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Political analyst, Bongani Mahlangu, says Floyd Shivambu should not consider returning to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). The former deputy president of the EFF joined the MK Party in August last year, a move that surprised many and left his former comrades in the red berets unsettled. Mahlangu weighed in on the debate regarding Shivambu's next move as he finds himself in a precarious position within Jacob Zuma's organisation. This […]

A week after heavy rains claimed 90 lives and wreaked havoc in the Eastern Cape, humanitarian organisation, Gift of the Givers, says the situation in the province remains dire. Thousands of people have been displaced after their homes were flooded and infrastructure was damaged. Over 55 schools and 20 health care facilities were destroyed. The O.R. Tambo and Amathole District municipalities have been hardest hit. Gift of the Givers' spokesperson, […]

As the country marks one year since the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, has criticised the alliance, saying it continues to treat the provision of critical services as an opportunity for cheap political point-scoring rather than genuine governance. In June last year, 10 political parties bandied together to form the GNU following a watershed general election that saw the ANC lose its outright […]

The year 2025 marks the 49th anniversary of June 16, 1976. It is almost half a century of memory with which we are dealing. By this dialogue we are engaging in a struggle against forgetting. Locally: June 16 was the bravest action - 16 years after the Sharpeville Massacre of March 21, 1960. Internationally: It took 16 years of debating in the United Nations to adopt a resolution declaring apartheid […]

Siyabangena Community Patrolling Forum is calling for the ban of taverns and shebeens in townships, which it claims are responsible for the majority of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) incidents in the country. The forum's crew is scattered over eight branches around Gauteng, responding to GBVF incidences in communities, among other things. Emmanuel Maubane, one of the leaders of the organisation's Atteridgeville branch, believes that closing every drinking hole in […]

International relations expert advocate, Sipho Mantula, says it's important for the continent to prepare for youthful leadership, which is really not a new concept. Advocate Mantula says young people across Africa have historically brought about significant change. He's referenced influential figures like Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Steve Biko, and Julius Nyerere. Mantula's remarks are in response to recent comments made by ANC Youth League President, Collen Malatji, who urged the […]

International relations expert, Professor John Stremlau, says Israel's attack on Iran could have detrimental effects globally and the United States needs to step in urgently to quell the fire. On Friday, Tel Aviv launched strikes on Tehran, targeting its nuclear programme and military bases. The unprecedented attack has sparked fears of a war breaking out between the Middle Eastern countries, after Iran vowed to retaliate with force. Speaking to YNews, […]

Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, says a win for the Bulls in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship final against Leinster at Croke Park would be a catalyst for South Africans to “buy in” to the competition. Speaking to the media at his team announcement press conference, White underlined how a maiden URC title for the Pretoria-based franchise could shift perception at home and solidify support for the cross-hemisphere competition, which […]

The principal of Bergview College in Matatiele, Jaco Pieterse, says his whole existence has been affected by the allegations that he is linked to the rape of 7-year-old Cwecwe. The incident drew national and international outrage after the child’s mother revealed in a podcast that her daughter was allegedly raped on school grounds in October last year. Today, Pieterse, supported by his legal team from AfriForum, laid charges of crimen […]

Political analyst, Lesego More, has criticised some social media users for lacking ubuntu, saying blaming victims of a natural disaster and suggesting that they deserve the tragedy that has befallen them because of a party they support is a sign of moral decay. More’s remarks are in reaction to utterances of some X users who say they don't feel bad for the Eastern Cape flood victims because residents of the […]