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Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says stage 6 load shedding cannot be a norm. The Minister used his Monday media briefing to apologise to citizens for stage 6 load shedding, which had South Africans fuming last week. The embattled power utility, Eskom, plunged the country into more than 10 hours of load shedding daily due increased demand and the depletion of emergency reserves. Ramokgopa apologised to the public for the […]

A business owner in the Eastern Cape has been receiving flak over a sign outside his shop that has social media users up in arms. The spices and dairy shop, called La Gardi in Gqeberha raised the ire of some South Africans after a sign which says, “LGBTQ not welcome at La Gardi. Save our children!!! Right of admission reserved!!" - went viral on social media. An rights organisation that […]

When you replace ‘why is this happening to me’ with ‘what is this trying to teach me’, everything shifts! At a time when South Africa marked the second anniversary of ‘the two weeks in July 2021’, in just one day, at least eleven trucks were set alight in two incidents on our major road networks, the N3 and N4. In the first, traffic was brought to a standstill on the […]

The family members of slain Soweto toddler, Tshiamo Rabanye, say they suspect that his alleged killer and grandmother, Nqobile Ndlovu (50), may have murdered other relatives before. Ndlovu alongside her lover and co-accused, Mthunzi Zulu (39), made a brief appearance in the Protea Magistrate’s Court today. They’ve been charged with murder and the mutilation of 6-year-old Rabanye and his cousin, 5-year-old Nqobizitha Zulu, whose bodies were found dumped and mutilated […]

Bafana Bafana now know who they will face in the 2026 FIFA World Cup CAF Qualifiers after the draw was conducted on Thursday. South Africa have been drawn in Group C alongside fierce rivals Nigeria, neighbours Lesetho and Zambia, Rwanda, and Benin. President of the South African Football Association (SAFA)  Dr Danny Jordaan, Vice-President Bennett Bailey and CEO Lydia Monyepao were in attendance as Bafana’s opponents were unveiled. The three […]

Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen, has called on Former President, Jacob Zuma, to surrender himself to police yet again. Yesterday, the Constitutional Court dismissed the Department of Correctional Services' bid to challenge a high court ruling, which had declared Zuma's release on medical parole invalid. The Apex Court found that the application had no reasonable prospects of success. Zuma was released on medical parole in September 2021 […]

  The level of educational skills exhibited by some South African leaders is a clear reflection of the country's broken education system, says Political Analyst, Tessa Dooms. She was reacting to news that almost 300 councillors in KwaZulu-Natal are unable to read or write. The skills audit report on 1 944 councilors in the province, show that 298 out of them were unable to meet the standards. Dooms says the […]

The 28th Edition of the Soweto Marathon will take place on Sunday, 5 November 2023, at the FNB Stadium in Nasrec, Soweto. African Bank has taken over as the title sponsor of the marathon for the next five years following the withdrawal of Old Mutual a few years ago. Entry fees for the race have been reduced to R380 from R550; R300 from R450 for the 21.1km and R280 from […]

Alleged Parliament arsonist, Zandile Christmas Mafe, has admitted to torching parts of the National Assembly in January last year. A large fire ravaged parts of the Parliament building, costing the country over R2 billion in repairs. Today was Mafe's pre-trial appearance, which was intended to provide feedback on a second psychiatric assessment that he underwent. However, proceedings took an unexpected turn in the Western Cape High Court, when Mafe called […]

The All Truck Drivers Foundation blames the employers for the spate of truck attacks that's recently rocked the country. The organisation says while it doesn't support the recent torching of trucks, government should also shoulder a portion of the blame as it's been turning a blind eye to their concerns over the hiring of foreign nationals within the sector. At least four other trucks were torched overnight, leaving one person […]