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Newly-elected City of Joburg Council Speaker, Margaret Arnolds, says her election speaks to the unity of the city's coalition government. She made the remarks after she was elected, unopposed, at an extra ordinary council sitting earlier on Monday. Arnolds is a member of the little-known, African Independent Congress (AIC). She replaces former COPE councillor, Colleen Makhubele, who was fired last week for allegedly not following party protocol. She was nominated […]

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says UK's Standard Chartered has agreed to testify as a witness in the prosecution of banks that colluded in the manipulation of the rand over the years. The bank is one of the five financial institutions that have admitted to taking part in the alleged foreign exchange manipulation scheme, 16 years ago. It is understood that they and 27 other local and international banks […]

Economist, Dawie Roodt, says the South Africans could breath another sigh of relief soon when the South African Reserve Bank announces its decision on the repo rate on Thursday. Roodt believes the bank will keep interest rates on hold at at 8.25%, like it did during the last two Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings. Speaking to Ynews, Roodt said the drop in the fuel prices will also have a positive […]

Australia produced a magnificent performance to beat India in the final to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. 1987 🏆 1999 🏆 2003 🏆 2007 🏆 2015 🏆 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 🏆 𝙰𝚄𝚂𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙻𝙸𝙰 𝙰𝚁𝙴 #𝙲𝚆𝙲𝟸𝟹 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙼𝙿𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂 🎉 pic.twitter.com/YV19PzpV1n — ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) November 19, 2023 Over 130 000 Indian supporters arrived at the Narendra Modi Stadium hoping to see the host nation end their decade-long wait for a […]

Phala Phala farm theft accused siblings, Froliana and her brother David Josep have been released on R5 000 and R10 000 bail respectively. The pair made brief appearances at the Bela Bela Magistrate Court today, alongside their co-accused 39-year-old, Imanuwela David. The trio is accused of stealing roughly $580 000 in cash from the President’s Phala Phala game farm. Magistrate Predeshni Ponnan ordered the siblings not to communicate with witnesses […]

Deputy Minister of International Relations, Candith Masego-Dlamini, says the government needs to take into consideration that shutting down the Israeli embassy may affect its diplomatic presence in Palestine. Masego-Dlamini has told Parliamentarians that the government is discussing the future of the embassy in Pretoria. On Thursday, EFF leader, Julius Malema, tabled the motion to have the embassy to be removed. Various parties, including the National Freedom Party (NFP) and Al […]

The state says it will oppose bail for 49-year-old Agnes Setshwantsho, who is accused of orchestrating the deaths of her relatives for insurance payouts. Setshwantsho was arrested on Thursday and made her first appearance at the Molopo Magistrate's Court  today. She has been charged with murder, fraud and defeating the ends of justice. The 49-year-old was arrested in Centurion after a two-month intelligence operation, led by the SAPS. Sergeant Keshi […]

Crime expert, Jacob Mofokeng, is urging South Africans not to sit back and not report the crimes they experience. Mofokeng's remarks follow today's release of the second quarter crime statistics for the 2023/24 financial year in Parliament by Police Minister, Bheki Cele, and the SA Police Service (SAPS) top brass. The stats have shown a slight decrease in the numbers of serious crimes being reported in country. According to the […]

The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) has condemned government's decision to submit a referral to the International Criminals Court (ICC), calling for an investigation into Israel's attack on Gaza. Director of Public Policy at the South African Zionist Federation, Benji Shulman, has once again defended Israel's bombardment of Gaza, saying it is in line with the International law. The remarks come after President Cyril Ramaphosa call to the ICC to […]

The Pretoria High Court has heard shocking detail of how Bongani Ntanzi allegedly spent weeks in soiled clothes, following his arrest for Senzo Meyiwa’s murder. This as the high court works to determine the admissibility of Ntanzi’s alleged confession, which the defence team maintains was coerced. Ntanzi’s legal representatives say their client was tortured after his arrest and spent almost a month in the same filthy clothes after the 2020 June […]