNews, Parks […]

International Relations expert, Professor John Stremlau, says Israel could be experiencing some sort of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following the October 7 attacks by Hamas. He says this is probably why the some of the citizens and Tel Aviv leaders do not see how them being resolute on their stance to continue attacks on Gaza is having a detrimental effect on the Palestinian territory. Speaking to YNews, Stremlau says […]

  Psychologist, Dr Sath Cooper, says there could be something deeper in the case where a mother and a grandmother buried two newborn babies in a shallow grave at their home in Hammanskraal. According to authorities, the 32-year-old woman had given birth to triplets of which one was stillborn while the other one died after two days. Police say the women's 51-year-old mother helped in concealing the births by burying […]

Roland Garros champion, Donald Ramphadi, says he hopes that the new Tennis South Africa (TSA) sponsorship will be elevate wheelchair tennis in the country. The federation yesterday announced a new partnership with American Express, which the federation believes will help take the sport to another level. Ramphadi, who is ranked number four globally, shared how difficult it has been for them and says he hopes that this sponsorship will bring […]