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  Director of The Teddy Bear Clinic, Dr Shaheda Omar, says the actions of the 13-year-old who shot his school principal could be a cry out for help. The Grade 6 learner was arrested on Friday after shooting the 51-year-old Primrose Primary School principal. He was allegedly angry after the teacher chastised him and other pupils, ordering them to gather in the school's foyer to study. Speaking to YNews, Omar […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]