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The Deputy President of the Patriotic Alliance Kenny Kunene's remarks that illegal miners deserved to die like rats underground and a post on X, suggesting that zama zamas would be hanged under a PA administration have been slammed as hypocritical. Kunene's comments were in reaction to the end of the standoff between the police and illegal miners at a Stilfontein mine, in the North West, last week - which saw […]
The anguishing wait continues for the relatives of some of the men who are believed to have been part of the group of illegal miners who were hauled out this week from the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, near Stilfontein, in the North West. Rescue workers called off their operation on Thursday after rescuing 246 zama zamas and retrieving 78 bodies. According to the police, 1 576 miners voluntarily returned to […]
The SPAR Proteas will begin a busy two months with a three-match Margaret Beckford Sunshine Test series against number three world ranked, Jamaica, in Kingston tomorrow. After the series with the Jamaican Sunshine Girls, the Proteas will travel to the UK to play in the Vitality Netball Nations Cup against England, Uganda and Malawi next month. As they prepare for the first Test on Sunday morning, coach Jenny van Dyk […]
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) says while it's still investigating the circumstances surrounding the viral video of a nurse arguing with a patient, it believes the incident highlights the growing tensions at healthcare facilities. In the video that's on X, which is captioned, South African nurse vs Zimbabwean patient in Midrand, a woman's request for help from a nurse goes south and they end up arguing, with […]
South Africa's top-performing inmates say their outstanding matric results should serve as encouragement to other young people that it's never too late to turn their lives around. Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, announced the impressive results today, with the class of 2024 achieving a remarkable 96.2% matric pass rate, surpassing the national average of just over 87%. Twenty-two-year-old Bafana Bidi, who was sentenced to five years for the murder […]
Possibly a relationship gone sour is how some South Africans are reading between the lines of the controversy between Eastern Cape High Court Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, and a secretary of the high court. Claims of a request for oral sex, laughing emojis, Mbenenge's private part being referred to as a python, and (being) on at oven temperature are just some of the racy exchanges that have allegedly happened between […]
Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director, Kaizer Motaung Jnr, has moved to dispel the notion that the club is not working hard enough in order to sign players in the January transfer window. Chiefs fans have been growing frustrated with the club's inconsistent results and have been calling on Motaung to bolster the team's attack. Sixth-placed Chiefs have scored 16 goals from 13 league games this season with leaders Mamelodi Sundowns and […]
Some social media users have accused model and actress, Pear Thusi, of being a liar after she allegedly failed to keep her promise to assist a desperate young mother. Thusi had, on X, pledged to assist the woman create a back a buddy account to raise funds for her two sons' school fees last year in July. She, however, allegedly went MIA on the young mother, who opened up about her […]
Technology expert, Priyanka Raath, says the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting more advanced and people can be easily fooled. Her remarks come after a video purporting to be that of convicted US singer, Robert Kelly, popularly called R. Kelly, went viral on social media. It shows different scenes from a prison; a courtroom with a man that is said to be the singer playing the piano and singing […]
With the new school year underway, food vendors say they are taking extra precautions to ensure learner safety. It follows a devastating spate of food-borne illnesses that claimed more than 30 young lives last year. Of the 41 food-borne related deaths reported, at-least 38 were children. The tragedy prompted calls from communities for government to regulate unregistered spaza shops and street vendors. Mam'Lucy Mate's magwinya (Vetkoek) business, located outside Nellmapius […]
