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Mental wellness activist, Mpadi Makgalo, attributes the spike in suicide cases among young people, in most instances, to a feeling of not being connected to family, community or society at large. The founder of Heal SA, an NGO that offers mental health services, and her team have been assisting learners and teachers at Eqinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park, where four teenagers took their own lives within a space of […]

South Africa's breakout star, Tyla, ties with global icon Beyonce with four BET nominations.   The Grammy Award winner has been nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best New Artist, Viewer’s Choice Award and Best International Act.   Also putting South Africa on the map are Makhadzi and Focalistic, who were nominated in different categories.   The prestigious BET Awards, which were established more than two decades ago to celebrate black entertainers in music, film, sports and philanthropy, will take place on June 30 […]

  As the debate rages on over whether South Africa will be able to handle the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) system, these are the things you need to know about how you will be affected as a citizen. The system will see the creation of a state fund to cover the medical costs of all South Africans. What does this mean? All South Africans will be treated […]

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development says its hands are tight and can't assist protesting agriculture graduates. The young people have been camping outside the offices of the department as well as the National Treasury for days now. They are demanding to be re-employed by the land reform department after their contracts were prematurely terminated. They have vowed to continue sleeping out in the cold until government listens […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa says no stone will be left unturned in the investigations of the horrific George building collapse and those found wanting will be held accountable. The President visited the scene of the tragedy yesterday. He was accompanied by the Western Cape government delegation, which was led by Premier Alan Winde. The President took time to greet and thank the rescue workers who were on site, some of whom had […]

Agricultural studies graduates have been camping outside the National Treasury and the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development offices in Pretoria. They are demanding the reinstatement of funding for Assistant Agricultural Practitioners. They say their Assistant Agricultural Practitioners' contracts were prematurely terminated nine months ago. Apparently, 5 000 young graduates were affected by the move. The young people are now demanding their jobs back and the reinstatement of the […]

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the brutal killing of 5-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane.   One suspect is still on the run and police are on his tail.    The suspects face charges of murder, robbery and the unlawful possession of an unlicensed firearm.   The little boy was shot and killed criminals who were hijacking his father, late in the evening, in Soshanguve.   According to the family, Ditebogo ran […]

With the May 29 elections around corner, the ANC in Limpopo has suffered a blow after reality TV star, Papa Penny, ditched the party and joined former president, Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party). Papa Penny’s move could see the governing party lose its support base of voters in the Mopani Region due to his cult following of music listeners in the area. Papa Penny has previously served as […]

"Young people do not have close political ties to parties and none of them has so far been able to capture them," says political analyst, Dr Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, amid the quest to get more young people to participate in the upcoming elections. Dr. Schulz-Herzenberg believes that the country has failed to mobilise the youth and entice them to vote. She says political parties are struggling to reach the young people […]

Economist, Duma Gqubule, says the joblessness crisis in the country can be solved in a month if the government began investing in the country's infrastructure and people. This as the latest unemployment statistics show that the youth remain vulnerable in the country's job market, with the number of unemployed young people having increased to nearly 5 million in the first quarter of the year. Gqubule says the economy will start […]