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Music producer, Nhlamulo 'Nota' Baloyi, has obtained a protection order against media personality, Itumeleng Bokaba.  The pair have been at loggerheads since blogger, Musa Khawula, leaked information that Bokaba is accusing Nota of rape.  Bokaba alleges that Nota forced himself on her when they were at Nota's home earlier this month. Nota has denied the allegations, insisting that they had consensual sex.  In his court documents, he claims that after […]

Orlando Pirates captain, Innocent Maela, is relishing making history by becoming the first side to win three consecutive MTN8 titles. Pirates have won two MTN8 titles since coach Jose Riveiro’s arrival and will look to lift a third this weekend against Stellenbosch at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. With history beckoning, Maela says it’s something they are aware of but not what they are focusing on going into the […]

One week after the devastating blaze at Broadwalk Urban Village in Midrand, survivors are demanding compensation for their losses.  The fire claimed one life, left hundreds homeless, and has raised concerns about shoddy infrastructure and poor building codes. Tebogo Seloane, hailed as a hero for evacuating his neighbours, emphasised that residents want answers. "It's a miracle more lives weren't lost, but we need accountability," he said. Tenants are meeting with […]

Chris Brown's fans in South Africa have been losing their minds since the announcement that he will be performing in Johannesburg, just a few days before the official start of the festive season. Last week, the superstar announced that he will land in the country, days after teasing on Instagram: "South Africa, I'm coming." His statement was today followed by an official reveal that the "With You" hitmaker will perform […]

Residents of Ngobazana Village in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, say they now live in fear after the mass killing of 18 people at the weekend.  Sixteen of them, 14 women and two men, were gunned down execution style.  It is understood that the attacks were carried out in two separate homes, with only a two-month-old baby surviving the heinous onslaught. One of the affected homes was preparing for a tombstone unveiling ceremony. […]

Sport Minister, Gayton McKenzie, plans to meet with both SAFA and the PSL about the lack of VAR in domestic football. The outspoken Minister says it is high time that the technology is introduced into the local game. Calls for VAR in the Premier Soccer League have gotten louder amid officiating controversies. Those outcries were particularly loud on Saturday after questionable decisions in Mamelodi Sundowns' 2-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs. […]

    The Limpopo Department of Education has confirmed to YNews that an internal investigation is underway over allegations that some officials bullied a 17-year-old learner, who later took his life due to the severity of the situation he was faced with at school. Tshegofatso Ngoetjana, a Grade 9 learner at Taxila High School, in Polokwane, left a suicide note, expressing his distress over the alleged prolonged bullying. The school's […]

The family of the victim who lost her life during the Broadwalk Urban Village residential complex fire, in Midrand, has refuted rumours, circulated by some neighbours, that she was a casualty of Gender-Based Violence. YNews managed to have a conversation with Matlhogonolo Tsae, who is the family’s spokesperson and sister to the deceased. “I know she is a woman and a mother who the media painted as if she was […]

White residents of Hartebeespoort in the North West have denied allegations of racial tensions in the community.  This comes as black workers and business owners took to the streets on Friday to protest alleged racial discrimination and business sabotage at the hands of white people. YNews spoke with black business owner, Eunice Matakhula, who runs a guesthouse along Hartebeespoort's affluent dam.  She detailed the intimidation she allegedly faced from a […]