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President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit back at DA leader John Steenhuisen's ultimatum, saying he will not be threatened. In a scathing letter, Ramaphosa says Steenhuisen knew well in advance about his intension to sack the DA's Andrew Whitfield from his portfolio as the Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister. "Prior to the removal of Mr Whitfield, I informed Minister John Steenhuisen as the leader of the Democratic Alliance that I […]

Some South Africans oppose Floyd Shivambu's proposal to launch a new party, citing one member of his team with criminal cases hanging over his head as a reason for the mistrust. Shivambu, who is known to have hopped between parties, announced that he is currently convening the Mayibuye Consultation Process, alongside scores of members of the recently founded organisation. Ordinary South Africans are taken aback that the embattled politician - […]

Springbok centre, Jesse Kriel, says he feels honoured to be chosen to lead the team on Saturday in the Qatar Airways Cup against the Barbarians. Captain, Siya Kolisi, is set to miss out on the match due to injury. Coach, Rassie Erasmus, had to make the late change to his side following Kolisi's withdrawal. This will be the first time that Kriel leads the back-to-back World Cup champions. Marco van […]

Actress and content creator Stephanie Ndlovu has broken her silence following her separation from fellow actor and husband, Hungani Ndlovu. In a viral video on social media, Stephanie opened up about the emotional toll the past week has taken on her. The actress described the online abuse she has received as the worst she's ever experienced, adding that she was dragged for the kind of mother she is, wife she […]

Executive director of Harm Reduction International, Shaun Shelly, worries that the widening gap between the haves and the have nots in the country demotivates young people, who eventually turn to substance abuse. He is calling on the government to step up its efforts to combat drug usage among the country's youth. "The danger of ignoring the issue is to miss the real point of what is driving drug use in […]

Entrepreneur and legend in the South African hip-hop music, rapper Siyabonga Metane, aka Slikour, has hit back at rapper David Manda "BabyDaiz" Nzapa's critics, saying, 'leave the kids alone!' The 23-year-old artist has riled up some social media users for allegedly using the k***** word in his new song "Allez Tobina". The alleged usage of the derogatory term has angered some South Africans. On his YouTube channel, the lyrics of the […]

Proteas coach, Shukri Conrad, says they expect a tough challenge against Zimbabwe in their Test series, which kicks off on Saturday. The Proteas head into the test in Bulawayo as they return from a historical win after claiming the World Test Championship title at Lords, in London. Conrad's charges beat their old foe, Australia, by five wickets to end the team's 27-year-old long ICC trophy drought. The Proteas have not […]

Operation Dudula has rejected the newly launched Border and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum, which is said to target systematic corruption and illegal behaviour in the border management sector. The rights group, which is presently facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly harassing foreign nationals, believes the forum will produce no constructive results and is a waste of taxpayers' money. Operation Dudula's Zandile Dabula says no positive results will come out of […]

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says Wednesday's motion of no confidence against Joburg mayor, Dada Morero, once again shows the decline of trust in the African National Congress (ANC). His remarks come as Morero will live to see another day in office after the motion failed. The Democratic Alliance (DA) had tabled the motion, saying Morero had failed to deliver basic services to the people of Johannesburg and that service delivery […]