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Social media users are not sympathetic to rapper Dajua Blanding, also known as Dank Demoss, after her exchange with a Lyft driver, who refused to transport her because of her weight. The e-hailing driver said she wouldn't fit in his car. Blanding has said she was trying to get to a Detroit Lions watch party at the time of the incident, that's captured in a video that's gone viral. She […]

Orlando Pirates wingback, Deon Hotto, has echoed the sentiments of his teammates and other football personalities, who have praised the special talent of Bafana Bafana international, Relebohile Mofokeng. The 20-year-old has grown in stature over the past two seasons and has played a prominent role in helping Pirates win their CAF Champions League group and qualify for the last eight of Africa's premier club competition. Hotto waxxed lyrical when asked […]

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has rejected claims that the United States funds a large portion of South Africa's HIV and Aids programme. The Minister has moved to allay fears after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order enacting a 90-day pause on foreign assistance as Trump settles in office. The three months of review affects the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which has been critical to South […]

ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, says all its Government of National Unity (GNU) partners entered into the agreement with the ANC fully aware that Parliament had passed the Expropriation Bill and all that was left was for the President to sign the draft legislation into law. He was reacting to the DA's fury over the President's decision to enact the piece of legislation, with party leader, John Steenhuisen, pleading ignorance. […]

International Relations expert, Professor Siphamandla Zondi, says the death of 13 South African soldiers in the DRC will put pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that the peace talks between the warring countries, DRC and Rwanda, yield positive results so that the death of the troops is not in vain. Rwanda-backed rebels, M23, claim to have taken control of Goma city, but the Congolese government says its troops still hold […]

The parole officer of self-confessed killer, Sibusiso Mahlangu, has recommended that he spend the rest of his life behind bars.  In a shocking turn of events in the Pretoria High Court today, Mahlangu confessed to killing his wife's lover, Sibusiso Sithebe, and burning his body to claim an insurance payout.  Mahlangu and his wife, Lerato, were found guilty of the crime in November. With a looming life sentence and despite previously […]

Is the controversial Expropriation Act a litmus test for the Government of National Unity (GNU)? That's the question on the lips of some South Africans after DA leader, John Steenhuisen, said there is no point of the party being part of the GNU if the ANC continues to act without consultation. The DA is the second largest party in the government and its exit from it could collapse the coalition. […]

Feminist leader and activist, Lebogang Ramafoko, has lambasted society’s construct on masculinity, saying it is what drives the infidelity that causes divorce in at least 25% of divorce cases in the country. “It is more a societal orientation of how we excuse, allow, and permit - culturally so – the behaviour of men,” says Ramafoko. She attributes this to patriarchal standards in society that she says inform some of the […]

Bafana Bafana have been drawn in Group B of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside seven-time champions Egypt, neighbours Zimbabwe, as well as Angola. Can December come already? Here's what the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 groups look like after the Final Draw! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/QYQsAIu1e4 — CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) January 27, 2025 The draw took place last night in the host nation's (Morocco) capital, Rabat, with SAFA President, Danny Jordaan, Bafana assistant coach […]

The second marriage of Mommy Club star Nozipho Ntshangase's husband, Zola, has South Africans in a tailspin. They are blasting the engineer turned entrepreneur for going ahead to marry a young virgin from his Shembe Church, despite his wife's objection. Nozipho won the hearts and minds of many South Africans not just by how she carried herself on the popular reality TV show but also how she loved and nurtured […]