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SuperSport United coach, Gavin Hunt, has described the passing of Kaizer Chiefs defender, Luke Fleurs, as a big loss for South African football. Fleurs was shot and killed in a hijacking in Honeydew, Johannesburg, last week. Gauteng police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, confirmed yesterday that six people have been arrested in connection with the killing of the 24-year-old former youth international. "What happened to Luke is an absolute tragedy. We […]

Gauteng motorists say they’re in no hurry to pay their outstanding e-toll debt. Their remarks come at the back of Transport Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga’s announcement that e-tolls will be scrapped - come Friday. The Minister, alongside Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, was providing an update on the practical implications of the shutting down of the controversial system. Speaking at the briefing, Chikunga told South Africans that the shutting down of e-tolls […]

With the MK Party set to cause a stir in the upcoming elections, Professor Dirk Kotze, says the party that will be most affected by MK's participation in the hotly contested polls is the EFF. Professor Kotze says considering that over several years the ANC has been losing votes, it has always been a question on which party the voters will supporting between the IFP or EFF and any other […]

  Energy experts say the move by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to approve guidelines for implementing load shedding up to Stage 16 is just a contingency measure. The regulator recently released the new guidelines, which will allow Eskom to implement drastic load shedding stages, if needed, beyond Stage 8. Experts from Eskom, Nersa, the Energy Intensive User Group, South Africa’s metros developed the revision of the […]

Themba Hospital in KaBokweni, in the city of Mbombela, remains under heavy police and private security guard after it was closed last Thursday following a violent protest by a local business forum, which interrupted the administering of healthcare services to patients. Some healthcare workers were allegedly assaulted in the process. The protestors were angry over alleged corruption in tender processes at the health facility. Mpumalanga Premier, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, says they […]

Police have made a breakthrough in the brutal killing of football star, Luke Fleurs. Six suspects were arrested in Slovoville in Soweto this morning. The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs player was shot and killed in a hijacking incident at a petrol station in Honeydew last week. According to the police, Fleurs was confronted by two armed males who came driving a white BMW 1 series, while waiting to be served by […]

Lawyers for fraud-accused businessman, Fidelis Moema, say it’s unlikely that his girlfriend’s controversial social media posts will affect his bail application. The former KPMG employee is expected to apply for bail next week Thursday, following a brief appearance in the Palm Ridge Commercial Crime Court yesterday. The 32-year-old faces fraud, money laundering charges and theft charges after allegedly looting R16.5 million from KPMG, money which was meant to fund student […]

uMkhonto weSizwe Party is celebrating its landmark victory at the Electoral Court, describing the feat as a chance for South Africa to return to former President Jacob Zuma's radical transformation agenda. Yesterday, the court set aside the Independent Electoral Commission's (IEC) decision to bar Zuma from running for public office in the May 29 provincial and national elections. Party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndlela, spoke to YNews soon after the historic win. […]