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British actress, Dame Maggie Smith, has passed at the age of 89. The family of the 'Harry Potter' and 'Downtown Abby' star announced that she spent her last day at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, in the United Kingdom. Her two sons, Tobey Stephans and Chris Larkin, say Smith’s soul departed peacefully, surrounded by her family and friends. “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the […]

  Thai authorities have arrested a 36-year-old man for performing penis augmentation surgeries for 20 years without professional training or qualifications. Kittikorn Songsri says he taught himself how to do the procedure when he was 14. Songsri is understood to have only achieved a Grade 9 level of education. Reports suggest that the 36-year-old man would advertise his services online and charged about 5 000 baht (R2 500) and 20 […]

Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi, says they will play for Eben Etzebeth, who will become the most capped Springbok of all time with 128 Tests. He's also promised that they will make the entire country proud when they line up against Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday. The Boks hope to clinch the Rugby Championship title, which will see Kolisi lift the trophy for the first time since 2019. Kolisi said the […]

British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, has rejected claims that she misused charity funds to sponsor her lavish lifestyle. Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee, alongside two other trustees, for the next five years after a charity commission inquiry found that only a small fraction of the millions raised in Campbell's poverty relief charity, Fashion for Relief, was spent on charity. The inquiry says only 8.5% of the charity's […]

The University of the Western Cape men's football team have followed in the boots of their female counterparts to be crowned Varsity Football 2024 champions. The Cape side scored a late equaliser in the final minutes and claimed the title after a tense 8-7 win on penalties against the North West University in a match that ended 1-1 after regulation time. NWU started well, dominating the first 10 minutes with […]

YNews had an exclusive conversation with the Competition Commission’s Acting Deputy Commissioner and Chief Economist, James Hodge, who emphasised the need for small business to approach them with cases of unfair business practices they may find themselves subjected to. This falls on the backdrop of a recent report that Keyalena (Uranium) Pharmacy has been given 45 days to get out of Fourways Gardens Centre, allegedly before its lease expires at […]

"If murder is wrong, then the state should not murder people too," so says political analyst, Professor Steven Friedman. He was weighing in on the controversial issue of the death penalty, which some political parties like the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), the Freedom Front Plus and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) want reinstated in the country. YNews reached out to him to hear his views on what lessons South […]

The leader of ActionSA, Herman Mashaba, says he’s determined to see his party's councillor, Nasiphi Moya, become the new mayor of Tshwane. His comment follows DA councillor, Cilliers Brink's ousting as the capital city's Executive Mayor through an ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence.  The motion garnered 120 votes in favour of Brink's removal, with the ANC, ActionSA, and PA supporting it, while 87 other councillors voted against it. Mashaba has […]

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, has downplayed the bottles of baby oil seized at the music mogul's home as 'bulk buying'. Police raided Diddy's homes in March and seized bottles of baby oil, lubricant and firearms, amongst other things. Rumours have been circulating that at least 1 000 bottles of baby oil were a form of a drug, known as 'liquid ecstasy'. It is alleged that the said drug […]

South Africa doesn't have an over-eating problem but the lack of access to nutritious food. This is according to dietician, Lindelwa Zimu, who says, this has led to an obesity problem that is becoming a concern in the country. According to experts, obesity has become one of the biggest health crises that people face globally and can lead to diseases like Type 2 diabetes and cancer. Speaking to YNews, Zimu […]