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Kaizer Chiefs Head Coach, Arthur Zwane, believes that Orlando Pirates are the favourites going into Saturday's Nedbank Cup semi-final. The two Soweto giants will clash at the FNB Stadium for a place in the cup competition's final against either Stellenbosch FC or Sekhukhune United, who will face off in Sunday's semi final. "I think Pirates are doing very well, we're coming into this game as underdogs. The only thing that's […]
Relief is in sight for thousands of Putco commuters as the company's buses will return to the roads tomorrow. Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, revealed this to the media this afternoon, saying the provincial government and the bus company have resolved their issues. The over 200 000 Putco customers were left stranded across the country today following the company's decision to suspend operations indefinitely. Putco had cited a shortage of diesel […]
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter, Ndileka, has urged South Africans to rise and rescue the country from the chains of corruption. According to a 2021 Afroborometer survey, South Africans see corruption as worsening under President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration. While government has put various measures in place to fight the scourge, many South Africans remain concerned that graft is deeply embedded in the country with some political leaders and business players prepared to […]
The Department of Transport in Gauteng has confirmed that the payment owed to the bus company, Putco will reflect in their account on Monday. Putco put brakes on 1 400 buses across the country indefinitely due to diesel shortage as a result of unpaid March subsidy claims by the transport department. Putco's spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu says underfunding of the bus public transport industry, as well as the excessive fuel increases […]
Education activists have welcomed the KZN Education Department's decision to revert to the old method of supply and delivery of food items to schools following the collapse of the province's school feeding scheme. The move means that the department will send money directly to schools that will be responsible for sourcing food items from local suppliers. However, the Equal Education and Equal Education Law Centre say while the measure will […]
Actress Simphiwe Ngema has sent social media abuzz after admitting to having done business and visited Thabo Bester while he was behind bars. In a statement, Ngema says she visited the Facebook rapist and murderer in April 2018 to demand money that Bester allegedly owed her. The actress says she met Bester, who was working in the entertainment industry, and he introduced himself as TK Motsepe. She did not […]
Residents in the City of Johannesburg will have to wait until Friday for the election of a new mayor. This after councillors failed to reach a consensus on the mayorship at a council sitting yesterday afternoon. The city has been without a mayor following the resignation of Al Jama-ah's Thapelo Amad last week. Divisions and horse trading for positions continue to derail the Joburg City Council's vote for Amad's successor. […]
Miss SA organisers say they are looking forward to this year’s competition where mothers and married women will be among those contesting for the coveted crown for the first time since the pageant was established. Trans women are also allowed to enter the competition. While the historic move has raised eyebrows in various quarters, organisers say it is part of efforts to disrupt patriarchal rules, which have long governed the beauty contest. […]
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has adjourned for the day and will resume tomorrow in the high court in Pretoria. After a lengthy delay, the case kicked off with a new witness on the stand, Mthokozisi Twala. Twala is one of Meyiwa's friends who were present in the Khumalo home when the football star was shot and killed in October 2014. Four accused in the matter have changed their legal […]
Government is severing ties with Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts, the consortium that's contracted G4S to run the Mangaung Correctional Centre, where Thabo Bester escaped. The Department of Correctional Services has issued the company with a 90-day contract termination notice. The department has been seeking a legal opinion on the matter and says it believes the company is not suitable to continue with the contract. “DCS will immediately resume internal exercise for […]
