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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) confirmed that it will examine the appeal of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya against regulations requiring female athletes with high testosterone levels to take medication on the 15th of next month. The 33-year-old South African athlete won a long legal battle last July against Switzerland at the ECHR, which ruled that she was the victim of discrimination from the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration […]

What was supposed to be a kind gesture by the Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister, Zizi Kodwa, has taken a different turn, sparking debate over the government's perceived lack of support for artists. Kodwa drew flak from some social media users on X, after wishing a South African Opera singer, based in Britain, well for his outstanding performance on the Britain’s Got Talent television show. South African creatives continue to […]

A survivor of a police shooting in Mpumalanga is demanding justice, almost four years after the incident that changed his life forever. Thabo Mbonani from Leandra says he was shot by the police, without a warning, in a case of mistaken identity in 2020. “I am a law-abiding citizen who was on my way to work when the police just shot at me,” he adds. Mbonani says while the police […]

Young business owners in Gauteng have slammed the government for failing to invest in young people at grassroots level. As South Africans prepare to cast their ballot on the 29th of May, the young people say a lack of government funding and investment has left many of them struggling to keep their businesses afloat. Speaking with YNews, fashion designer, Zintle Mbobo, has accused the government of failing to recognise and […]

The African National Congress (ANC) says it won't roll over and play dead in its trademark battle with the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party). The governing party says it will be appealing yesterday's Durban High Court judgement, which dismissed its case with costs against former president Jacob Zuma's new political outfit in defense of its legacy. “The ANC reiterates that it is committed to respecting of the country for a […]

The Springboks 2024 schedule is now complete after SA Rugby confirmed the fixtures of their 'End of Year Tour'. The back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions will line up against 2023 Rugby World Cup opponents, Scotland and England, before taking on Wales in the Outgoing Tour in November. Rassie Erasmus' charges will kick off the tour on November 10 in Edinburgh against the sixth-ranked Scotland – who they faced in the […]

The stakes are high for independent candidates as they race to garner enough votes that will secure them seats in the National Assembly. Two candidates in Limpopo, a former boxer Lovemore Ndou and community activist Faith Phathela, have thrown their hats in the ring to contest the May 29 provincial and national elections. The duo says it wants to represent the voice of the marginalised as Members of Parliament (MPs) […]

Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has won the trademark battle against the ANC. The high court in Durban today dismissed, with costs, the governing party's bid to stop former Jacob Zuma's party from using its name and logo. The ANC had argued that the MK Party wants to confuse voters on May 29 by using part of its heritage and intellectual property, while the new kid on the political block […]

South Africans are mourning the passing of popular DJ and MC, Peter “Mashata” Mabuse. The DJ was shot dead in the early hours of yesterday morning on his way from EpoziniLifestyle, in block G Soshanguve, where he played his last gig. Mashata last night before he got shot 💔😭 yoh modimo. pic.twitter.com/IF2iQNSI6C — Dr Chauke 📝 (@_BlackZA) April 21, 2024 He was travelling with his friend when tragedy struck. Klaas […]

Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka's office is unfazed by the Pretoria High Court order regarding her matter involving her predecessor, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The two are at loggerheads over Mkhwebane's bid to get her R10 million gratuity. Yesterday, Judge Colleen Collis found that Gcaleka might have made inaccurate allegations in her affidavit submitted in court in response to Mkhwebane's demands. The judge gave the Public Protector until the end of […]