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The Electoral Court has released reasons for its decision to set aside the IEC's ban of former president Jacob Zuma from being on the ballot. Acting Electoral Court Judge, Seena Yacooob, says Zuma's remission of sentence by the President effectively reduced his 15-month prison term to three months - qualifying him to contest for public office. Judge Yacooob says while the initial imprisonment term the Constitutional Court imposed on the […]

The Safety and Violence Initiative at UCT says it’s an absolute tragedy that 30 into democracy, South Africa continues to be dogged by high levels of corruption, poverty, and other legacies of apartheid. Professor Cathy Ward spoke to YNews ahead of Freedom Day celebrations, set for tomorrow. The day commemorates the country’s first democratic elections, which for the first in history, saw South Africans from all backgrounds standing together in […]

The Constitutional Court has granted the MK Party an extension to prepare its case against the IEC. The two entities will soon be squaring off at the Apex Court over Jacob Zuma's candidacy in the upcoming elections. The Electoral Commission is seeking clarity from the court on Zuma's eligibility to run for public office before 5 years has lapsed since he was convicted of defying a Constitutional Court order. However, […]

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has asked the Constitutional Court to extend the party's deadline to submit answering affidavits in its legal battle against the IEC. Party lawyers cited short notice and party leaders being spread across the country as they try to win the hearts and minds of South Africans as reasons for the request. They say next week Tuesday is a reasonable time for them to file their objections […]

The Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) at Wits and the Commission for Gender Equality have welcomed a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling, which confirmed that foreplay doesn't constitute sexual consent. The organisation says this will be a relief for gender-based violence survivors who, over the years, have had to contend with the lack of awareness, and discriminatory attitudes held by police officers and prosecutors, resulting in their cases rarely […]

Mamelodi Sundowns’ second semi-final leg against Tunis Esperance will draw focus not only on the game itself, but how it is officiated. We go again tomorrow We are Mamelodi Sundowns 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/r4jbYEYo3m — K A B E L O M O L E K W A (@kabelomolekwa6) April 25, 2024 Sundowns need to overcome Esperance to not only make it to the final, where a R76 705 200.00 ($4m) prize […]

The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) in Limpopo is accused of failing to settle a bill the organisation accumulated during one of its mother body's election campaigns in Malamulele. The ANC's youth structure held its Collins Chabane Memorial festival at the Saselamani Stadium in March and is allegedly yet to honour its agreement to pay service providers for their work. A fuming service provider, Phindhani Mashele, has told YNews that they […]

Pretoria-based artist and Tik-Tok Influencer, known as Jelly Babie, has apologised to South African Supermarket, Big Save, following a brief, yet cringe-worthy incident, in which she was involved in with one of the company's employees. In a video that blew up on social media, one of the supermarket's cashiers is seen arguing with the Tik-Tok Influencer, whose real name is Karabo Khakhu. In it, Jelly Babie can be distinctly heard hurling […]

Joburg City Manager, Floyd Brink, has narrowly escaped arrest. Brink is in hot water over the city's failure to honour a court order, directing it not to cut off water supply to a resident. "This legal dispute emanates from a dispute on the rates owed to the City by the said resident and the corrective steps undertaken to rectify same," says Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda in a statement. The City of […]

The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear the IEC's urgent appeal against Jacob Zuma's MK Party. The Electoral Commission approached the Apex Court for clarity over an Electoral Court ruling, which gave the former president the greenlight to possibly return to the National Assembly after the May 29 elections. Zuma's MK Party has until tomorrow to file its arguments in court, in a matter some believe might be heard before […]