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Young, unemployed doctors say funding in the healthcare system must be prioritised for meaningful job creation in the sector. They were speaking in Pretoria yesterday, at the back of a picket demanding the immediate employment of hundreds of jobless healthcare professionals. The healthcare workers say they cannot remain jobless, while public healthcare workers buckle under pressure due to a shortage of staff at the country's hospitals and clinics. They’ve bemoaned […]

The official firearm destruction process in Boipatong, Vanderbijlpark, has been hailed as a significant step in the police’s efforts to rid the streets of illegal firearms and make communities safer. Last week, Sedibeng District Police Commissioner, Major General, Nkhensani Lemba, presided over the destruction of over 18 000 guns, firearm parts, and ammunition that had been forfeited to the state or voluntarily handed in by owners across the district. General […]

Parents at Olympia Primary School in Bloemfontein have accused the school of mismanaging tens of thousands of rands of the school's budget. They’ve raised the alarm over clogged toilets and urine logged floors, which, they say, has created an unsafe situation for learners at the school. YNews has seen screenshots of an account allegedly belonging to the school, showing that officials had spent school money on Chicken Licken and at […]

Student representatives at the University of the Free State have accused the institution of deliberately trying to exclude NSFAS students with its registration process. They say the university opened its registration, despite their concerns that NSFAS students would not yet be able to pay the registration fee. The allegations come as NSFAS scrambles to complete its direct payment to students from various higher learning institutions across the country, with some […]

Two hundred and 50 employees within the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) have criminal records. This is according to information revealed by MMC for community safety, Letlhogonolo Moseki, during questioning by the DA's spokesperson for community safety in Ekurhuleni, Jaco Terblanche. Moseki disclosed that during the last audit in 2022, 3 449 fingerprints of EMPD employees were taken and submitted to the provincial police commissioner's office for processing. Out of […]

The pre-trial hearing of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has been postponed to the 5th of June following his brief appearance in the Free State High Court. Bester appeared alongside his seven co-accused, who face a range of criminal charges including arson and violation of a corpse, for aiding and abetting his brazen prison escape. In a twist in the High Court, Bester, through his lawyer, told Judge Joseph […]

Tanzanian acrobats, Fadhili Ramadhani (36) and Ibrahim Jobu (26) made history by emerging as the winners of the inaugural season of America's Got Talent's Fantasy League. In the show, judges are choosing their ultimate line-up from talent acts from around the world to compete in a high-stakes competition, guiding and supporting contestants towards success. The duo beat out nine other finalists to take home the prestigious trophy and a cash […]

The book titled, “The Thabo Bester Story”, unpacks just why convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, will be epitomised as the man who swindled South Africa. Together, authors who first exposed Bester's fake death, Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn, attempt to untangle the web of fact and fiction that has shrouded Bester, and his lover Dr Nandipha Magudumana, since his brazen prison escape on the 3rd of May 2022. Behind […]

Highlands Park FC head coach, Allan Freese, has shared his thoughts on Mamelodi Sundowns' Rhulani Mokwena’s progress as a professional coach. The duo know each other quite well, having worked together at the now-defunct Platinum Stars, which was at that time called Silver Stars. Mokwena started his coaching journey in 2007 as a youth coach at the outfit, before he became an assistant coach. Now he is a highly-rated coach […]