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As the festive season commences, many working-class individuals eagerly anticipate their salary bonuses and early paydays, a tradition that enables them to prepare for holiday celebrations with their loved ones. Ironically, it is often the same working-class people who employ domestic workers yet deny them the same courtesy, neglecting to provide end-of-year bonuses, early paydays, and even annual leaves. Despite South Africa’s comprehensive labour laws, many employers disregard these rights, […]

Proteas white-ball head coach, Rob Walter, has named a 15-man squad for this month's three-match home T20I series against Pakistan. Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in the absence of regular skipper Aiden Markram, who is currently involved in the Test series against Sri Lanka. The Proteas will face Pakistan in T20 clashes in Durban (10 December), Centurion, (13 December) and Johannesburg (14 December). Markram, along with all-format regulars Marco […]

The City of Cape Town's recent electricity tariff hikes have ignited a fierce debate, with opposition parties warning that it will exacerbate the city's existing inequality.  The matter was contested in the North Gauteng High Court yesterday, with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) arguing that the hike is unlawful. At the heart of the dispute is the city's decision to implement tariff increases that exceed those approved […]

Some South Africans say they will have to cut their spending this festive season to accommodate the increase in the fuel prices as they get ready to travel. The price of both grades of petrol increased by 17 cents per litre, while diesel went up by between 55 and 56 cents a litre this morning. The Department of Mineral Resources says that even though international oil prices dropped over the […]

Social media users are calling for the all the key players that overlooked Kelaia Turner's cries over the alleged bullying she experienced at the hands of her peers to face the full might of the law. Turner's family is suing Greenville County School District over the "vile" behaviour the 14-year-old was subjected to by her bullies when she was 11. The learners continued their deplorable act even when Turner was […]

Calls are mounting on President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down as anger simmers over his recent remarks on strengthening ties with Nigeria. This includes visa relaxations for the country, which means prospective travellers can apply for their visas without submitting their passports along with their applications. "Prospective travellers can apply for their visas without submitting their passports along with their applications – at the time of application, they are only […]

Former Orlando Pirates striker, Benni McCarthy, is still hoping that Senzo Meyiwa and his family will get justice. It's been over 10 years since Meyiwa was gunned down in Vosloorus, in Ekurhuleni. He was visiting his girlfriend and mother of his child, singer Kelly Khumalo, when he was shot and killed on October 26, 2014. Five men are currently on trial for the killing. McCarthy says he hopes that justice […]

With the festive season being synonymous with casual dating for some singles, Yires are urged to be cautious at all times, especially when using dating sites. The appeal comes at the back of social media reports of a man targeting members of the LGBTQ plus community through a dating site called, Tinder. The individuals allegedly also extort money from the victims by threatening to release private pictures, if they aren't […]

A Florida woman, who locked her boyfriend in a suitcase and left him to die, says she fell in love with a monster, and she forgives herself for that. Sarah Boone (47) was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for zipping her then partner, Jorge Torres (42), in a suitcase in which he suffocated to death. Torres was found dead in February in the couple's Winter Park apartment. Boone claimed […]

Musician, Asanda "Msaki" Mvana is set to close the curtain with her much-anticipated concert, Camagu in Symphony: 10 Years of Gratitude, which will be held next week Thursday at the SunBet Arena. The Fetch Your Life hitmaker is celebrating a decade in the industry as she hangs her mic. The 35-year-old gave us masterpieces such as "Ubomi Abumanga", "Izinto Zobomi", "Selah, Khusela" and "Nangomso", among others. She's worked with some […]