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Youth-led health movement, #Keready, has encouraged Yires to get condoms from healthcare facilities amid concerns over counterfeit condoms being in circulation. #Keready's Dr Katlego Lekalakala says there's a lot of processes that are put in place to ensure that health facilities like clinics and hospitals get the correct product. However, should one need protection before they get intimate with someone at night, she's urging Yires to always carefully check the […]

Cross-examination into allegations of sexual harassment against Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, continues at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal in Johannesburg. High Court secretary, Andiswa Mengo, is accusing the judge of sending her sexual messages and images, which she found disturbing and disgusting. She says they also made her uncomfortable. Mbenenge's advocate, Muzi Sikhakane, has spent the past few days trying to discredit Mengo's claims. Yesterday, Sikhakhane put it to […]

A professor who has mastered knowledge on criminal behaviour, Professor Rudolph Zinn, says most of the murders which are committed in South Africa are done by the youth. He says 85 % of these crimes are committed between individuals who know each other. “If you look at South Africa’s statistics as far as murder is concerned, the majority of those murders, which is about 85%, take place between people who […]

National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says he remains optimistic that South Africa can win the war against cybercrime. “We will continue the fight. We are winning because we are able to track down the culprits,” he said at a high-level delegation in Pretoria on Wednesday. The meeting was hosted by members of South Africa’s crime busting unit, the Hawks, alongside members of the SAPS and Interpol with the aim of […]

Social rights activist, feminist and Executive Director of Oxfam, Lebo Ramafoko, says it's important for black people to seek spaces where they build black consciousness. She emphasises that black men in particular need to have conversations with young men about what it means to be a man. According Ramafoko, this will help remedy the issues that have come at a great cost for this community due to upward mobility. Her […]

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has been forced to cancel Thursday night's Betway Premiership clash between Royal AM and Orlando Pirates, scheduled to take place at the Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg. The league confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the match – which was always in doubt – will no longer take place. It says all Royal's upcoming matches have also been suspended until further notice. The decision was made […]

Experts have welcomed St Mary's School Waverley's decision to ban of cellphones during school hours. Learners at the school will only be allowed to use their devices after school, in a bid to address growing concerns about the impact of technology on adolescent development. Teddy Bear Foundation’s Director, Dr Shaheda Omar, believes this is a step in the right direction as excessive use and exposure to technological devices can cause […]

One political analyst believes that the ANC is shooting itself on the foot with its decision to reconfigure the Provincial Executive Committees of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The decision was taken at the country's biggest political party's highest decision-making structure, the National Executive Committe (NEC) over the weekend. However, political fundi from Rhodes University, Asiphe Mxalisa, believes the move is a short-sighted self-sabotage. "There could be a significant push-back from the […]

Non-profit organisation, Khulisa Social Solutions, has urged parents to immediately take action when they see early signs of a concerning behaviour from their children. That ranges from anything between petty crime or serious crimes, such as rape or sexual assault. The organisation's programmes' manager, Robert Molefe, says the best solution is arrange a meeting for them to talk with a person who has gone down the destructive path they're headed […]