Blog

Media watchdogs have slammed the public broadcaster for banning the Democratic Alliance's (DA) controversial election advert. Support Public Broadcasting Coalition, Freedom of Expression Institute, the Campaign for Free Expression, and Media Monitoring Africa have described the SABC's move as unjustifiable, especially since it didn't even point out what was unconstitutional about the advert. In a joint statement, the group says the decision to bans the ad is a clear unjustifiable […]

Young MK Party supporters outside the Constitutional Court have hailed former president, Jacob Zuma’s time in office as a high point for youth empowerment and job creation. They say under Zuma’s leadership, young people of all races could find jobs and climb the ladder of opportunity. They were speaking on the sidelines of the IEC’s Constitutional Court bid to have Zuma taken off the MK Party’s candidate list. The IEC […]

MEC for Education in Gauteng, Matome Chiloane, is calling for the destigmatisation of sexually active young people.   He says this can be done through sex talks, which include topics on sexuality and protective sex.   Chiloane made the remarks at Qinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park, where four young learners committed suicide in a space of 10 days.   Three of them died at medical facilities after ingesting poison, whilst a fourth learner […]

Cultural expert and political analyst, Professor Musa Xulu, says the ANC will remain in control of KwaZulu-Natal after the May 29 elections despite the emergence of Jacob Zuma's MK Party. His projections come 18 days before South Africans head to the polls and vote in what has been dubbed this generation's 1994. While some believe Zuma's party could distract the ANC's chances of winning back the former president's home province, […]

Opponents of the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment bill (BELA) say instead of doing away with Afrikaans-medium schools, government should increase its capacity and build new schools for other language speakers. Several political parties, including AfriForum and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), held pickets outside the Department of Basic Educations offices yesterday, calling for the bill to be scrapped. If signed into law, the BELA bill could see parents […]

Teddy Bear Foundation Director, Dr Shaheda Omar, says the suicide of four pupils from the same Gauteng high school is a clear indication of young people losing control of their emotions. All the learners allegedly consumed poison, within the space of 10 days. Three of them died at medical facilities, whilst a fourth Grade 11 girl learner was found dead at home by her parents. Speaking to YNews, Omar says […]

Brand expert, Thebe Ikalafeng, says it's time for the government and police to step in and address security concerns faced by customers at the hands of e-hailing drivers. In the latest incident, two women were assaulted, stabbed and robbed by a Bolt driver in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, on Monday. Another driver has been arrested in Cape Town for assaulting and stabbing two young women in an altercation over where […]

Calls for a female Limpopo Premier have gained momentum within the party structures of the ANC. This comes at the backdrop of Premier Stanely Mathabatha’s last term of office, as the country heads to the May 29 national and provincial elections. Speaking to Y News, a leader in Vhembe Region says the chances of ANC Deputy Chairperson, Florence Radzilani, taking over the reins of the province’s administration are very high. […]

Operation Dudula supporters have accused the Electoral Court of protecting the governing ANC. The members were demonstrating on the sidelines of the Constitutional Court proceedings yesterday as three political parties were slugging it out inside with the IEC in an attempt to secure their spot on the ballot paper. Ace Magashule's party ACT, the Labour Party of South Africa and the African Alliance of Social Democrats all want to be […]

The recent attack on two young women while using e-hailing service Bolt, has reignited calls for the app to be permanently y shutdown. Civil rights movement, #NotInMyNameInternational, also wants the speedy arrest of the implicated driver. The organisation is threating to mobilise other e-hailing drivers to assist them in finding the suspect and dealing with him, should the police fail to nab him. Earlier this week, one of the victims […]