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“I was under his mercy,” claims woman married to ‘Kasi Bester’

In a stunning turn of events, convicted murderer Lerato Mahlangu has confessed that her initial testimony was a fabrication.  Mahlangu, who was found guilty of premeditated murder alongside her husband, Sibusiso, in November, made the shocking admission during pre-sentencing proceedings at the Pretoria High Court. Mahlangu told the court that her initial testimony was a web of deceit, aimed at concealing the truth behind the brutal murder of her lover and first-born child’s father, Sibusiso Sithebe, whose body was used […]

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Online community come down hard on shunned rapper

Social media users are not sympathetic to rapper Dajua Blanding, also known as Dank Demoss, after her exchange with a Lyft driver, who refused to transport her because of her weight. The e-hailing driver said she wouldn't fit in his car. Blanding has said she was trying to get to a Detroit Lions watch party at the time of the incident, that's captured in a video that's gone viral. She says she was left embarrassed because she has ridden in […]

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Hotto speechless over Mofokeng’s talent

Orlando Pirates wingback, Deon Hotto, has echoed the sentiments of his teammates and other football personalities, who have praised the special talent of Bafana Bafana international, Relebohile Mofokeng. The 20-year-old has grown in stature over the past two seasons and has played a prominent role in helping Pirates win their CAF Champions League group and qualify for the last eight of Africa's premier club competition. Hotto waxxed lyrical when asked about the Vaal-native's evolution. "It's amazing what the boy is […]

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Motsoaledi allays fears over US freeze on HIV/Aids funding

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has rejected claims that the United States funds a large portion of South Africa's HIV and Aids programme. The Minister has moved to allay fears after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order enacting a 90-day pause on foreign assistance as Trump settles in office. The three months of review affects the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which has been critical to South Africa's fight against HIV/AIDS. With a budget of $22.6 billion, […]

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Mbalula says DA knew the status of the land seizure bill

ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, says all its Government of National Unity (GNU) partners entered into the agreement with the ANC fully aware that Parliament had passed the Expropriation Bill and all that was left was for the President to sign the draft legislation into law. He was reacting to the DA's fury over the President's decision to enact the piece of legislation, with party leader, John Steenhuisen, pleading ignorance. He accused the ANC of dishonestly, saying if they won't […]

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SANDF members cannot die in vain: Expert

International Relations expert, Professor Siphamandla Zondi, says the death of 13 South African soldiers in the DRC will put pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that the peace talks between the warring countries, DRC and Rwanda, yield positive results so that the death of the troops is not in vain. Rwanda-backed rebels, M23, claim to have taken control of Goma city, but the Congolese government says its troops still hold some key locations. Goma, a trading and transport hub that […]

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Sibusiso Sithebe’s relatives reject ‘Kasi Bester’s’ apology

The parole officer of self-confessed killer, Sibusiso Mahlangu, has recommended that he spend the rest of his life behind bars.  In a shocking turn of events in the Pretoria High Court today, Mahlangu confessed to killing his wife's lover, Sibusiso Sithebe, and burning his body to claim an insurance payout.  Mahlangu and his wife, Lerato, were found guilty of the crime in November. With a looming life sentence and despite previously pleading innocence, Mahlangu admitted to setting the deceased on fire […]

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Is the Expropriation Act a litmus test for GNU?

Is the controversial Expropriation Act a litmus test for the Government of National Unity (GNU)? That's the question on the lips of some South Africans after DA leader, John Steenhuisen, said there is no point of the party being part of the GNU if the ANC continues to act without consultation. The DA is the second largest party in the government and its exit from it could collapse the coalition. Steenhuisen is angry over, what he terms, President Cyril Ramaphosa's […]

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‘Most men cheat because society allows them to’

Feminist leader and activist, Lebogang Ramafoko, has lambasted society’s construct on masculinity, saying it is what drives the infidelity that causes divorce in at least 25% of divorce cases in the country. “It is more a societal orientation of how we excuse, allow, and permit - culturally so – the behaviour of men,” says Ramafoko. She attributes this to patriarchal standards in society that she says inform some of the reasoning, which have been erected in favour of men and […]

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