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ANC Youth League (ANCYL) member in Mpumalanga, Sizwe Nyambi, had social media users startled this week following his loaded allegations of the sexual exploitation of comrades. Nyambi went viral after calling out leaders of the Mpumalanga ANC for allegedly coercing sexual favours from young male members in exchange for job and business opportunities. Some social media users have backed the allegations. They say young comrades in Mpumalanga are often pressured […]

A self-employed mother from Winterveld, in Pretoria, is appealing for help as she fears her son might end up either doing drugs or on the wrong side of the law following an arrest over a charge she rejects as false. Monica Maseko and her son, Siphesihle, were arrested in March last year and charged with common assault. They are accused of beating up a neighbour's son, Keorapetse Monnakgotla (27), who […]

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has cautioned young job seekers against fraudsters who may be looking to traffick them online. The appeal follows several reports of South Africans falling victim to job scams overseas. In most of these cases, the said young people are usually applying for jobs to teach English in Asian countries.DIRCO's spokesperson, Clayson Monyela, says a young woman from Limpopo recently fell victim to […]

There's been mixed reactions to the passing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The NHI, which was first introduced in 2015 by the Portfolio Committee on Health, finally got the nod from the National Assembly yesterday. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed the lawmakers' move. The labour federation is among the interested parties who have supported the bill, which seeks to accelerate unified access to […]

Suspended Public Protector, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, wants Parliament's Section 194 inquiry into her fitness to hold office scrapped. She says it has been irrevocably tainted by attempts to bribe her. Alternatively, the suspended public protector says the committee's chairperson should recuse himself. The advocate's bid to have the Section 194 Inquiry into her fitness to hold office scrapped is not a first. The full bench of the Western Cape High […]

Political analyst, Dr Sam Koma, says Ace Magashule's expulsion from the ANC is a precedent-setting moment in the history of the governing party. Koma says the former ANC Secretary General is the first former member of the ANC top 6 to have faced a disciplinary process that resulted in him being kicked out of the party. Yesterday, the ANC announced the decision after Magashule missed his Friday deadline to submit […]

Some members of the public are accusing Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela of delaying justice for Senzo Meyiwa's family. They took to social media to vent out their frustration over the delays in the case after Deputy Judge President, Aubrey Ledwaba, informed the court that Judge Maumela who has been presiding over the murder trial is ill and will be away for a long time. Maumela's sick leave comes hot on the heels […]

South Africa continues to pay tribute to the man who led the South African men’s senior national team to the Africa Cup of Nations title in 1996, Clive Barker. The much-loved Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach passed away on Saturday after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). This type of dementia is caused by clumps of protein forming inside brain cells and can affect a person's ability to think […]