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Numsa President, Andrew Chirwa, has vowed that workers will not return to their jobs until Ford SA agrees to negotiate. The union is demanding that workers receive bonuses and benefit from company profits. Addressing a mass picket, Chirwa deemed it unthinkable that workers at a multinational company like Ford are earning "peanuts". Over 3 000 Ford workers are protesting for a second day today after downing tools, demanding that the […]

  Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Rulani Mokwena, says he never envisioned that he could part ways with the club in such a way. South African football fans across the country are still reeling from shock over the news of Mokwena parting ways with Sundowns, despite a successful season. The coach of the season recently led Masandawana to their 7th consecutive DStv Premiership league triumph, while also securing the African Football […]

Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says institutions of higher learning need to implement mechanisms that will help detect the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the assignments submitted by students - just as there are mechanisms used to detect plagiarism. Makaneta was weighing in on the rapid increase of the use of AI among university students, which compromises the quality of work submitted. Many Unisa students have landed in trouble due […]

Proteas Men white-ball head coach, Rob Walter, is hopeful that Quinton de Kock will remain available to play limited-over international cricket and realise his dream of winning a World Cup as they are yet to receive an update on his T20I retirement. De Kock hung up his bat on Tests in 2021 and ended his 50-over career at last year's ODI World Cup. The T20 World Cup in West Indies […]

The state has withdrawn all charges against rapper, Molemo 'Jub Jub' Maarohanye. The musician faced three counts of rape, two of attempted murder and one of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Jub Jub, who is no stranger to being at odds with the law, came under fire when he made degrading comments about his ex-lover, Amanda Du Pont, on a podcast. The actress laid a rape […]

The 19-year-old seen in a video violently beating his grandmother has finally been arrested. Police in Kraaifontien were made aware of the incident after the video of the assault went viral on social media with users demanding justice for the gogo. Please find Luvo and arrest him. 💔💔💔@SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/Qgjn4MTCFS — m a s h è s h a 💨 (@_mashesha) July 3, 2024 I know my grandmother was a witch, […]

Pressure is mounting on the City of Joburg to rescind the R200 surcharge, which has sparked a public outcry. Residents have taken to social media, lamenting their already dire economic conditions after City Power announced the introduction of the R200 fee for prepaid customers last week, which will go towards services and network capacity. This means when a customer purchases electricity the R200 will be recovered upfront before any consumption-related […]

Content creator, actress, TV presenter and preacher's wife, Innocent Sadiki, has sparked a debate on how far is too far with content creation. Sadiki came under fire after posting a video of her house burning and her husband comforting her on X. From what we called our Home, we now have NOTHING! Our House burnt down today. Lord you are still our God. We are shuttered 😢😭 We thank God […]

The short and shaky marriage between the DA and the ANC, among others, in Gauteng has ended. The DA has decided to withdraw from the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) in the province after failed negotiations with the ANC over co-governance. The DA made announced its decision not long after the leadership of the ANC in Gauteng, led by the party's Secretary- General, Fikile Mbalula, articulated the organisation's stance in the […]

After 27 years of keeping South Africans captivated the actors from ‘Muvhango’ have taken their final bow as the curtain closed for the last time last night for the popular soapie. The hit TshiVenda language drama, which was the first of its kind in the language, has played on SABC 2 since April 7, 1997. The soapie's loyal viewers took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their shock after learning […]