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Advocacy manager for Women and Men Against Child Abuse, Luke Lamprecht, says the Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly, saw her child as a commodity or burden, rather than a loved family member. Lamprecht's remarks come after the Western Cape High Court, sitting in Saldanha Bay, sentenced Joshlin's mother Kelly, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and friend Steveno van Rhyn to life imprisonment for human trafficking and 10 years for kidnapping - respectively. […]

Last week, the South African delegation attempted to defend the country before an ill-informed Donald Trump who, unsurprisingly, refused to be led by facts. Among the many issues raised, the delegation cited crime as one of South Africa’s biggest problems. However, what was painfully absent from their presentation was a nuanced picture of how crime in South Africa is not faceless. Crime has a face. And often, that face is […]

University friend, Sphumelele Ndlovu, says it is deeply disheartening that Olorato Mongale became a victim of the same brutality she so passionately fought against. Ndlovu, who studied with Mongale at Rhodes University, recalled her as a towering presence, always at the forefront of the fight against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). Mongale was a key figure in the #RUReferenceList movement at Rhodes University, which emerged in 2016 after students released […]

The creative mind behind South African television series, The River, says Presley Chweneyagae was as magnificent in real life as he was while performing as an actor. Phathutshedzo Makwarela says the award-winning Chweneyagae stood out for his love for people and upbeat attitude. He believes that the 40-year-old's largely jovial character in acting reflects who he was in real life. "Once in a generation, a talent emerges that really envelopes us […]

There have been mixed reactions to a suggestion made by music producer, Nota Baloyi, and social media content creator, Penuel Mlotshwa, known as The Black Pen, that the country's schooling system needs to be reformed. In a series of posts on X, Baloyi says the years spent schooling should be cut down from 12 years to eight. He says some grades need to be merged, also saving parents money in […]

Experts are appealing to society to discuss all kinds of traumas with children from a young age as a means to prepare them for living in South Africa, which they describe as a very violent and traumatic country. Psychologist, Professor Saths Cooper, says some of the traumas South Africans have are intergenerational and go as far back as the bad old days of apartheid. According to Professor Cooper, some of […]

Banyana Banyana started their preparations for the defence of their Women's Africa Cup of Nations title with a hard-fought victory 3-2 victory over neighbours Botswana in the Tri-Nations opener at the Lucas Moripe Stadium. Captain Refiloe Jane made her return to international football as she started and played her first Banyana match in over a year after suffering a career-threatening injury. Banyana drew first blood in the 13th minute when […]

The acquittal of former Stellenbosch University student, Theuns du Toit, has sparked widespread controversy. Du Toit was caught on video urinating on the belongings of a Black student, Babalo Ndwayana, an incident that drew national outrage and reignited conversations around racism at institutions of higher learning in the country. The court ruled that there were inconsistencies in Ndwayana’s testimony and that the State failed to prove intent, particularly, after it […]

Diversity specialist, Teresa Oakley-Smith, has raised concern over some white South Africans yearning for the bad old days under the apartheid regime. Her remarks come on the back of a video posted by Afrikaans musician, Steve Hofmeyer, lusting for the opportunity to use the derogatory “K” word and paint his face black without any repercussions. Hofmeyer alleges that being unable to do these things is a violation of his rights, […]

Some peers of the late Presley "Cobrizi" Chweneyagae are reeling from shock following the news of his sudden death, stating they never believed they would ever be referring to him in the past tense. Contemporary arts director and producer of Usuthu Arts Production at the State Theatre in Pretoria, Kenny Mmekwa, shared with YNews his last moments with Chweneyagae. "He looked just fine on Saturday when he was with us […]