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Dr Nandipha forced to wait a little longer for her potential freedom

Dr Nandipha Magudumana will have to wait until next week to find out whether her urgent bid to have her arrest in Tanzania declared unlawful has been successful. The disgraced medical practitioner made a brief appearance in the Bloemfontein High Court today and the matter was rolled over to Thursday. This was done in order to afford respondents in the matter, including the Department of Home Affairs, time to file their papers and Dr Magudumana's team to file responding documents. […]

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Gauteng backs Nedbank Cup

The Gauteng government has thrown its weight behind Saturday's sold out Nedbank Cup final between Orlando Pirates and Sekhukhune United at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria. Gautrain will be transporting spectators from its stations to and from the stadium for free. This will be applicable only on the Gautrain Commuter Link from Johannesburg to Tshwane also known as  the North/South line. The details are as follows: Train Service to Hatfield Station: • Gautrain Park, Marlboro, Midrand, and Centurion Stations • The […]

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Weapons used in Russian wars are not produced in SA: Mbeki

Former President, Thabo Mbeki, is the latest senior official to dismiss the claims that South Africa armed Russia in its war with Ukraine last year. Mbeki says South Africa does not produce the sophisticated weapons that Russians use in wars. South Africa made international headlines when US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, made the damning allegations that weapons of war were loaded onboard a Russian ship before it left Simon's Town, in Cape Town, in December 2022. Below Brigety […]

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World Cup fever hits SA again

As the 2023 Netball World Cup draws closer, more and more events that display the tournament's imminence continue to take place. On Thursday, the tournament's trophy landed on South African shores at the King Shaka International Airport in Durban to coincide with Africa Day. The official handover of the Netball World Cup trophy, from World Netball to Netball South Africa, took place on Wednesday at South Africa House in London. The High Commissioner, Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo, welcomed the World Netball […]

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Call for Africa Day to used for honest reflection on continent’s state of affairs

Human Rights Activist, Sipho Mantula, has called for this year's Africa Day to be used to honestly reflect on the state of affairs on the continent. Mantula's call comes as recent data by the United Nations Humans Rights Commission revealed that hundreds of people have died in West Darfur, while at least 60 000 people have crossed into Chad since violence erupted in Sudan earlier this year. The latest bout of violence has forced nearly 850 000 others to flee […]

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Yires urged to tighten belts as rates go up by another 50 basis points

Yires are urged to tighten their belts after the South African Reserve Bank increased repo rates by 50 basis points to 8.25%. Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, announced the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision in Pretoria this afternoon. This means Yires will now have to dig deeper in their pockets for their car and home loan repayments as the prime lending rate now sits at 11.75%. This is a 10th consecutive hike since November 2021 and has pushed the prime […]

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Tina Turner remembered as unstoppable and unapologetically herself

Tributes continue to pour in from around the world as fans of rock icon, Tina Turner, share memories of her following her passing. Turner, who was fondly known as the Queen of Rock n' Roll, passed away last night at her Switzerland home after a long illness. In 2016, she was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and had a kidney transplant the following year in 2017. Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock on 26 November in 1939 and raised in Nutbush, […]

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‘Ziyakhala’ as court finds Ngizwe Mchunu has a case to answer

The Randburg Magistrate Court has ruled that former Ukhozi FM DJ Ngizwe Mchunu has a case to answer in relation to his 2021 July unrest case. Mchunu, known for his famous phrase 'Ayikhale', faces charges of inciting violence during the deadly unrest and violating the Disaster Management Act. At least 354 people lost their lives when riots flared up in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. They were sparked by the incarceration of former President, Jacob Zuma. Zuma had handed himself […]

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