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Opponents of the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment bill (BELA) say instead of doing away with Afrikaans-medium schools, government should increase its capacity and build new schools for other language speakers. Several political parties, including AfriForum and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), held pickets outside the Department of Basic Educations offices yesterday, calling for the bill to be scrapped. If signed into law, the BELA bill could see parents […]

Teddy Bear Foundation Director, Dr Shaheda Omar, says the suicide of four pupils from the same Gauteng high school is a clear indication of young people losing control of their emotions. All the learners allegedly consumed poison, within the space of 10 days. Three of them died at medical facilities, whilst a fourth Grade 11 girl learner was found dead at home by her parents. Speaking to YNews, Omar says […]

Brand expert, Thebe Ikalafeng, says it's time for the government and police to step in and address security concerns faced by customers at the hands of e-hailing drivers. In the latest incident, two women were assaulted, stabbed and robbed by a Bolt driver in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, on Monday. Another driver has been arrested in Cape Town for assaulting and stabbing two young women in an altercation over where […]

Calls for a female Limpopo Premier have gained momentum within the party structures of the ANC. This comes at the backdrop of Premier Stanely Mathabatha’s last term of office, as the country heads to the May 29 national and provincial elections. Speaking to Y News, a leader in Vhembe Region says the chances of ANC Deputy Chairperson, Florence Radzilani, taking over the reins of the province’s administration are very high. […]

Operation Dudula supporters have accused the Electoral Court of protecting the governing ANC. The members were demonstrating on the sidelines of the Constitutional Court proceedings yesterday as three political parties were slugging it out inside with the IEC in an attempt to secure their spot on the ballot paper. Ace Magashule's party ACT, the Labour Party of South Africa and the African Alliance of Social Democrats all want to be […]

The recent attack on two young women while using e-hailing service Bolt, has reignited calls for the app to be permanently y shutdown. Civil rights movement, #NotInMyNameInternational, also wants the speedy arrest of the implicated driver. The organisation is threating to mobilise other e-hailing drivers to assist them in finding the suspect and dealing with him, should the police fail to nab him. Earlier this week, one of the victims […]

  Amakhosi and Izinduna have advised expelled MK party leader Jabulani Khumalo, to increase his security. This comes as infighting in the Mkhonto we Sizwe party, continue to escalate. In a statement, the group of leaders under the umbrella of Injeje yabeNguni Council, says Khumalo is seen as an enemy to them because of his actions. "His actions are interpreted as a direct attack on land reform that will see […]

  Residents in George, in the Western Cape, say the deadly collapse of the construction building gives them sleepless nights.   At least seven people have lost their lives in the tragedy.   The five-storey construction building came tumbling down on 75 workers who were on site on Monday afternoon. So far, 29 of the workers have been rescued from the rubble. Sixteen of them are in critical condition, while […]

Record producer and businessman, DJ Tira, is under fire over suspicions that he might have raped a young singer, Luke Ntombela. Ntombela's posts have surfaced on social media, in which she is demanding an explanation on how she landed in the DJ's bed. The former IDOLs contestant says she woke up blank - not knowing what had happened the previous night nor how she got under Tira's sheets. The young […]

MK Party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says Jabulani Khumalo is not the founder of the party. He was apparently only sent to register the party as former president Jacob Zuma had initially clearly stated that he would take over as time went on. Ndhlela was reacting to the controversy that was sparked by Khumalo's letter to the IEC, requesting the electoral body to remove Zuma from the ballot paper as the […]