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  International relations expert, Advocate Sipho Mantula, has welcomed the United Nations Security Council resolution, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages as a historic moment. This is the first time the council has agreed to do so in the almost five months since the Israel-Hamas war began. The resolution comes as pressure mounts on Israel to […]

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says a wig that was allegedly given to Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as gratification was recovered at her house during last week's raid. The Speaker of the National Assembly is in hot water over R4.5 million bribery claims. A crime which allegedly occurred during her tenure as the Defence Minister. According to the charge sheet, the Speaker received R2.5 million of the money she had allegedly solicited. […]

Senzo Meyiwa Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has declined to meet with members of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA), following scrutiny over his remarks about black legal practitioners. On Wednesday, Mokgoatlheng questioned the seriousness of black lawyers in court after defence lawyer, Thulani Mngomezulu, failed to attend. “Is this how black lawyers behave?” the judge asked the courtroom. Yires have since condemned the blanket statement as damaging to perceptions about black lawyers. […]

As the debate continues over former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste's death, questions remain over who will take over his debt. Jooste killed himself after he was slapped with a R475 million fine by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) for fraudulent financial statements. A warrant of arrest against him and a former colleague who is implicated in the alleged accounting fraud had been issued. #sapsHAWKS The DPCI and NPA have […]

Academic, sculptor, poet and writer, Professor Pitika Ntuli, says posting emotive and sometimes complex content on social media should be welcome as such material invokes much-needed debate. The cultural, social and economic commentator was reacting to the social media discussion on the brawl, in the video below, between The Mommy Club reality TV star, Nozipho Ntshangase, her husband, Zola, and their children.   Some social media users weren't impressed with […]

A political turmoil is brewing ahead of the much-anticipated general elections, with the country's Parliament Speaker in hot water over corruption claims. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed a motion of no confidence against Parliament Speaker, Nosiviwe Mpaisa-Nqakula. The official opposition says anything less than a removal of the Speaker will be a mockery to Parliament and South Africa. The Head of the National Legislature is embroiled in bribery allegations […]

  As the country prepares for the May 29 elections, efforts to engage and educate children on equality, freedom and human dignity continue with Children’s Museum, Play Africa, kicking off its second phase of ‘My Constitution’ programme on Saturday. Under the theme, ‘My Constitution 2.0 - Empowering Young Voices’, the organisation seeks to include children in the conversation ahead of the hotly contested polls, and highlight the significance of democratic […]

Young people must learn to be self-reliant, and not sit at home waiting for someone to give them a handout or an opportunity. These are the words of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) as the country marks Human Rights Day. The PAC's Jaki Seroke is urging young people to cement themselves and play a pivotal role in the 4th industrial revolution. Speaking to YNews, Seroke urged the youth […]

Former vice president of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Ria Ledwaba, has called on FIFA to act on what she calls mismanagement at the South African football governing body. Ledwaba addressed the media in Johannesburg yesterday following the lifting of her banning from all football activities in the country. “I am calling on FIFA, I saw CAF wrote a letter, but I am calling on FIFA. I am saying […]

  Cosatu has slammed Vodacom's planned retrenchments, saying the company should rather look at trimming down the fat of their executives. The union was reacting to the telecommunications company's recent statement of looming job cuts in South Africa. The company, Africa’s largest wireless company which employs over 5 000 people, plans to lay off about 80 people in a move it's described as a cost-cutting measure. Speaking to YNews, Parks […]