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The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has confirmed that former President Jacob Zuma's face will appear on the ballot papers in the upcoming polls as the leader of the MK Party. Today, the IEC announced that it will now go ahead with the printing of ballot papers for the elections, despite its latest appeal to the Constitutional Court seeking clarity on the Electoral Court's decision to set aside Zuma's disqualification. The […]
Four of South Africa's sporting stars have been inducted into the Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 list. Two-time Rugby World Cup winner, Damian Willemse, 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations winner Hilda Magaia, sprinter Shaun Maswanganyi, and Springbok women player Nadine Roos all cracked the nod and made it to the 2024 list for their achievements in their respective sporting codes. The Forbes 30 under 30 list celebrates innovators, creatives, […]
As South Africans prepare to cast their ballots on the 29th of May, queer youth in Johannesburg say political parties are not doing enough to appeal to them. According to the Triangle Project, there are more than half a million LGBTQ+ people in South Africa, with most agreeing that more queer representation amongst political parties would increase LGBTQIA+ voter participation. Speaking with YNews, the queer youth say the LGBTQ community […]
Amid growing safety concerns in the country due to the high rate of kidnappings and rapes, e-hailing company, Uber, has introduced Uber Teen for parents and guardians on the go. Just last month a driver from Uber's competitor, Bolt, Emmanuel Mudua, was sentenced to two life imprisonment terms, plus an additional 60 years behind bars, for various charges including rape, kidnapping, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm […]
South Africans have taken to social media to congratulate a local group, The Joy, for their performance with Grammy award-winning superstar, Doja Cat, at Coachella. Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, popularly known as "Doja Cat", and who father is a South African actor and dancer, was the headline act for the final night of the first weekend of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Coachella has become quite the […]
The Sharks became the first South African club to reach an EPCR competition semi-final as they bested Edinburgh Rugby 36-30 in the quarter-final of the EPCR Challenge Cup at Hollywoodbets Kings Park this weekend. A second half try from hooker Bongi Mbonambi, coupled with 14 points from the boot of fly-half Siya Masuka, who totalled 18 points in the contest, helped overturn a 16-14 half time deficit. The first half […]
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has opened applications for special votes from today until the 3rd of May. South Africans will be heading to the polls next month, in what has been dubbed the most hotly contested elections post-1994. The country's 7th democratic general elections will be momentous as independent candidates will be contesting for the first time in history. Special votes will take place on the 27th and 28th […]
Government is upping the ante in its battle to reduce the ever-increasing number of teenage pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and sexually transmitted diseases. According to the Health Department, over the past three years - more than 11 500 girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years delivered babies in public health facilities. While strides have been made in addressing the HIV scourge, the epidemic remains a headache, especially among young […]
Ekuruleni's newly sworn-in Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, is set to hit the ground running, assuring residents that addressing their needs will be a top priority. Xhakaza, who is an ANC councillor, was elected unopposed and sworn in on Thursday following a special sitting in council, breaking the weeks-long stalemate in the metro. The metro successfully voted on a new mayor weeks after the African Independent Congress (AIC) Sivuyile Ngodwana was voted […]
Frustrated students have given the Higher Education Department until Monday to tackle payment irregularities at NSFAS. The young people marched to the department’s head office in Pretoria yesterday, demanding an end to the eZaga payment system that they’ve blamed for their financial woes. Delayed payments and months of unpaid allowances are among the students' concerns. YNews spoke with 22-year-old TUT student and NSFAS beneficiary, Lothiwe Ntuli, who says delayed payments […]
