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South Africans are waiting with bated breath to see how the Proteas will do against Afghanistan tomorrow in their semi-final showdown in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The Proteas go into this crunch match, after knocking out the tournament's co-hosts, the West Indies, on Monday. South Africa has made it this far, without a loss, adding pressure to the team to win their next match. The game will […]

International Relations expert, Sipho Mantula, is urging African leaders to stop ignoring the voice of young people. The courage of Kenya's Gen-Z has taken the world by storm after they invaded the streets of Nairobi calling for the scrapping of the new finance bill, which will see a hike in tax. The Kenyan government insists that the new taxes are needed to fund spending programmes and lessen the debt burden. […]

The family of Busisiwa Nxumalo, a domestic worker who was tragically murdered, says they’re distraught and frustrated that her body was returned to them without any clothing. Nxumalo was allegedly killed by her employer, nurse Sithembile Xulu, in a murder plot aimed at collecting a hefty R6 million insurance payout. It’s alleged Xulu took out three separate life insurance policies on her young domestic workers life. She and her gardener, […]

Political analyst, Goodenough Mashego, says he doesn't think the President has been given enough time to form his government, urging for the deployment of a new Cabinet under the Government of National Unity (GNU) not to be rushed. While President Cyril Ramaphosa took four days to announce his executive in 2019, this time he has taken even longer as negotiations on national executive posts between various political parties, who want […]

The three friends, who travelled from London (UK) to Cape Town, say they are looking forward to exploring South Africa and seeing what it has to offer. Karen, James, Spence and their car Edna had social media users, including South Africans, following their journey closely for about three months now. They finally made it to the Mother City after leaving their home in March through a ferry from Dover to […]

Fifty-eight MK Party Members of Parliament have officially been sworn in. The members took their oaths of office in the National Assembly today. The party previously boycotted the first sitting of the assembly, which also saw the re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa as the Head of State. They expressed their dissatisfaction with the election result, claiming that the 2024 elections were rigged and called for a revote. The MKP has […]

As talks between the ANC and DA have reportedly soured over key roles in the President's Cabinet, young people have shared their thoughts on their preferred candidates to form part of the Executive of the Government of National Unity (GNU). While some support DA leader John Steenhuisen's bid for Deputy President, others believe EFF leader Julius Malema could bring the necessary opposition to the arrangement. One young person praised the […]

Some parents and students are hoping mad after one of South Africa's privately-run fashion schools, Fedisa Fasion School in Sandton decided to hastily uproot without giving them enough time to make alternative plans. Speaking to YNews, they said the institution, which has been operating for 19 years, notified them last week Wednesday that it would be moving to Cape Town. They were also given the option to relocate to complete […]

  Whistleblower, Moeketsi Mokoena, has expressed concern over the lack of protection for whistleblowers. He was speaking a day after the globe paid homage to whistleblowers, who face threats; are sometimes killed, lose their jobs and forced to flee to other countries for exposing corruption. Speaking to YNews in celebration of World Whistleblowers' Day, Mokoena said the law needs to be amended to make the environment for blowing the whistle […]

Independent political analyst, Goodenough Mashego, says the DA's arrogance in the negotiation process for positions in the provincial and national legislatures has left the ANC in a vulnerable state. He says the DA knows that if they walk away from the Government of National Unity (GNU), this will collapse KZN and Gauteng.  "This will put the ANC in a quandary because, in KZN, MK Party will take over and in […]