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The Department of Health in Free State has refuted suggestions by Gift of the Givers that it is under reporting on the cholera outbreak cases in that province. This after the organisation raised concern, saying that its teams in the Free State received information that the number of people who have died in the province could be up to 10 deaths over the last few days. On Wednesday, the NGO […]

The families of slain Soweto friends, Popi Qwabe and Bongeka Phungula, say the lack of information shrouding the friends' murders has made it difficult for them to come to terms with their passing. Their double homicide made headlines in 2017, when the women’s bodies were found with gunshot wounds dumped near Johannesburg. No arrests have been made, six years after the double homicide. Amid mounting concerns over the high number […]

The latest report by the Office of the Chief Justice has revealed there is a backlog of 904 reserved judgments in courts across the country. The December 2022 report shows that 184 of these judgments had been reserved and were outstanding for a period exceeding six months. This is an increase from the 156 reserved matters in December 2021 over the same period. The remaining more than 700 judgements had […]

The leader of Al Jama-ah, Ganief Hendricks, has come out guns blazing in defense of the party's national spokesperson's homophobic comments. This after the DA called on the Minority party's leaders to clarify whether they endorse Advocate Shameemah Salie's comments in which she called into question the inclusion of LGBTIQ+ groups in the parliamentary process on new family policies. "It's a minority group in our society imposing an agenda and […]

The Home Affairs Department has extended the validity of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) to the 31st of December 2023. Initially the permit was set to expire at the end of June after the government announced in 2021 that it will discontinue the system. The move will leave almost 180 000 permit holders undocumented. Under the six months extension, no holder of a valid ZEP may be arrested; ordered to […]

Hammanskraal residents have dismissed suggestions by President Cyril Ramaphosa that if they simply wash their hands and boil their drinking water - then they would be able to prevent the spread of cholera. Ramaphosa visited the area today, with community members pushing him to address their poor water quality concerns. It follows the death of 29 people in the area due to the deadly cholera outbreak that has claimed 31 […]

Springbok hooker, Malcolm Marx, believes that the depth in the national rugby team is encouraging as the team prepares for the Rugby Championship in July and the 2023 Rugby World Cup in September and October in France. Marx is a crucial member of the infamous 'Bomb Squad', which was crucial for the Boks in 2019 when they won the World Cup in Japan. He says the Boks squad can produce […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that government has failed the people of Hammanskraal. Ramaphosa made admission when he addressed community members in the north of Tshwane earlier on Thursday. The President visited the community a month after the deadly water-borne illness was first detected. During his opening remarks, Ramaphosa asked for forgiveness. He admitted that the country's Constitution clearly states that South Africans have the right to clean drinking water […]

Members of the media fraternity are celebrating the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling, dismissing Jacob Zuma's bid to privately prosecute State Advocate, Billy Downer, and News24 legal journalist, Karyn Maughan, as the necessary seal on media freedom in the country. The matter was dismissed with costs earlier today. This means that Zuma will have to pay legal costs for all parties that were involved in the matter. Zuma was accusing Downer […]