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The EFF in Gauteng wants Afrikaner-only settlement, Kelinfontein, in Pretoria to be dismantled. The party marched to the area on Friday, slamming what it terms as the preservation of the apartheid legacy, which rejects democratic intervention. Just like Orania in the Northern Cape, Kleinfontein, is only open to Afrikaners for residence. The EFF condemns such acts as a violation of the country's values of a non-racial and inclusive South Africa. […]

It's all systems go for disgraced music mogul, Sean Combs' trial, which the jury selection set to begin on Monday. Diddy's much anticipated trial will get underway the following week. While no time frame for it has been set yet, reports suggest that it might take several weeks - if not months. Yesterday, Combs rejected a last minute plea deal in his pretrial hearing in New York. The specific terms […]

Kaizer Chiefs head coach, Nasreddine Nabi, has dubbed the Soweto Derby as a unique experience with a heritage that needs to be conserved, protected and promoted by South African football. Nabi has had a taste of the Rabat Derby between ASFAR and FUS in Morocco, they Kariakoo Derby in Tanzania. However, he says, the Soweto Derby is something special after experiencing it for the first time this season, where the […]

As questions remain over where 6-year-old Joshlin Smith is, her mother, Kelly, and her two co-accused have been found guilty of trafficking and kidnapping the little girl. After more than a month-long trial, Judge Nathan Erasmus found that the state has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt that the accused played a role in the disappearance of Joshlin. Her mother and her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and their friend, Steveno van […]

Some students attending colleges across Tshwane are concerned for their refuge, claiming that they would be evicted from their res due to outstanding payments since the year began. The students, who are current beneficiaries of NSFAS, claim that the financial aid scheme has not covered their accommodation. Amukelani Mabasa, a student and SRC president at Tshwane TVET College, says the financial aid scheme appears to have prioritised university students for […]

Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has rebutted critics calling for his resignation, saying that he has no intention of vacating his office. “That decision does not lie with me; it lies with the President. The President understands the nature of the challenges in dealing with this problem,” he said. Godongwana's comments come amid weeks of pressure for him to resign over the Value-Added Tax (VAT) hike controversy.  Speaking at a media […]

The family of one of the three Free State police constables, whose bodies were found in the Hennops River in Centurion, have expressed unhappiness in how the case has been handled. Constables Cebekhulu Linda, Keamogetswe Buys and Boipelo Senoge went missing last week Thursday, as they travelled from Bloemfontein to Limpopo where they were deployed as part of Operation Vala Umgodi. While preliminary findings say they could have been in […]

Family of missing three-year-old, Mojalefa Savhuli, says police have let them down in the search for the toddler. The three-year-old went missing in Tshepisong on Sunday while he was following his peers to a local spaza shop. The frantic search for the autistic boy continues, with community members now joining the efforts. The toddler's uncle, Solomon, says when they reported the child missing on Sunday, police made jokes about the […]

Aggrieved taxi operators in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, have slammed the impounding of their vehicles over permit issues. They say the police has been doing this since 2008. Secretary of the Ga-Rankuwa United Local and Long Distance Taxi Association, Phillip Letlape, says that despite an agreement with police to exempt local taxi operators from penalties, several of their taxis were seized over the long weekend. "Our agreement was, every time they come […]

Some South Africans have accused local entertainment channel, Moja Love, of taking a superior stance against controversial Podcast and Chill, host Macgyver ‘MacG’ Mukwevho.  This after the channel issued a scathing statement slamming MacG for his recent comments about media personality, Minenhle 'Minnie' Dlamini.    In a recent episode where he discussed Dlamini's separation from popular plastic surgeon Dr Brian Monaisa, the former radio broadcaster said: “There’s got to be something wrong with […]