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With less than 23 days to go until Mzansi heads to the May 29th polls, Media Monitoring Africa has urged newsrooms to deliver credible news updates to South Africans. Speaking on World Press Freedom Day, the Director of the organisation, William Bird, encouraged voters to reflect on the country's democratic state, and high levels of media freedom that still need to be protected. Bird says while social media might help […]

International Relations expert, Dr Chidochashe Nyere, says the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not have the guts to issue a warrant against Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The court is currently investigating Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. A move Israel and the United States have cautioned against. Standing alongside Antony Blinken, Israeli President Herzog says any ICC attempt to indict Israeli leaders for war crimes […]

Road Accident Fund (RAF) boss, Collins Letsoalo, says laws should be amended so that only those who are in the country legally benefit from the fund. Despite the moral implications of his proposal, the RAF CEO says illegal foreign nationals and wealthy foreign visitors should not be profiting from the cash-strapped entity. In its current form, the road accident fund pays out to any accident victim on the country's roads, […]

One of the six men arrested in connection with the murder and hijacking of Kaizer Chiefs defender, Luke Fleurs, is said to be in the country illegally. The suspects appeared at the Roodepoort Magistrates Court today to apply for bail. The court confirmed that the second accused, Fernando Siva, is currently residing in South Africa unlawfully as his temporary permit expired in 2020. The six men arrested in connection with […]

Civil Rights group, #NotInMyName, has joined calls for the IEC to make public the agenda of the meeting with US Ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety.   The controversial ambassador sparked major public outcry after he posted a picture on X, formerly Twitter, with senior IEC officials.   Today I had the honor of meeting with @IECSouthAfrica as they prepare tirelessly to ensure free and fair 🇿🇦elections on May 29. The IEC […]

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is now officially a doctor. On Thursday, the 51-year old was awarded an honorary doctorate by the North-West University for his contribution to rugby. Dr Johan “Rassie” Erasmus 🫡 pic.twitter.com/ClUSfU9GSI — Buhle Madulini (@Buhlemadulini) May 2, 2024 The back-to-back Rugby World Cup winning coach was awarded the honour in the discipline of Coaching Science after he led the Springboks to two consecutive world cup triumphs, which […]

Labour unions across the globe are today reflecting on historic struggles workers have had to confront to advance their socioeconomic interests and the gains made. The South African Federation of Trade Unions' (Saftu) main Workers' Day event, also known as May Day, is being held in Qonce in the Eastern Cape. Ahead of the event, Saftu spokesperson, Trevor Shaku, spoke to YNews. He accused the DA and ActionSA of trying […]

Teaching children about generosity and kindness could help reduce inequality in the world. This is according to CEO of the Santa Shoebox Project, Deb Zelezniak, who says children who are taught to look out for other people end up being good citizens. Speaking to Ynews, Zelezniak says teaching these character traits will create a ripple effect of giving, and happiness in students, which will then flow from the classroom into […]

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says strange needles on workers' desks, and complaints of sickness from several employees led officials to suspect that something sinister was taking place at their Mkhondo offices in Mpumalanga. SASSA Provincial Spokesperson, Senzeni Ngubeni, says after checking CCTV footage, officials discovered that witchcraft was taking place. A footage of the incident has since gone viral on social media, where a man can be […]

Vice president of Miss World South Africa, Carolyn Botha, has hailed the recent crowing of Alejanadra Rodriguez as Miss Universe Argentina as a win for women. The lawyer and journalist shattered stereotypes by becoming the first 60-year-old woman to achieve such a distinction, marking a monumental shift in beauty pageants. Botha says the Miss Universe Pageant's move has done great justice to many women across the globe, who were previously […]