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Congratulatory messages continue to pour in for South African stars Tyla and Makhadzi, after walking away with BET awards. This year's edition of the prestigious award ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday. Grammy Award-winning singer, Tyla, bagged two awards, Best New Artist and Best International Act awards. The Water hitmaker beat Asake, Aya Nakamura, Ayra Starr, BK, Cleo Sol, fellow South African Focalistic, Karol […]

Proteas batsman, David Miller, says they are ready for a tough final tomorrow against a strong India side. South Africa reached the T20 World Cup final for the first time, after they thumped over Afghanistan, winning by nine wickets yesterday morning. Afghanistan had won the toss and they opted to bat first, with the hopes of setting a target that would be hard to chase. However, things didn't go Afghanistan's […]

South Africans are waiting with bated breath to see how the Proteas will do against Afghanistan tomorrow in their semi-final showdown in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The Proteas go into this crunch match, after knocking out the tournament's co-hosts, the West Indies, on Monday. South Africa has made it this far, without a loss, adding pressure to the team to win their next match. The game will […]

The three friends, who travelled from London (UK) to Cape Town, say they are looking forward to exploring South Africa and seeing what it has to offer. Karen, James, Spence and their car Edna had social media users, including South Africans, following their journey closely for about three months now. They finally made it to the Mother City after leaving their home in March through a ferry from Dover to […]

  Whistleblower, Moeketsi Mokoena, has expressed concern over the lack of protection for whistleblowers. He was speaking a day after the globe paid homage to whistleblowers, who face threats; are sometimes killed, lose their jobs and forced to flee to other countries for exposing corruption. Speaking to YNews in celebration of World Whistleblowers' Day, Mokoena said the law needs to be amended to make the environment for blowing the whistle […]

Clinical psychologist, Anele Siswana, says porn addiction can alter a person's brain, leading to desensitisation and potentially aggressive behaviour. He was reacting to the news about Zimbabweans, allegedly, watching too much porn. According to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), statistics show that some of the top 10 visited sites in that country - are adult entertainment and betting sites. The regulator's Evidence Mazhindu, who was speaking on the […]

Political analyst, Vusi Gumbi, says it is commendable that the Democratic Alliance (DA) decided to take action against its MP, Renaldo Gouws, for his actions. Gouws is in the eye of a media storm after videos of him making racial slurs resurfaced on social media. Not long after the initial video, social media users found another one in which he repeatedly says: "Kill all the k****rs." He is also repeatedly […]

  Economist, Dawie Roodt, says the rand strengthening against the US dollar shows optimism from investors. The rand today broke through the R18 to the dollar mark, ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration. It was at R17.93 to the dollar earlier this morning, a level last seen at the start of August last year. This comes at a time where the country also ushers in the Government of National Unity […]

Political analyst, Professor Siphamandla Zondi, says he doesn't believe the Democratic Alliance (DA) will act against Member of Parliament, Renaldo Gouws, over utterances he made on social media about 15 years ago. Gouws is under fire over a 2009 video, which social media users dug up soon after he was sworn-in as a Member of Parliament in which he talks about “reverse apartheid”. Alleged DA Racist, Renaldo Gouws, calling protesting […]