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  As South Africans celebrate the Johannesburg High Court's decision to sentence convicted paedophile, Gerhard Ackerman, to 12 life terms - NGO, Tears Foundation, says the ring he operated with must also be brought to book.  The foundation's Interventions Team Supervisor, Kavya Swaminathan, says while the court's decision is welcomed, there is still more work to be done. Ackerman was sentenced to 12 life terms for more than 700 charges […]

The state has failed to prove a link between the firearm used to kill Senzo Meyiwa, and an illegal handgun found in accused no 3 Mthobisi Mncube’s possession when he was arrested for the footballer's murder. Police Sergeant Mandla Masondo revealed this in the high court in Pretoria on Monday. The state witness detailed his more than 20 years experience to the court, dealing mostly with organised crime and taxi […]

Gauteng born 26-year-old, Natasha Joubert, has been crowned Miss South Africa 2023. Joubert takes over the reins from Limpopo's finest, Ndavi Nokeri. Joubert was crowned at the prestigious event held at the Sun International SunBet Arena at Time Square in Pretoria on Sunday. She becomes the first to wear the glittering new Mowana “Tree of Life” crown from Nungu Diamonds. This year's pageant was judged by an incredible panel, including […]

Cricket South Africa named the squads for the white-ball tour against Australia on Monday afternoon. Titans and former SA U19 batter, Dewald Brevis, earns his maiden call-up to both the T20 International and One-Day International squads. The 20-year-old made a name for himself as the leading run-scorer at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in January 2022 with 506 runs – the most by any batter in a single […]

The Section 194 parliamentary committee has recommended that suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, be removed from office. The committee found there were grounds to sustain charges of misconduct and incompetence. This is in relation to her probes into the Absa/Bankorp lifeboat and Vrede Dairy farm sagas. She was also found by the majority of MPs to have displayed a lack of impartiality in her handling of the SARS rogue unit […]

Political analyst, Professor Dirk Kotze, says NGOs might be most upset by government's decision to release former president Jacob Zuma from prison and chances of them winning a legal challenge over it are slim. Earlier on Friday, National Correctional Services Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, announced that the former president handed himself over to the Escourt prison officials where he was processed and later released. Thobakgale says he had taken a decision […]

The third group of Banyana Banyana players landed back in South Africa on Thursday afternoon from the 2023 FIFA World Cup that is being hosted in Australia and New Zealand. Twelve players touched down at the OR Tambo International Airport after the first group landed on Tuesday while another landed on Wednesday. Banyana made history by being the first South African team to reach the last 16 of a FIFA […]

  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has rejected as baseless OUTA's claims that it's using companies that are not registered financial service providers to pay allowances into students' bank accounts. In a 59-paged report, OUTA also alleges that the four companies are relatively new, with very little proof of experience as fin-tech firms. The scathing report by the advocacy group, which was released on Tuesday, is an update […]

Slain Bokgabo Poo's mother, Tsholofelo, says she hopes that things will be done right this time around as the police have committed to prioritising investigations into her daughter's brutal killing. Gauteng Police Commissioner, Elias Mawela, says they will go back to the drawing board and relook the case. His remarks come amid a public outcry hot over the acquittal of 28-year-old Ntokozo Zikhali, who had been charged with the four-year-old's […]

The President of the South African United Business Confederation (SAUBC), George Sebulela, says the upcoming BRICS Summit is an opportunity to showcase South Africa's economic potential and its role within the global economy.  South Africa will host the BRICS head of states at the two-day sitting in Sandton, in Johannesburg, from the 22nd to the 24th of August.  Speaking to Ynews, Sebulela reiterated that the country can leverage the occasion […]