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Alleged bogus doctor, Matthew Lani, also known as Dr Sanele Zingelwa maintains that he is a trained and qualified medical doctor despite several bodies confirming otherwise. In his last TikTok live before his account was blocked, he accused Wits University, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), the Health Department and the media of using his incorrect identity. Without correcting what he claims is not his real name, he […]
Professor of Politics and International Relations at UJ, Siphamandla Zondi, says mediation is needed to end the tit for tat battle between Israel and Palestine. More than 700 Israelis died over the weekend after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. Professor Zondi says while the loss of life is indisputably unacceptable, Jerusalem isn't completely innocent in the matter. As Israeli drafts its reservists, the scholar says the continued retaliations […]
DNA evidence could not link any of the accused to a “scotch hat” found at Senzo Meyiwa’s murder scene. That’s according to senior forensic analyst, Captain Mmampshedi Masetla, who took to the stand as the state’s next witness in the footballer’s murder trial. The forensic analyst was testifying on DNA evidence found at the Khumalo home the night the footballer was gunned down. The Pretoria High Court previously heard how […]
Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande, has lambasted how the courts are being used to diminish his executive authority as provided by the Higher Education Act. The Minister was expected to make a pronouncement on whether Unisa will be placed under administration on Friday. He, however, cancelled that briefing after the high court in Pretoria ordered that he withdraw the notice. In August, Nzimande revealed that an independent report uncovered financial […]
Saftu's Trevor Shaku has slammed, as irresponsible, the Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago's assertions that interest rates don't affect the poor. Responding to a question at PSG's Financial webinar on Thursday, the governor said the unemployed are not affected by the high interest rates. Kganyago did explain, however, that inflation affects everyone. Shaku says while the governor's remarks are correct at face value, the millions of South Africans who are […]
Labour federation, Cosatu, says mobilisation efforts to force the City of Tshwane to reinstate the more than 120 municipal workers who were fired for taking part in a protracted illegal wage strike. COSATU Regional Chairperson, Amos Monyela, says the municipality should respect collective bargaining and implement municipal workers demands for a 5.4% wage hike. The federation also wants government to urgently address the high cost of living. The workers […]
South African cricket enthusiasts will not be left out as far as the Proteas’ participation at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India is concerned. MEDIA STATEMENT | SABC AND MULTICHOICE REACH SUB-LICENSING AGREEMENT FOR THE CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023 FOLLOWING FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS For more: https://t.co/FZGd6ciRr7 pic.twitter.com/t69Vumb3xS — SABC (@SABCPortal) October 5, 2023 The South African Broadcasting Corporation and MultiChoice have reached an agreement that will see the SABC broadcast […]
Operation Dudula says the time has come for foreign spaza shop owners to leave communities, as children cannot keep dying because of the products they sell. The anti-migrant movement's call follows the tragic death of at least five children in separate cases in Gauteng due to food poisoning. It comes hot on the heels of calls from Soweto residents who want all local spaza shops vetted and shutdown if found […]
Residents of Westbury, in Johannesburg, have reiterated their cries for the police to stop protecting criminals, saying such actions perpetuate the violent crime that's tearing the community apart. Their remarks follow the violent shooting of 44-year-old father, Clyde McCabe, and his 13-year-old daughter near their home on Wednesday. McCabe's friends and family admit that the young father had simply gotten too close with the wrong crowd. YNews visited the […]
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) says the late Professor Hoosen ‘Jerry’ Coovadia should be honoured for his hopes for an equitable health system for all. The organisation is hailing the academic's contribution to the struggle of saving lives as one for the books. The 83-year-old struggle icon and HIV/AIDS activist passed away yesterday. The anti-apartheid veteran broke through the barriers of racist rule to establish himself as a top pediatrician. […]
