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  President Cyril Ramaphosa has pleaded with Members of Parliament (MPs) to give him time and space as he ponders upon Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's VBS report. The Minister is under fire over allegations that she received a loan of more than R500 000 from Gundo Wealth Solutions, which had unlawfully invested into the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank, while she was still the Mayor of Polokwane in 2016. Simelane maintains […]

Tributes continue to pour in for former One Direction singer, Liam Payne, who died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 31-year-old is said to have been acting erratic in the hotel lobby, prior to the fall, where he smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room. Authorities say they responded to a call from the hotel about an […]

  Karabo Primary School Principal, Rose Tshivhase, has made an emotional plea to authorities to investigate the deaths of six pupils, including Katlego Olifant, who allegedly consumed contaminated snacks from a Soweto spaza shop.  Speaking at Katlego's memorial service, Tshivhase urged authorities to get to the bottom of the tragedy to prevent similar incidents in the future. The grade 1 pupil and his five friends died after allegedly eating "brown […]

The relatives of the man who allegedly killed five of his relatives in Bergville, Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), say his mother coddled him beyond reproach. Mlamuli Khoza is accused of stabbing to death members of his family, including a disabled relative and two children aged two and eight. His mother is among the survivors of his bloody spree. He allegedly stabbed her first and a four-year-old girl. The two survived with multiple […]

Community activist, Lesego Mahlangu, says community programmes need to play a role in ensuring that black women who are most affected by the high levels of gender-based violence (GBV) are economically emancipated. Mahlangu cites economic factors as leading contributors to women staying in relationships that are violent, as they're usually unemployed. Her remarks were in reaction to the latest report by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), which has […]

Alleged insurance killer, Sibusiso Mahlangu, had a staggering R7 000 in his wallet on the day he and his wife, Lerato, allegedly murdered her ex-lover and went into hiding.  Prosecutor, Vusimuzi Tshabalala, presented this evidence during Lerato's gruelling cross-examination in the Pretoria High Court.  Lerato denied any knowledge of the large sum of cash, which sparked questions about whether it was intended to support Sibusiso while he evaded authorities.  The […]

    A year after playing their first Women's T20 World Cup final on home soil, the Proteas Women are on course to make it two in two years after they made it through a tough Group to book a semi-final spot. With the match between England and West Indies just over the halfway stage, South Africa's semi-final spot was confirmed. South Africa had one foot in the semi-finals even […]

Potter's House Word Church's senior pastor, Charles Mudau, and two of his congregants Justice Makushu and Albert Mushiana, have been slapped with a R20 000 fine or 12 months behind bars for torturing an owl. Trouble for the trio began last year when a Western Barn Owl was spotted on the roof of the church building during a Sunday service. When singing, loud claps and shouting of Bible verses were […]

Gauteng Premier and provincial ANC chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, has hit back at the Democratic Alliance (DA), accusing it of running a relentless and desperate campaign to unseat him, destabilise and choke the province. "My message to the DA is try harder masters, the slaves have woken up and smelled the coffee," adds the Premier. Yesterday, the ANC's key Government of National Unity (GNU) partner accused him of sitting on reports […]

Prisoners' rights activist, Miles Bhudu, says it's time for South African lawmakers to go back to the drawing board when it comes to the implementation of rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for former inmates. Bhudu says Mzansi has it to the T only in theory as the country has failed, since the dawn of democracy, to ensure that ex-offenders don't fall back to their old ways. According to him, rehabilitation starts […]