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OPINION | Restoring the dignity of June 16, 1976

Nothing amazes me more than seeing people who have gone through a life-changing experience from which they logically ought to be the primary source to tell all about it, finding themselves reduced to being students who ought to be taught how it was like to be oppressed. More bewildering is seeing authors of oppression and descendant beneficiaries going an extra mile to teach democracy to those they were active in […]

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ANC Mpumalanga leaders accused of sexually exploiting young comrades

ANC Youth League (ANCYL) member in Mpumalanga, Sizwe Nyambi, had social media users startled this week following his loaded allegations of the sexual exploitation of comrades. Nyambi went viral after calling out leaders of the Mpumalanga ANC for allegedly coercing sexual favours from young male members in exchange for job and business opportunities. Some social media users have backed the allegations. They say young comrades in Mpumalanga are often pressured […]

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I feel like I am losing my son, sobs a disillusioned Pretoria mom

A self-employed mother from Winterveld, in Pretoria, is appealing for help as she fears her son might end up either doing drugs or on the wrong side of the law following an arrest over a charge she rejects as false. Monica Maseko and her son, Siphesihle, were arrested in March last year and charged with common assault. They are accused of beating up a neighbour's son, Keorapetse Monnakgotla (27), who […]

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Modern slavery is real, young people urged to verify shady online job offers

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has cautioned young job seekers against fraudsters who may be looking to traffick them online. The appeal follows several reports of South Africans falling victim to job scams overseas. In most of these cases, the said young people are usually applying for jobs to teach English in Asian countries.DIRCO's spokesperson, Clayson Monyela, says a young woman from Limpopo recently fell victim to […]

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NHI gets the nod from National Assembly, while some raise eyebrows

There's been mixed reactions to the passing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The NHI, which was first introduced in 2015 by the Portfolio Committee on Health, finally got the nod from the National Assembly yesterday. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed the lawmakers' move. The labour federation is among the interested parties who have supported the bill, which seeks to accelerate unified access to […]

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Mkhwebane wants probe into her competence scrapped, says it’s irrevocably tainted

Suspended Public Protector, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, wants Parliament's Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold office scrapped. She says it has been irrevocably tainted by attempts to bribe her. Alternatively, the suspended public protector says the committee's chairperson should recuse himself. The advocate's bid to have the Section 194 Inquiry into her fitness to hold office scrapped is not a first. The full bench of the Western Cape High […]

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Magashule’s expulsion described as a precedent-setting moment for the ANC

Political analyst, Dr Sam Koma, says Ace Magashule's expulsion from the ANC is a precedent-setting moment in the history of the governing party. Koma says the former ANC Secretary General is the first former member of the ANC top 6 to have faced a disciplinary process that resulted in him being kicked out of the party. Yesterday, the ANC announced the decision after Magashule missed his Friday deadline to submit […]

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Y is giving GenZs a voice

Y is changing the game and giving GenZs a voice… Be part of Recess on Morning Break! We're looking for high school students between 14 and 18 years old, who have something to say, to take over an hour of Morning Break with Xtremme these winter holidays between 03 July to 14 July! Recess on Morning Break is where you can share your concerns, ideas and thoughts And decide your […]

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Lack of political will blamed for organised crime riddling South Africa

Political and human rights activist, Professor Mary De Haas, says the government lacks political will to deal with organised crime in the country. Her remarks follow this weekend's gun violence that rocked parts of the country. In one case, 15 people were shot and injured in a tavern in Soshanguve by unknown gunmen who budged into the establishment and opened fire. In Khayelitsha, four people lost their lives in separate […]

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