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Canadian Rapper, Drake, lost a whopping $700 000 (R13.3 million) after placing his bet on defending UFC champion, Sean Strickland, to win the coveted UFC middleweight title. The American MMA champion faced a fall from grace on Sunday after Dricus Du Plessis made history as the first South African to win the championship.Ahead of the fight, Drake took to Instagram, showing off his bet ticket. The "God's Plan" hitmaker was […]

Legal analyst, Mpumelelo Zikalala, says despite new evidence implicating singer Kelly Khumalo in Senzo Meyiwa's murder, it's unlikely she'll be called to testify at this stage of the trial.Yesterday, two men accused of the murder of the soccer star named Khumalo as the mastermind behind his killing. According to an affidavit brought by the lead investigator in Meyiwa's murder case, Bongani Gininda, Muzi Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi said Khumalo had […]

A storm is brewing between the parents of home-schooled matriculants and private assessment body, the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI). The irate parents are accusing the body of irregularities within the marking and capturing process of the recent matric results. YNews has been reliably told that some learners who had been getting 70% in the Math assessment dropped as low as 17% in some cases in their final 2023 […]

  The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) says yesterday's deadly fire in the Johannesburg inner-city is a reminder for the metro to address its housing crisis.At least two people died and four others were injured when the building on the corner of Commissioner  and Nugget streets was gutted by the inferno.A 30-year-old woman, who is alleged to have started the fire following a domestic dispute, faces murder charges […]

Welcoming the class of 2023's 82.9% matric pass rate, education and community activist, Zonke Mpotulo, says the Department of Basic Education needs to work alongside other learning organisations to innovate and better prepare matriculants for the working world. Mpotulo is the founder of the LEAP Science and Maths School, which empowers young South Africans with academic and life skills. She says, through their programmes, her organisation has realised that matriculants […]

The South African lawyers, gearing up to file a lawsuit against the governments of the US and UK, say their case is about getting financial compensation for the victims of Israel's war on Gaza. Nearly 50 South African lawyers are set to take the western powers to court for what they've described as complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territory. It comes as the world awaits the International […]

Soweto-born comedian, Trevor Noah, is once again waving the South African flag high.The celebrated comedian won an Emmy Award for the best variety talk show last night, becoming the first Black person ever to clinch the accolade. Noah left the "The Daily Show" in 2022. However, the final season of the popular show is only now being honoured after the 2023 Emmy Awards were delayed to this year due to […]

Education quality assurance body, Umalusi, has once again cautioned matric students against registering to re-write their final exams at unaccredited institutions. Umalusi briefed the media on its assessment of the 2023 matric results, ahead of the release of the official pass rate scheduled for Thursday.This year 11 people were arrested for allegedly issuing fake matric certificates.   Statement: Umalusi has approved the release of the 2023 end of the year […]

Professor of International Relations at WITS University, John Stremlau, says South Africa's compelling arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may not be enough to trump the political interests vested in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Stremlau's remarks come after another tense day at the ICJ in The Hague, where Israel presented its response to South Africa's genocide case against it. Israel has argued that it is the true victim of […]