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Malema takes aim at ANC and makes bold calls ahead of 2024 polls

Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema, has slammed the ANC government for blaming the Joburg CBD building fire on apartheid and foreign nationals. He was reacting to Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu's remarks regarding the tragedy. Malema says the governing ANC allowed the building to collapse, degenerate and succumb to hijack, and is now turning around and blames its demise on other factors. At least 77 lost their lives after the hijacked building they were living in caught fire last week. Malema […]

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Witness in Meyiwa trial details receiving death threats from accused’s relatives

The Pretoria High Court has heard chilling details of how threats were allegedly made to a witness' life in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Yesterday, Constable Sizwe Zungu appeared for his first day on the witness stand. The off-duty cop detailed how in the hours leading up to and following Meyiwa’s murder, he sat eating and drinking with at least four of the accused at a hostel in Vooslorus. He says certain events that transpired that night include witnessing some […]

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Movie Review | Equalizer 3 – a gory but thrilling tale

            Denzel Washington returned to our big screens, to play a trained assassin that falls in love with a small Italian town. The movie starts with an Italian drug lord and his child pulling up in a jeep to a secluded villa. As he drives in, he sees bloodied, dismembered bodies of a goon army. The man exits the Jeep with a pistol, leaving the child in the vehicle. He is met by one of […]

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50 up for Faf in Bok RWC opener

Scrumhalf, Faf de Klerk, will earn his 50th Springbok cap on Sunday when the Boks open their 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign against Scotland in Marseilles, France. Head coach of the defending champions, Jacques Nienaber, named his 23-man squad on Wednesday night after receiving permission from World Rugby to announce the team earlier than usual. De Klerk is one of 11 players to retain their starting places from the team, which clinched a record 35-7 victory against New Zealand two […]

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“Illegal migrants a headache for government structures,” laments ANCYL’s Malatji

ANCYL President, Collen Malatji, is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to put South African citizens first and urgently deal with the issue of illegal foreigners. Malatji says the uncontrolled influx of migrants into the country has far reaching consequences on services that desperate South Africans depend on. His remarks come amid the illegal migration debate that's been re-ignited by the hijacking of buildings in Johannesburg following a devastating fire that claimed 77 lives in the CBD. More than 62 bodies […]

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“HPCSA stop gatekeeping,” cry foreign-trained young doctors

Foreign-trained young doctors say there's a lack of political will to integrate them into the country's strained healthcare system. They took their fight to the Union Buildings yesterday, demanding their international qualifications be recognised by the local Health Professions Council. They are accusing the council of gatekeeping and government of not being interested in their well-being. The young doctors say they’ve been struggling to find work after numerous delays to the board exams that would see them recognised as doctors […]

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Political killings still a problem in KZN: Police Minister

  Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has revealed that the ANC, IFP, and the National Freedom Party (NFP) are the mostly affected parties by political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Cele was speaking at a briefing by the Inter-Ministerial Committee that's looking into political killings in the province. The briefing was also aimed at providing updates on cases being investigated by the task team. In 2016, government set up the Moerane Commission to probe the underlying causes of political violence in KZN. The […]

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“School violence microcosm of society,” says trauma specialist

  Trauma specialist, Professor Malose Langa says violence in schools cannot be prevented until the violence in communities is nipped in the bud. Professor Langa was reacting to the attempted murder of a primary school teacher, who was allegedly hacked with a panga by her boyfriend. It is alleged that the boyfriend visited the victim's workplace, walked straight to her and struck her several times before fleeing. The man, who is still on the loose, is reported to have committed […]

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Kodwa not making any promises on rugby broadcast rights

  Minister of Sport, Zizi Kodwa, is optimistic that South Africans will be able to watch the 2023 Rugby World Cup on the national broadcaster, the SABC. Kodwa is urging the SABC and current rights holder, SuperSport, to find common ground for the benefit of all South Africans. The impasse between the two entities threatens to deprive ordinary South Africans of the upcoming Rugby World Cup, as the SABC faces challenges in meeting MultiChoice’s (who own SuperSport) demand for R38 […]

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