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The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision, banning Jacob Zuma from contesting the upcoming national elections as a consequence of the former president’s bad behaviour. The ConCourt ruled that Zuma was not eligible to stand as a candidate for the National Assembly due to his contempt of court conviction in 2021. Handing down the unanimous judgment in Braamfontein, Justice Leona Theron detailed how Section 47(1)(e) of the […]
Muslim political party, Al Jama-ah, has described Iran's late leader, Ebrahim Raisi, as someone who was committed to the plight of the oppressed and dispossessed, including the Palestinian people. The party yesterday joined other world leaders who've paid tribute to Raisi, his foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other senior officials who passed away on Sunday in a horrific helicopter crash in northern Iran. The country has since declared five days […]
Former president, Jacob Zuma, has been disqualified from running in next week's elections due to his 2021 contempt of court conviction. The Constitutional Court overturned the Electoral Court ruling, which set aside the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)'s decision to ban Zuma from contesting. Justice Leona Theron found that Zuma is not eligible to be a member of or stand to be elected as a member of the National Assembly. The […]
Some political analysts say that the Israel-Hamas conflict and the stance taken by political parties will play a vital role in the outcome of this year's provincial and national elections. South Africa’s ANC-led government took Israel to the International Court of Justice in December, accusing the Middle Eastern country of genocide. This amid escalating tensions in the region, following Israel’s retaliation to the October 7 Hamas attack, which claimed the […]
Unemployed young people protesting for lower data costs say high data prices have forced them to choose between food and buying data. In the age of the internet, the young people say high data costs have made online job hunting an expensive exercise. The young people joined demonstrations by organisation, Friends for a Free Internet, outside the Icasa offices in Centurion, demanding an end to expensive data. A study by […]
With a little more than a week to go before South Africans head to what has been dubbed as the country's 1994 elections, the SAPS have issued a stern warning to the public. The police say anyone caught removing and defacing posters published by a registered party will be arrested and criminally charged. Their warning is in accordance with the Electoral Act of 73 of 1998, which prohibits the unlawful […]
Mental wellness activist, Mpadi Makgalo, attributes the spike in suicide cases among young people, in most instances, to a feeling of not being connected to family, community or society at large. The founder of Heal SA, an NGO that offers mental health services, and her team have been assisting learners and teachers at Eqinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park, where four teenagers took their own lives within a space of […]
South Africa's breakout star, Tyla, ties with global icon Beyonce with four BET nominations. The Grammy Award winner has been nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best New Artist, Viewer’s Choice Award and Best International Act. Also putting South Africa on the map are Makhadzi and Focalistic, who were nominated in different categories. The prestigious BET Awards, which were established more than two decades ago to celebrate black entertainers in music, film, sports and philanthropy, will take place on June 30 […]
As the debate rages on over whether South Africa will be able to handle the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) system, these are the things you need to know about how you will be affected as a citizen. The system will see the creation of a state fund to cover the medical costs of all South Africans. What does this mean? All South Africans will be treated […]
The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development says its hands are tight and can't assist protesting agriculture graduates. The young people have been camping outside the offices of the department as well as the National Treasury for days now. They are demanding to be re-employed by the land reform department after their contracts were prematurely terminated. They have vowed to continue sleeping out in the cold until government listens […]
