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Residents of Montana Park in Pretoria are reeling after a devastating tornado tore through their community on Tuesday night, leaving a trail of destruction.  The powerful storm ripped through the Sandpiper Complex, reducing ceilings to their struts and displacing at least 15 families. A security guard at a neighbouring complex, Tebogo Temba, was among those who witnessed the devastation firsthand.  "I was arriving for my night shift when the tornado […]

American rapper, ASAP Rocky, says: "All praise be to God," after emerging victorious in his firearm case. The Grammy-nominated star was accused of shooting a former friend, ASAP Relli, after an altercation in Hollywood in 2021. Relli alleged that the 36-year-old of firing two shots at him, grazing his knuckles. After a three-week-long trial, the jury reached a verdict and spared the Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist from a lengthy prison sentence. […]

Kaizer Chiefs head coach, Nasreddine Nabi, has attributed his side’s heavy 4-1 defeat to SuperSport United last night to fatigue. Amakhosi came into match high on confidence after going unbeaten in three matches across all competitions but were humbled by Matsatsantsa, who ran out convincing 4-1 victors courtesy of from former Chiefs forwards Samir Nurkovic and Christian Saile as well as Ghampani Lungu and Siphesihle Ndlovu.   Glody Lilepo scored […]

  Tensions between Pretoria and Washington seem to be boiling over - now with four US Republican members of Congress writing a letter to Donald Trump, urging him to exclude South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). AGOA is a trade programme that was enacted in 2000 to boost and diversify African trade with the US. It allows duty-free entry for a wide range of African products […]

Former patrons of ZanZou nightclub in Pretoria claim that management was well aware of the atrocities that have allegedly been taking place at the popular student lounge. They claim the managers of the establishment orchestrated and covered up brutal abuse. As disturbing details of what took place at the club continue to surface, calls are mounting for it to be shut down. The gruesome clips making the rounds on social […]

Social media has been divided over the conflict between artist, Unathi Nkayi, poet Ntsiki Mazwai and the Minister of Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie. The spat came about after Mazwai claimed that she was removed from the list of people who were supposed to head to the 2025 Havana International Book Fair in Cuba. The poet took to social media, accusing McKenzie of corruption. She says the Minister added his […]

Springbok superstar, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, has given an update on his rehabilitation from injury and says he is excited to help the Stormers as they try to get their United Rugby Championship campaign back on track. Despite being sidelined for nearly two months, the Stormers and Springboks utility back is in the final stages of rehabilitation from his latest injury and hopes to return to action soon. The 22-year-old made his […]

Diversity specialist, Teresa Oakley-Smith, says South Africa has a lot of work to do before the country can reach a point of calling itself a rainbow nation. Oakley-Smith says while a united nation is an idea that people yearn for, it is a dream that remains elusive. Her remarks come on the back of Errol Musk's recent utterances about black people. Among other prejudicial comments the father of the world's […]

Psychiatrist, Dr Bonginkosi Mafuze, urges families - especially within the black community - to learn more about mental health problems. Dr Mafuze says within African families there are biopsychosocial and spiritual causes of mental illness, which have lifelong and sometimes generational consequences if untreated. "We tend to start saying aaah vele nomama wakhe wayenje...into yakubo nje leya...umkhokha uthakathiwe," he quips. The medic's remarks were drawn from two recent criminal cases, […]

The highly-anticipated draw for the 2025 Nedbank Cup quarterfinals has produced some thrilling matchups. Defending champions, Orlando Pirates, will face off against SuperSport United in what promises to be a thrilling encounter. In another matchup, Kaizer Chiefs has been drawn against Stellenbosch, while Durban City will go head-to-head with Marumo Gallants. Additionally, Mamelodi Sundowns is set to compete against the winner of the outstanding fixture between Royal AM/Milford FC and […]