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Book review | ‘The Thabo Bester Story’, the making of a murderer….

The book titled, “The Thabo Bester Story”, unpacks just why convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, will be epitomised as the man who swindled South Africa. Together, authors who first exposed Bester's fake death, Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn, attempt to untangle the web of fact and fiction that has shrouded Bester, and his lover Dr Nandipha Magudumana, since his brazen prison escape on the 3rd of May 2022. Behind […]

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Opposition parties describe Lesufi’s SOPA as plethora of empty promises

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's State Of the Province (SOPA) has been met with much criticism and mixed emotions from opposition parties.   Lesufi delivered the province's last SOPA under the 6th administration at the Nasrec Expo Centre on Monday evening.   The EFF in Gauteng says the address failed to provide a tangible and systematic plan to improve the lives of residents in the province.   The DA says Lesufi […]

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Komphela thanks Dube Birds for respecting the game

Coach, Steve Komphela, has thanked his former team at Moroka Swallows for its perseverance and professionalism. In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Komphela describes the end of his journey with the Birds as a painful end to uncertainity, while praising the team for always respecting the game, the legue and supporters. Swallows announced the "amicable" decision to part ways with Komphela on Monday evening. This year, […]

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Skeptical DA threatens further legal action as ANC hands over records

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has threatened to take legal action against the African National Congress (ANC) should it find that the governing party’s highly awaited cadre deployment documents were manipulated. Yesterday, the ANC surrendered its cadre deployment committee minutes to the DA, after a protracted legal battle. The governing party was ordered by the Constitutional Court last week to surrender the records after the Apex Court upheld a high court […]

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Freese happy with Mokwena’s progress

Highlands Park FC head coach, Allan Freese, has shared his thoughts on Mamelodi Sundowns' Rhulani Mokwena’s progress as a professional coach. The duo know each other quite well, having worked together at the now-defunct Platinum Stars, which was at that time called Silver Stars. Mokwena started his coaching journey in 2007 as a youth coach at the outfit, before he became an assistant coach. Now he is a highly-rated coach […]

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Call for hiring of more data collectors at schools

Education lobby group, Equal Education, has highlighted the need for more data collectors to be hired at schools in order for government to urgently address issues plaguing the country's schools. EE is attributing the Department of Basic Education's challenge to ensure clean water and sanitation at all the country's schools to the lack of sufficient clear data or inaccurate data results. The lobby groups was reacting to the story about […]

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Primrose shooting sparks renewed call for gun free homes

Gun Free South Africa says incidents like the shooting of a principal in Primrose, Germiston, can be averted by South Africans not having guns in their homes. A 13-year-old Grade 6 learner appeared in court today for wounding the Primrose Primary School principal on Friday after he had instructed him and other pupils to gather in the foyer and study. Speaking to YNews, the Director of Gun Free South Africa, Adele […]

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SAMA says SMU freak lab accident shouldn’t have happened

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says the situation that resulted in the hospitalisation of 31 bachelor of pharmacy students at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) is unacceptable. SAMA has appealed to the university's management to ensure that such an event never happens again. The students are recuperating in hospital after developing eyesight problems during a laboratory practical session yesterday. An investigation has been launched into the hair-raising […]

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Am takes aim at Stormers

Sharks captain, Lukhanyo Am, believes the Sharks are ready to kick-start their United Rugby Championship campaign as they prepare to host the Stormers in Saturday’s big derby clash. The Durban-based outfit currently lie bottom of the table, with just one win from their opening nine league matches. But it has been a different story in the EPCR Challenge Cup where they won their pool and progressed to the last 16 as […]

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Malema slams SA’s DRC mission, says rebels undermined soldiers

EFF leader, Julius Malema, has echoed calls for the more than 2 000 South African troops, currently stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to be recalled. The call follows the death of two South African soldiers and the injury of three others amid the escalating conflict in that region. The soldiers were deployed to beef up the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) peace-keeping force that has taken over […]

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