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OPINION | Fury over EFF’s political haka shows little care for black lives

The Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) 10th anniversary at the FNB Stadium on July 29, 2023, was not short of Ripley’s Believe or Not spectacle. The stadium that the EFF filled with throngs of followers clad in red, is the largest in the continent and ranked the 5th biggest in the world with a seating capacity of 94 736 people. The EFF did what many thought could not be done. It […]

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Kelly Khumalo’s manager accuses Tribute To Women director of playing dirty

Kelly Khumalo's manager has accused the director of the upcoming music festival, Tribute To Women, of using dirty tactics to get back at the award-winning artist following her decision to not renew her contract with Sheer Music. Khothatso Tsotetsi's remarks come just days after the organisers of the festival announced that they had dropped the songstress from their line-up due to safety and security concerns. In a statement, the organisers […]

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Mandisa was my friend, says Mthokozisi Thwala as he details fear of betraying Meyiwa’s wife

Mthokozisi Thwala has described his deep sense of skepticism and discomfort heading to singer Kelly Khumalo’s home in the moments leading up to Senzo Meyiwa’s shooting. He’s the sixth state witness to have taken to the stand in the footballer's rebooted murder trial. Thwala was among those present at the Khumalo home the night Meyiwa was gunned down in, what he alleges, was a botched robbery. He’s detailed a long-standing […]

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Banyana head to Sydney for another historic encounter

Banyana Banyana will now travel to Sydney, Australia, where they will prepare to take on the Netherlands on Sunday at the Allianz Stadium. President Cyril Ramaphosa sent his congratulations as the South African senior women’s team made history and qualified for the Round of 16 in a FIFA World tournament for the first time ever on Wednesday morning. Banyana beat Italy 3-2 at the Wellington Regional Stadium to send the […]

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Proteas look to stay in home World Cup

South Africa kept their slim hopes of reaching the Netball World Cup 2023 semi-finals alive with a spirited performance against world champions New Zealand at a packed Cape Town International Convention Centre on Wednesday night. The Proteas held the Silver Ferns to a 48-48 draw with the raucous local crowd effectively an extra member of the team. The draw in Pool G means there is still a chance for the […]

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Celebrations all round as Banyana fly the SA flag high

Millions of fans around the globe continued to celebrate the African champions throughout the day on Wednesday, after the team’s historic march in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Banyana Banyana are through to the last 16 of the FIFA Women's World Cup after defeating Italy 3-2 at the Wellington Regional stadium this morning. Needing nothing but victory, Banyana came back from one- nil down and defeated Le Azzurre to book […]

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Extreme methods needed to deal with the zama zama crisis, says Joburg MCC for Community Safety

Joburg MCC for Community safety, Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, has conceded that they have not done enough to deal with illegal mining in the country and says more action is urgently needed. Tshwaku on Wednesday visited Riverlea, where five bodies of suspected zama zamas were recently found. He says while different methods have been introduced, through working with the SAPS and JMPD, these syndicates move around frequently. He says one of […]

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Ramaphosa’s silence over Malema’s ‘kill the boer’ chant is deafening: Steenhuisen

As anger continues to simmer over EFF leader Julius Malema's 'kill the boer' chant, the DA's John Steenhuisen has penned a long letter to the president. Steenhuisen says President Cyril Ramaphosa's silence over Malema is deafening. Malema has once again come under fire for chanting 'kill the boer' during his celebratory speech at the EFF's 10th birthday on Saturday. This is despite the ruling by the Equality Court that the […]

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Pistol image saved as “my killing machine” under spotlight as Meyiwa murder trial presses on

The Pretoria High Court has heard how an image of a gun saved as “my killing machine” was found on accused number three Mthobisi Mncube’s cellphone. This as the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial pushes on, almost 9 years since the footballer was gunned down. Cellphone analyst, Sergeant Moses Mabasa, on Tuesday took the court through some of the images saved on accused number three's phone. They include stacks of R100 […]

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Music festival drops mic on Kelly as the plot thickens in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Organisers of the upcoming Tribute To Women Music Festival have defended their decision to drop multi-award-winning singer, Kelly Khumalo, from the event. Festival director, Joe Chakela, says the decision was "solely based on safety and security." Social media has been abuzz after they released a statement on Monday, saying the singer will not be gracing their stage as previously indicated. Chakela says they have communicated with Khumalo’s team, and it […]

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