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Tshwane homeowners say they are at their wit's end due to illegal land grabs and mushrooming informal settlements, which they believe pose a risk to residents' safety.  The recent devastating fire at Cemetery View informal settlement, which left one person dead and over 2 000, mostly undocumented migrants displaced, has sparked widespread concern. Residents of Moroleta Park, like homeowner Tshepo Monnamorea, believe the government's inaction has led to this crisis.  […]

Bob Cuts Hair Salon has once again come under fire for alleged unfair labour practice. A former employee at the famous salon, Lungelo Khoza, recently took to X to share her experience at the establishment. She alleges that she had to work Monday to Monday with no leave and off days. Khoza details how they would often leave the salon in the Joburg CBD late in the evenings. While their […]

The Department of Employment and Labour says it's internally dealing with the controversial utterances of its chief inspector, Siphokazi Macozoma, which sparked public outrage. Macozoma raised the ire of some South Africans on social media after she revealed, during a television interview, that she had reached out to some of her Home Affairs colleagues to find out whether there was no way they could legalise the stay of some foreign […]

The family of a Limpopo high school learner is seeking justice after authorities failed to hold their son's alleged bullies to account Tshegofatso Ngoetjana, a grade 9 learner at Taxila High School in Polokwane, took his life in the beginning of this month after allegedly enduring a year-long bullying from his teachers. According to Lesetja Ngoetjana, his son struggled with depression developed after he was deliberately targeted by a schoolteacher, […]

Proteas Women allrounder, Annerie Derksen, is encouraged by the ICC's decision to increase the overall prize money for next month's T20 Women's Cricket World to $7.96 million. Derksen was speaking after the Proteas Women clinched their 3-match T20I series against Pakistan following their 8-wicket victory at the Multan Cricket Stadium. "I'm not one to do it for the money but I think it's awesome. I think we train the same […]

A month before the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams get underway, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) has encouraged parents to check in on their teens' stress levels. SADAG says it's important for parents and guardians to also keep the lines of communication open and monitor their children's stress levels. The appeal comes as this exam season is usually filled with a lot of anxiety for matriculants and […]

 Political analyst, Lesego More, says the calibre of South Africa's public servants that wants to be praised for doing the bare minimum is a cause for concern.   He says political heads have the responsibility to account to the public and to do so respectfully.   More was reacting to the heated TV interview between the Gauteng Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, and eNCA news anchor, Masego Rahlaga.   The MEC lost […]

Advocacy group, Sisonke National Sex Workers Movement, says Sifiso Mkhwanazi's 2022 murder spree exposed the public to the harsh reality faced by women in the sex industry. Welcoming the harsh sentence handed down to Mkhwanazi on Wednesday, the movement's advocacy officer, Zintle Tsholwana, says the case shows that the country's justice system has the capacity to ensure justice for sex workers. The 21-year-old was sentenced to six life terms on […]

There are mixed reactions to Janet Jackson's replacement acts for the DStv Delicious Festival. The organisers today announced that music stars Jason Derulo and Busta Rhymes will be taking to the stage as this year's headliners on Saturday. R&B singer, Janet Jackson, pulled out of the festival following the death of her brother, Tito, on Sunday. “Following recent changes to the festival line-up, including Janet Jackson's withdrawal due to her […]