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A Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor in KwaZulu-Natal accused of having killed his family will remain in police custody until his next appearance on Thursday. Michael Buthelezi appeared in the Bergville Magistrates Court following his arrest yesterday. KZN police nabbed Buthelezi in Ladysmith, three months after his wife, their two daughters, and a son died when their house in Bergville caught fire. The councillor sustained severe burn wounds in the October […]

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says Israel will continue to fight until he eliminates Hamas, frees all hostages and ensure that Gaza will never again become "a centre for terrorism." His utterances come as international pressure mounts with calls for a pause in the fighting and to do more to protect the lives of civilians. World powers have called on Israel to halt the bombing of the Gaza Strip and […]

  South African motorists will start the new year on good note as fuel prices are set to decrease once again. Commenting on unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund, the Automobile Association (AA) says this will ease the financial pressure on consumers in January. According to the data - both grades of petrol will go down by between 68 cents and 82 cents a litre. Diesel is set to […]

The adoption of the resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip by the United General Assembly has been welcomed across the world. One hundred and 53 member states voted in favour of the resolution, 10 countries, including the United States (US) and Israel, voted against it  - while 23 countries abstained. The meeting, which was called by Egypt and Mauritania's representatives, convened yesterday after the US […]

Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis, has won the women’s Coach of the Year Award, for the fourth consecutive time, at the CAF awards ceremony. The event was held in the Moroccan city of Marrakech last night. South African side, Mamelodi Sundowns, clinched the Ladies as Team of the Year Award,  whilst the Egyptian giants, Al Ahly, won the men's accolade. South Africa dominated the continent’s Best XI players in the […]

  Political analyst, Professor Siphamandla Zondi, says he believes the United States took a risk by going against the resolution for a ceasefire in the Middle East because Washington is one of the biggest sponsors of the ongoing war. A UN security council meeting convened last week after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked the rare Article 99 in a bid to restore peace and save lives in the Gaza Strip. […]

Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag, and defender Harry Maguire have won November's Premier League manager and player of the month awards. Teenage sensation, Alejandro Garnacho, walked away with November's Goal of the Month for his amazing goal when the Red Devils played against Everton in the Premier League. Luton Town's Goal keeper Thomas Kaminski picks up the Save of the Month for November.   Man Utd's Harry Maguire picks […]

There has been mixed reaction to the move made by United Nation's (UN) secretary general, Antonio Gutteres, after he invoked the rare Article 99 of the UN's charter. The secretary general invoked the special power in a bid to press the Security Council over the crisis in the war-torn Gaza strip. Article 99 in the UN charter states that the Secretary-General may bring to the attention of the Security Council […]

As the festive season draws near with family gatherings set to be the order of the holidays, South Africans have been advised to be mindful of what they snack on during this busy period. Despite the high cost of living, according to a report by global snacking company, Mondelez International, South Africans seem to continue to enjoy snacking with some even indulging in them in the morning before breakfast. Mondelez […]