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Political analyst, Goodenough Mashego, says the swearing in of Zizi Kodwa as an MP speaks to the African National Congress' (ANC) realisation that the party's time in power has run out. Mashego says this also paints the liberation movement as an organisation that is now only focused of securing jobs and pension funds for its senior comrades. His remarks come amid concerns from several quarters over the swearing in of […]

Proteas batsman, David Miller, says they are ready for a tough final tomorrow against a strong India side. South Africa reached the T20 World Cup final for the first time, after they thumped over Afghanistan, winning by nine wickets yesterday morning. Afghanistan had won the toss and they opted to bat first, with the hopes of setting a target that would be hard to chase. However, things didn't go Afghanistan's […]

Kenyan President, William Ruto, has withdrawn the controversial Finance Bill, which sparked violent protests across the country, resulting in over 20 deaths. The bill aimed to raise taxes to pay off government debt, but demonstrators feared it would exacerbate economic hardships. Protests escalated on Tuesday when police fired tear gas and live ammunition at demonstrators attempting to storm Parliament. Addressing the nation in Nairobi yesterday, Ruto changed tune and admitted […]

Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) is urging businesses to stop negotiating with extortionists to paralyse construction mafias. The mafias have been a headache to construction owners, often hindering the completion of projects, in turn costing the country's economy around R68 billion annually. BACSA national project manager, Roelof Viljoen, says giving in to their demands fuels the crime. According to Viljoen, extortion as a crime requires two factors: the demand […]

South Africans are waiting with bated breath to see how the Proteas will do against Afghanistan tomorrow in their semi-final showdown in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The Proteas go into this crunch match, after knocking out the tournament's co-hosts, the West Indies, on Monday. South Africa has made it this far, without a loss, adding pressure to the team to win their next match. The game will […]

International Relations expert, Sipho Mantula, is urging African leaders to stop ignoring the voice of young people. The courage of Kenya's Gen-Z has taken the world by storm after they invaded the streets of Nairobi calling for the scrapping of the new finance bill, which will see a hike in tax. The Kenyan government insists that the new taxes are needed to fund spending programmes and lessen the debt burden. […]

The family of Busisiwa Nxumalo, a domestic worker who was tragically murdered, says they’re distraught and frustrated that her body was returned to them without any clothing. Nxumalo was allegedly killed by her employer, nurse Sithembile Xulu, in a murder plot aimed at collecting a hefty R6 million insurance payout. It’s alleged Xulu took out three separate life insurance policies on her young domestic workers life. She and her gardener, […]

Political analyst, Goodenough Mashego, says he doesn't think the President has been given enough time to form his government, urging for the deployment of a new Cabinet under the Government of National Unity (GNU) not to be rushed. While President Cyril Ramaphosa took four days to announce his executive in 2019, this time he has taken even longer as negotiations on national executive posts between various political parties, who want […]

The three friends, who travelled from London (UK) to Cape Town, say they are looking forward to exploring South Africa and seeing what it has to offer. Karen, James, Spence and their car Edna had social media users, including South Africans, following their journey closely for about three months now. They finally made it to the Mother City after leaving their home in March through a ferry from Dover to […]

Fifty-eight MK Party Members of Parliament have officially been sworn in. The members took their oaths of office in the National Assembly today. The party previously boycotted the first sitting of the assembly, which also saw the re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa as the Head of State. They expressed their dissatisfaction with the election result, claiming that the 2024 elections were rigged and called for a revote. The MKP has […]