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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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Bafana in tough AFCON 2025 group

Bafana Bafana have been drawn in Group B of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside seven-time champions Egypt, neighbours Zimbabwe, as well as Angola. Can December come already? Here's what the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 groups look like after the Final Draw! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/QYQsAIu1e4 — CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2025 The draw took place last night in the host nation's (Morocco) capital, Rabat, with SAFA President, Danny Jordaan, Bafana assistant coach […]

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The Mommy Club star’s heartbreak causes a stir

The second marriage of Mommy Club star Nozipho Ntshangase's husband, Zola, has South Africans in a tailspin. They are blasting the engineer turned entrepreneur for going ahead to marry a young virgin from his Shembe Church, despite his wife's objection. Nozipho won the hearts and minds of many South Africans not just by how she carried herself on the popular reality TV show but also how she loved and nurtured […]

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Sangomas rally behind GogoMaweni following bail release

Some traditional healers have expressed relief following the release of controversial sangoma, Makhotso "Gogo Maweni" Mofokeng, on bail - saying they're glad she's a free woman. Maweni was released on R5 000 bail earlier after a brief appearance at the Protea Magistrate's Court.  She faces charges of assault and grievous bodily harm for allegedly attacking a relative of her ex-boyfriend in 2019. Maweni's bail judgment was met with a sigh […]

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Williams upbeat ahead of AFCON draw

Bafana Bafana will know their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament fate tonight when the draw takes place in Rabat, Morocco. Bafana have been placed in pot 2 in the seeding meaning that last year's bronze medallists will avoid being drawn with Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso, who are also in pot 2. Embattled SAFA President, Dannny Jordaan, and assistant coach, Helman Mkhalele, have also […]

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