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Members of the media fraternity are celebrating the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling, dismissing Jacob Zuma's bid to privately prosecute State Advocate, Billy Downer, and News24 legal journalist, Karyn Maughan, as the necessary seal on media freedom in the country. The matter was dismissed with costs earlier today. This means that Zuma will have to pay legal costs for all parties that were involved in the matter. Zuma was accusing Downer […]

City of Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, has blamed the city’s previous DA-led administration for current infrastructure challenges facing the metro. Gwamanda made the remark’s in Braamfontein yesterday while delivering his State of the City Address (Soca). In his maiden speech, Gwamanda committed to prioritising the city’s response to water challenges and tackling high crime levels, among other issues. The mayor's speech was met with much disapproval from opposition members of […]

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, will announce his final squad for this month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco on Thursday, 8 June 2023. Bafana, who have already achieved qualification for the AFCON finals in Ivory Coast next year, take on the Atlas Lions on Saturday 17 June 2023 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup arena, the FNB Stadium. The match will get […]

The Gauteng Department of Health has come out guns blazing to rebuke the video of monkeys bathing, allegedly at Jubilee District Hospital. The department has dismissed the news as fake. This after a video of the 4 monkeys cooling off from the morning heat inside black water tankers, has been doing the rounds on social media. The Department has urged members of the public to refrain from spreading false information […]

Parliament has remembered the late former Energy Minister, Tina Joemat-Petterson, as an astute politician who used her skills and knowledge to advance legislative work to change the lives of ordinary South Africans.   The 59-year-old passed away at her home on Monday evening.   Details surrounding her cause of death are still sketchy at the moment.   The ANC Member of Parliament recently made headlines when she was named among […]

Dr Nandipha Magudumana's legal team is taking the fight to have her released from jail to the Supreme Court of Appeals. The disgraced celebrity medic's team says they are in the process of filing the court papers. Earlier, the high court in Bloemfontein dismissed with costs - Dr Magudumana's urgent application to have her arrest in Tanzania declared unlawful. Judge Philip Loubser said Magudumana did not meet the criteria for […]

Banyana Banyana head coach, Desiree Ellis, has named a 36-member preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Banyana will go into camp in Johannesburg on Monday, giving the players a chance to impress the coach before the final list for the global tournament is announced later this month. “It’s most probably one of the most difficult selections I’ve ever had to make,” the […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the people of South Africa expect and are entitled to local governments that serve them and uphold their right to dignity. He says all spheres of government must work together to ensure that municipalities are able to fulfill their responsibilities.   The President's remarks follow the Auditor -General's damning findings that only 38 of South Africa's municipalities received clean audits. The 2021/22 Municipal Audit Outcomes also revealed that by […]

Springbok centre, Lukhanyo Am, says it's a huge blow for the Springboks that captain Siyamthanda Kolisi is a doubt for this year's Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup in France in September. Kolisi has been undergoing rehabilitation with the Springboks medical team following a knee surgery in May and is in a race against time if he is going to be part of the Boks' title defence in just […]