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Bafana stun Morocco out of Afcon, book spot in quarter-finals

Bafana Bafana caused one of the greatest upsets when they dispatched the number 1 team on the continent, Morocco, to book a spot in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations. Morocco, who went as favourites into this crucial match-up, failed to produce any goals against Bafana who won by two goals to nil courtesy of goals by Evidence Mokgopa and Teboho Mokoena. Hugo Broos kept the same starting side, which drew with Tunisia in the last Group E […]

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Anticipation mounts on outcomes of ANC’s push for MK party’s deregistration

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says it will be interesting to see how the Electoral Court will rule on the ANC's case to have the Umkhonto Wesizwe party deregistered. Yesterday, the governing party said the MK trademark belongs to the ANC and the newly formed party is trying to use its proud history of armed struggle against the apartheid regime to lend credibility to what is a blatantly counter-revolutionary agenda. In in an interview with YNews, Koma says this litigation […]

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“My conscience is clear,” says Ramaphosa on Phala Phala

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has nothing to hide in the burglary and robbery case of his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. Ramaphosa maintains that the thousands of US dollars stolen from the farm in 2020 were proceeds from the sale of buffalos to Sudanese businessman, Hazim Musatafa. The President has been dominating the headlines after former spy boss, Arthur Fraser accused, him of using state resources to conceal the multi-million dollar theft. A number of crucial public entities, including the Public Protector […]

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Ramaphosa confident Bafana Bafana will beat Morocco

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Bafana Bafana are going to win in their African Cup of Nations (Afcon) crucial match against Morocco, urging them to play their hearts out. Hugo Broos' side are set to face the Atlas Lions tonight, looking to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament that has produced some shocks.   Video: Sports Ministry Although Morocco are the favourites to win, this year's tournament has shown that no team must be taken for granted. Bafana […]

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Gauteng education says school trips need tighter supervision

The Gauteng Education Department says it’s in no rush to stop learner excursions following the drowning of grade 7 learner from Laerskool Queenswood, Latoya Temilton, at a school excursion just over a week ago. The 12-year-old drowned while attending a school leadership camp at Wag ‘n Bietjie resort in Olifantsfontein. It’s alleged the pool where she was swimming had poor visibility. Her lifeless body was allegedly retrieved by two boy pupils who had been instructed by the teachers to do […]

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Psychologist calls for change in framing of teenage pregnancy conversations

Psychologist, Professor Saths Cooper, is urging South Africans to change the language they use when addressing teenage pregnancy. He says how these conversations are framed is problematic as usually vilify young girls, who sometimes had been taken advantage of by older men due to their economic circumstances. "We (are) almost victimising our children who are impregnated by older adults," he warns. The Professor's remarks come after the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, recently submitted a new policy to the […]

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ICJ’s ruling on Gaza hailed as moral and diplomatic victory

  Professor of International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, John Stremlau, has described the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling in South Africa's case against Israel as a huge moral and diplomatic victory for the country. On Friday, the court ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip after South Africa petitioned it for an immediate ceasefire, saying that Israel was violating the UN Convention on […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024 102

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Steenhuisen slammed for labelling AmaPanyaza as drunkards

DA leader, John Steenhuisen, has come under fire over his utterances degrading the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens. In a swipe at Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, Steenhuisen over the weekend the wardens, established to fight crime in Gauteng, as Panyaza's untrained vigilantes. "What kind of person pulls a drunkard out of a shebeen, gives him a uniform and a weapon, and then unleashes them onto a community?” He alleges that Lesufi used taxpayers' money to buy ill-fitting PEP stores uniforms for […]

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ICJ orders Israel to avert genocide in Gaza

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip. The court delivered the historic ruling in a case that had been lodged by South Africa on Friday afternoon. Pretoria had asked for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, arguing that Israel was violating the UN Convention on Genocide with its continuous bombardment of the Palestinian territory. Handing down the ruling, ICJ President, Judge […]

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