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Literacy activist and author, Sam Mathe, says it's concerning that black children continue to struggle to access quality learning material, 30 years into democracy. His cries come as Johannesburg inner-city residents say they remain in the dark, about when their prized library will re-open. Members of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation will take to the streets on Saturday, demanding the re-opening of the Joburg City Library, which was closed four years […]

 The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it's all systems go ahead of the much-anticipated general polls.  South Africans living abroad will cast the first ballot on Friday. IEC Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, has assured the public that voting will go smoothly in the 111 foreign missions around the world.  The commission says all missions have already received the election materials, which include ballot papers, voting booths, ballot boxes, envelopes, and a voter list. Mamabolo has also revealed […]

The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of hiding the true nature of the George building collapse. Monday marked exactly a week since a five-story building collapsed on at least 81 construction workers, trapping them under the rubble. The death toll in the tragedy, so far stands at 30, with fears that more bodies will be recovered as emergency workers work around the clock to find survivors. […]

A South African-born author based in Canada, Kagiso Molope, is urging young people and those in positions of power to speak out against the atrocities they see happening in the world. The author went viral on social media after being escorted out of an event for speaking out about child casualties in the Gaza Strip. It's understood Molope had been invited to give a speech at the prestigious Politics and […]

DJ Tira, born Mthokozisi Khathi, has slapped aspiring singer, Luke Ntombela, with a cease-and-desist letter. Ntombela has previously hinted that she could have been drugged and possibly raped by the DJ. This led to diverse views on the matter with some social media users accusing Ntombela of trying to destroy DJ Tira's career, while others claim the DJ has been using young women for years now. Tira has now hit […]

The family of five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane say his passing still feels like a movie.  The young boy, who has been described as a cheerful soul, was shot during a hijacking incident outside his home in Soshanguve on Friday.  Family spokesperson, Gift Makoti, says Phalane came running out of the house to welcome his father who was arriving home, when he was met with his demise.  "By that time, the hijackers had already pointed a gun at the father and one of the hijackers on the left-hand side […]

Media watchdogs have slammed the public broadcaster for banning the Democratic Alliance's (DA) controversial election advert. Support Public Broadcasting Coalition, Freedom of Expression Institute, the Campaign for Free Expression, and Media Monitoring Africa have described the SABC's move as unjustifiable, especially since it didn't even point out what was unconstitutional about the advert. In a joint statement, the group says the decision to bans the ad is a clear unjustifiable […]

Young MK Party supporters outside the Constitutional Court have hailed former president, Jacob Zuma’s time in office as a high point for youth empowerment and job creation. They say under Zuma’s leadership, young people of all races could find jobs and climb the ladder of opportunity. They were speaking on the sidelines of the IEC’s Constitutional Court bid to have Zuma taken off the MK Party’s candidate list. The IEC […]

MEC for Education in Gauteng, Matome Chiloane, is calling for the destigmatisation of sexually active young people.   He says this can be done through sex talks, which include topics on sexuality and protective sex.   Chiloane made the remarks at Qinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park, where four young learners committed suicide in a space of 10 days.   Three of them died at medical facilities after ingesting poison, whilst a fourth learner […]

Cultural expert and political analyst, Professor Musa Xulu, says the ANC will remain in control of KwaZulu-Natal after the May 29 elections despite the emergence of Jacob Zuma's MK Party. His projections come 18 days before South Africans head to the polls and vote in what has been dubbed this generation's 1994. While some believe Zuma's party could distract the ANC's chances of winning back the former president's home province, […]