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Veteran activist and violence monitor, Professor Mary de Haas, says while she welcomes the sentencing of Sindiso Magaqa's self-confessed killer, his sentence is still a travesty of justice. Sibusiso Ncengwa, who admitted to shooting the former ANC Youth League Secretary General in uMzimkhulu in 2017, was sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to commit murder, 25 years for murder, 15 years for three counts of attempted murder, nine years for […]

Political and governance expert, Professor Sam Koma, says South Africans should be outraged by the revelations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, and demand urgent action from President Cyril Ramaphosa. Mkhwanazi came out guns blazing in a fiery media briefing on Sunday directly implicating Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, and the Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, in the alleged corruption within the police service. This includes claims […]

Head of communications at the Legal Practice Council (LPC), Kabelo Letebele, says mere allegations without proof would never get any legal practitioner disbarred. He says when a complainant approaches the LPC with allegations levelled against a legal practitioner, a panel gets assigned to asses both sides of the case. “When we receive the complaint, the LPC has to refer the case (all cases) to an independent panel of investigators for […]

Executive Head of Healthcare Consulting at advisory firm NMG Benefit, Karin Mitchelmore, has advised workers who feel fatigued to take some time off to recuperate and regroup. With seven months into the year, the mid-year fatigue is starting to settle in for most employees, with some feeling motivated and burnt out. According to experts, mid-year fatigue has to do with exhaustion and weariness that many individuals experience, due to responsibilities […]

Director of rugby and head coach, Jake White, and the Bulls have mutually agreed to part ways. This comes after White reportedly fell out of favour with several players and coaches at the Pretoria franchise in recent weeks. The Bulls board held a meeting on Friday to determine his future, finding no reason for the 2007 World Cup-winning coach to stay on even though he was contracted until 2027. Bulls […]

Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, is set to finally testify before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on Monday, where he will respond to explosive allegations of sexual misconduct brought by his former junior staffer, Andiswa Mengo. His appearance comes after a dramatic day in the tribunal on Friday, when proceedings were unexpectedly disrupted and his third witness, Unathi Sogoni, was unable to complete her testimony due to procedural disputes. After […]

A bitter legal showdown between former finance minister, Malusi Gigaba, and his ex-wife, Norma Mngoma, has temporarily blocked the release of a highly anticipated 'tell-all' episode on Showmax. Gigaba has approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to stop the airing of an episode from the streaming platform's new show Untied, which features an explosive interview with Mngoma. The former minister argues that the interview contains new and potentially damaging […]

A Grade 10 girl from Orange Farm has tragically died after allegedly consuming food purchased from a local spaza shop near her home. According to the Gauteng Department of Education, the learner reportedly fell ill on Saturday shortly after eating the food and was rushed to a nearby clinic, where she was sadly certified dead. The school was officially notified of the incident on Monday. Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, […]

The credibility of Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s second witness came under serious scrutiny at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal currently underway in Sandton. Dr Vincent Mello, an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expert, testified that nearly 200 emojis were exchanged via WhatsApp between the judge and his accuser, Andiswa Mengo — with Mbenenge sending 97 and Mengo 69. But it was Mello’s qualifications to analyse that data that quickly […]

Social media users continue to pay tribute to the struggle stalwart and former deputy president, David Mabuza. Mabuza passed at a Johannesburg hospital, just a little over a month before he turned 65. The Mpumalanga born politician was first sworn in as deputy president of the country in February of 2018 and is credited with being a game-changer in the ANC's 2017 presidential race, which saw Cyril Ramaphosa ascending to […]