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  Amakhosi and Izinduna have advised expelled MK party leader Jabulani Khumalo, to increase his security. This comes as infighting in the Mkhonto we Sizwe party, continue to escalate. In a statement, the group of leaders under the umbrella of Injeje yabeNguni Council, says Khumalo is seen as an enemy to them because of his actions. "His actions are interpreted as a direct attack on land reform that will see […]

  Residents in George, in the Western Cape, say the deadly collapse of the construction building gives them sleepless nights.   At least seven people have lost their lives in the tragedy.   The five-storey construction building came tumbling down on 75 workers who were on site on Monday afternoon. So far, 29 of the workers have been rescued from the rubble. Sixteen of them are in critical condition, while […]

Record producer and businessman, DJ Tira, is under fire over suspicions that he might have raped a young singer, Luke Ntombela. Ntombela's posts have surfaced on social media, in which she is demanding an explanation on how she landed in the DJ's bed. The former IDOLs contestant says she woke up blank - not knowing what had happened the previous night nor how she got under Tira's sheets. The young […]

MK Party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says Jabulani Khumalo is not the founder of the party. He was apparently only sent to register the party as former president Jacob Zuma had initially clearly stated that he would take over as time went on. Ndhlela was reacting to the controversy that was sparked by Khumalo's letter to the IEC, requesting the electoral body to remove Zuma from the ballot paper as the […]

The family of a 15-year-old rape victim, Molebogeng Mathibela, say they’ve been struggling since November to secure justice for their child. The Hammanskraal schoolgirl’s life was changed forever on the 15th of November when she was raped and brutalised. Moleboeng, who is deaf and unable to speak, had often been harassed by her peers and even beaten for her disability. According to her family, three men committed raped her, but […]

The DA’s election advert, in which the South African flag is burnt, among others, has divided Yires about whether the opposition party's move is unpatriotic. Social media has been abuzz since the main opposition party released its advert yesterday, with some users saying it triggers times of instability during the apartheid regime, while others have praised the party for pushing boundaries. Former Public Protector, Professor Thuli Madonsela, is among those who […]

South African musical sensation, Tyla, once again showed her star power when she stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet for the first-time. Social media has been abuzz about the look she went for. The theme for the 2024 Met Gala, which took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York last night, was Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. The Grammy Award winner, decided to go with a 'sand' […]

South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) say the victimisation of Jews during the Holocaust cannot be used as justification for the oppression of the Palestinian people. They were speaking at the Holocaust Remembrance Day yesterday, which was held in honour of the more than six million Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis during the Second World War. And as war presses on between Israel and […]

Political Analyst, Goodenough Mashego, says removing former president, Jacob Zuma, as the face of the MK Party is tantamount to destroying the political party.   He was responding to MK Party founder Jabulani Khumalo's letter to the IEC, in which he asks for the removal of the former president as the face and leader of the party.   Confirming the receipt of the letter, the IEC said it won't involve […]

With less than 25 days to go until Mzansi heads to the May 29th polls, Media Monitoring Africa has urged newsrooms to deliver credible news updates to South Africans. Speaking on World Press Freedom Day, the Director of the organisation, William Bird, encouraged voters to reflect on the country's democratic state, and high levels of media freedom that still need to be protected. Bird says while social media might help […]