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Magashule’s expulsion described as a precedent-setting moment for the ANC

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 […]

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Lack of political will blamed for organised crime riddling South Africa

Political and human rights activist, Professor Mary De Haas, says the government lacks political will to deal with organised crime in the country. Her remarks follow this weekend's gun violence that rocked parts of the country. In one case, 15 people were shot and injured in a tavern in Soshanguve by unknown gunmen who budged into the establishment and opened fire. In Khayelitsha, four people lost their lives in separate […]

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Outcry over Meyiwa trial delays

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 […]

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Tributes pour in for Barker ‘who brought excitement to football’

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 […]

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Reporting on cholera fatalities under scrutiny

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 […]

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‘No woman is safe in this country’: Relatives of slain Soweto friends cry out as they demand justice

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 […]

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Concern over reserved judgments backlog in SA courts

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 […]

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Al Jama-ah, DA in war of words over remarks on queer community

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 […]

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ZEP extended till December 2023

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 […]

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