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South Africans have banded together on social media to look for Ruja Ignatova, who is alleged to have scammed people of more than $4 billion in Bulgaria and across Europe. Ignatova, who is originally from Bulgaria and has been missing since 2017, is currently on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives. She is believed to be hiding in Cape Town. The United States has now offered a $5 million […]

Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says the move to ban the publishing of matric results is a significant step towards protecting the privacy of learners. The Information Regulator says the Department of Basic Education will now have to obtain permission from parents before publishing the results. For decades, the South African tradition saw all matric pupils who have passed their National Senior Certificate examinations published in the newspaper. Candidates, families, and […]

The first comprehensive research publication on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa offers crucial insights into the persistence of this societal scourge. Conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), the study identifies mental health challenges, trauma, and a vicious cycle of violence among men as some significant factors informing the prevalence of GBV. This much anticipated study, which gathered data from 4 409 male and 5 603 female respondents, […]

Yires have weighed in on the ongoing impasse between government and illegal miners in Stilfontein, in the North West, saying poverty is no excuse for criminal activity. They’ve urged government to strike a balance between wanting to prevent crime and protecting human life amid escalating tensions. “Being humane towards people is important. But there are criminals in our streets, and they hide there,” said one Gauteng resident. “I understand they […]

Bafana Bafana brought down the curtain on their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers in style when they made light work of South Sudan, beating them 3-0 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Cape Town Stadium. The win saw Bafana finish their qualifiers as group leaders with 14 points and unbeaten in six matches. Ahead of the game, Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, insisted that his side must […]

Emotions ran high in Soweto today, where residents returned to the Jabulani Civic Centre in a bid to stop foreign spaza shop owners from registering their businesses as per President Cyril Ramaphosa's 21-day ultimatum for them to register or face closure. Amid claims that some South Africans were at the centre to register businesses on behalf of the foreign shop owners, angry community members chased the police and the Crime […]

A young Limpopo man has opened up about the abuse, he says, he suffered at the hands of his stepmother. James Moloto's story has tugged at the heartstrings of many and left others shocked. He describes how much he hates his late father's house in Senotlolo Village in Mpumalanga. The 35-year-old says his bonus mother would have sex with him the whole night and would feed him grass before going […]

Ten percent of South Africa’s male population believes that women who fall victim to rape are to blame for finding themselves in such situations. That’s according to a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) report released yesterday. The report was HSRC’s first ever study on the prevalence, risk factors, and effects of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across the country. Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, […]

  Some South Africans have reacted nonchalantly to Chidimma Adetshina getting the first runner up prize at the Miss Universe pageant. Since the announcement on Sunday, social media users have been going back and forth on the matter, with some congratulating her and others pointing out that she didn’t win the most coveted title. The 23-year-old lost out to Denmark’s Victoria Kjær Theilvig, who became the first Dane to clinch […]