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Parliament's Ethics Committee has found EFF Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu, guilty of violating its Ethics Code of Conduct. The committee found Shivambu failed to declare R180 000 he received from his brother's company Sgameka Projects, which was engulfed in the VBS bank scandal.The company allegedly received R16 million from the now defunct VBS bank.The VBS scandal rocked South Africans in 2018 when almost R2 billion was stolen by the bank’s […]

Lukhanyo Am, a member of the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup winning team, has been called into the 2023 squad as an injury replacement for wing Makazole Mapimpi who suffered a fractured cheekbone in Sunday’s 49-18 victory over Tonga. Mapimpi is expected to be out of action for four to six weeks. Am will join the squad in Toulon this week, having returned to training on his rehabilitation from a […]

The National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) in KwaZulu-Natal says it has launched its own investigation into the violent assault of disabled boy by security officers at Ladysmith provincial hospital. This after a video of the two men assaulting the boy in his hospital bed went viral on social media, causing massive outrage. The security officials involved in the scandal have now been fired, while the nurses who […]

A third suspects has been arrested in connection with the recent drugging of 90 learners in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. The learners from Pulamadibogo Primary School were hospitalised last week after consuming drug-laced muffins they allegedly bought from the suspects.The three men appeared briefly before the Soshanguve Magistrates Court this afternoon. Katlego Matlala (29), Ofentse Maluleka (21) and Amukelani Nyalunga (19) face nine counts of attempted murder. Gauteng Education MEC, […]

  Nine of the South Africans who played in the Netball World Cup in Cape Town last month have secured contracts to play professional netball overseas. The Proteas finished in sixth place in the tournament, but have retained their fifth-place world ranking, ahead of  fellow Africans Malawi in sixth and Uganda in seventh place. South Africa Assistant Coach Dumisani Chauke believes having so many players gaining experience in professional leagues […]

Civil rights movement, #NotInMyName, says the continued delays in the case against the man dubbed the Ekurhuleni serial rapist, Nkosinathi Phakathi, is causing secondary victimisation of his victims and their families. This after the trial was postponed to the 27th of November earlier today. Judge Lesego Makolomakwe, ordered that the 32-year-old be sent for psychiatric assessment. Earlier this week, his mental health was brought into question, after a psycho-legal suggested […]

The Department of Agriculture has warned against panic buying as the highly infectious avian influenza - poses a threat to the supply of chicken and eggs in the country. The food industry is currently dealing with a deadly outbreak of the bird flu, in which the country has lost around 25% of its national flock. At least 2.7-million chickens have been lost to date, which has cost the industry millions […]

Former Springboks captain, John Smit, says the Springboks mustn't underestimate Tonga - and should prepare for a tough match. The Springboks, who won their opening matches against Romania and Scotland, lock horns with Tonga on Sunday night, needing as many points as possible out of the game to secure a place in the playoffs. The Boks will be coming from a loss against Ireland and will be wanting to win […]

In a YNews exclusive, Hip-hop rapper AKA's mother, Lynn Forbes, says finding the culprits who killed her son does not mean that police will know who paid for the hit. She was speaking on the sidelines of the Metropolitan Thematic Media Roundtable last night. Her remarks came days after Police Minister, Bheki Cele, claimed that they were close to cracking the double-murder case of AKA and his friend, Tebello "Tibz" […]