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The tit for tat spat between Nigerians and South Africans continues to make waves on social media. The latest banter was sparked by a video where a Nigerian man compares the naira to the rand. The man throws shade at South Africans pointing out that even though the naira is much weaker than the rand, they are no better as most of 70% of them depend on social grants. Stats […]

Students at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have accused the institution of downplaying incidents of sexual violence. The allegations surfaced in Braamfontein today, as young people took to the streets to protest the scourge of rape in the country. Athule Mrwebi, a representative from Voice it In Action, shared a disturbing account of a female student's alleged gang rape at a university-accredited residence. According to Mrwebi, management at the residence, […]

Ranti Makgato (21), whose mother was killed on a farm in Limpopo before being fed to pigs, says nothing shattered him like finding animals chewing on his mother's body. Maria Makgato (44) and Locadia Ndlovu (35) were shot and killed at Onvervaght near Kotishing village in Makotopong and had their decomposed bodies thrown into a pigsty. It is reported that a Clover truck had dumped potentially expired goods at the […]

GBV survivor, Tebogo Brown, says while her journey in pursuit of justice has been lonely and long - she won't stop. She says the justice she seeks is not just for her but her children as well. The young mother of two say her fight for justice has come at a cost as her family has shunned her after she defied their advice for her to persevere, saying "every man […]

  ActionSA's national leadership has strongly refuted claims by its Tshwane branch that it has left its coalition with the DA in the capital city and will be going into bed with the ANC. ActionSA's Tshwane Caucus leader, Jackie Mathabathe, had made the allegations. Mthabathe made the remarks during a media briefing alongside the ANC, EFF, and ACDP, where the parties announced that they will be working together. The ANC […]

  Social media users have expressed mixed views to media personality Khanyi Mbau's 'new face'. Mbau has sent shocks waves all over the internet, where she speaks about being tired of botox and fillers after every three months. In an Instagram post, Mbau says she went under the knife to modify her facial features to achieve a tight look. Mbau revealed that she underwent a procedure to remove excess skin […]

Members of the Eldorado Park SGB Forum have threatened to shut down all schools in the community unless Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, meets with residents. They've given the MEC until Friday to respond to their demands. The forum was established earlier this week by teachers, parents, and residents in response to escalating school violence across the community. In one of the latest incidents, two armed suspects entered a high […]

The brutal killing of two women, Kudzai Ndlovu and Maria Makgatho allegedly by white farmers in Limpopo before feeding them to pigs, has sent shockwaves and sparked debate about the impact of the residue of apartheid. The husband to one of the women fled the scene and survived the shooting. It is alleged that the trio had visited the farm, looking for expired food to harvest when they were met […]

  Defence lawyer, Thulani Mngomezulu, made the assertion during the cross-examination of ballistic expert, Chris Mangena. Mangena, who first testified in August last year, is back on the witness stand after delays caused by a dispute over who should pay for the defence's ballistics expert, who will challenge his testimony.  According to Mangena's expert testimony, two bullets extracted from the murder scene indicated that only two shots were fired that […]