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Another victim has been identified in the Zanzou nightclub sexual abuse saga.  This emerged in the Pretoria Magistrates Court today, where the 41-year-old Congolese man arrested in connection with alleged abuse at the nightclub made a brief appearance.  According to the prosecution, the young man came forward at the weekend - bringing the total number of identified victims in the case to seven.  They’re expected to shed light on what […]

Barely three months into 2025, the entertainment industry is already mourning a musical giant. Singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer, Angela Laverne Brown, affectionately known as Angie Stone, tragically passed on shortly after leaving a performance in a car crash on Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama. RIP Queen: Legendary singer-songwriter Angie Stone died in a car crash in Alabama. Per TMZ, Stone was 1 of 9 people in a van, but […]

The President of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has hit back at the EFF’s complaint against the ANC's youth wing's Treasurer General, Zwelo Masilela. The red berets have approached the Public Protector, requesting that she investigates Masilela for alleged corruption. But Malatji believes the EFF is trying to divert attention from its leader, who the ANCYL leader says is the corrupt one. “A corrupt organisation like the EFF, led by […]

World number one, Jannik Sinner, has had his nomination for the prestigious Laureus sportsman of the year award withdrawn after he was banned for three months following two failed drugs tests. The reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, twice tested positive for traces of the banned anabolic steroid clostebol in March last year. "Following discussions by the Laureus Academy it has been decided that Jannik Sinner's nomination for this […]

Wits University students, who were on hunger strike, say they have suspended their protest action after the institution ignored their pleas. Earlier this month, students Siviwe Mafuna and Feziwe Ndwayana embarked on their more than 10-day protest. The postgraduate students, who had been unable to register due to historical debt, were calling on the institution to allow all students to register regardless of their financial constraints. Their protest saw calls […]

SASSA has announced measures to address technical glitches as they extend the card upgrading deadline. The old gold cards will no longer be functional after March 20th, in a move that affects over 3.5 million grant beneficiaries across South Africa. SASSA spokesperson, Paseka Letsatsi, has reassured the public that additional resources will be allocated to speed up the upgrading process, including forming partnerships with retailers like Spar. "We’ve worked closely […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sounded the alarm on the state of math and science education in South Africa, emphasising the need to address poor performance in these critical subjects.  He made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at the Department of Basic Education's Lekgotla.   The event brought together stakeholders from the education sector, under the theme "Strengthening foundations for learning for a resilient future fit education." Ramaphosa's calls […]

The Springboks will return to the Eastern Cape for the first time since 2021 when they take on Italy at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the second Test of the Incoming Series in July. SA Rugby confirmed the venues of the six local Tests today. According to the fixture, the back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions will kick their season off against Italy in Pretoria a week earlier, on the […]

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says those who are unhappy with the country's empowerment policies should take up US President Donald Trump's offer and relocate to America as refugees. "Those who don't like what's happening in South Africa have an offer. But we must emphasize that it’s not all Afrikaners, and it’s not all white people," she said. She was briefing the media on the resolutions of the recent […]

Security expert, Lizette Lancaster, says the decrease in some categories of crime shows that the police are more willing to deal with unlawful acts in the country. Earlier, Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, revealed the third quarter Crime Statistics, from October to December last year. Murder, rape and attempted sexual offences rates dropped across all provinces. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), remain the highest contributors to overall national murder figures, accounting for […]