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Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, says the city has appointed a contractor to begin the rehabilitation of Lillian Ngoyi Street, formerly known as Bree street. Gwamanda gave an update on the rehabilitation of the road following last year's gas explosion. On the 19th of July, community members in the Joburg CBD were greeted by a loud noise as the renowned "Bree Street" ripped open with taxis and vehicles having flipped over. […]

Mamelodi Sundowns defender, Mothobi Mvala, is headed to the Ivory Coast as part of the 23-player Bafana Bafana 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad. Mvala was a doubt for the continental tournament after he suffered a groin strain during Bafana's four- day camp in Stellenbosch this week. He is not the only one who has recently picked up an injury. Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams is currently being managed […]

Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, OUTA, says NSFAS must now focus on restoring stability to the student financial aid scheme by hiring a permanent CEO. The organisation's remarks follow the thwarting of former CEO Andile Nongogo's attempt for reinstatement. Yesterday, the Labour Court declared Nongogo's termination of employment lawful and valid after he had approached the court in a bid to challenge the unilateral termination of his employment contract without a […]

Veteran artists and musicians says it’s up to young entertainers to revive South Africa’s legacy of social activism. They were speaking at legendary photojournalist Dr Peter Magubane’s burial service held at the  Fourways Memorial Park Cemetery. The 91-year-old died in Johannesburg on New Year’s Day. Magubane was famous for hiding his camera in a hollowed loaf of bread to evade detection by apartheid- era police. His daughter, Ambassador Fikile Magubane, […]

The question of whether South Africa will be able to stop the war in Gaza is one that lingers across the globe. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, will tomorrow and Friday hear South Africa's genocide application against Israel. South Africa is the first country to lodge a case against the Middle Eastern country in a bid to stop the world's longest-continuing conflicts. The recent relentless bombardment […]

Young people have weighed in following Fikile Mbalula's admission to defending corruption. The ANC Secretary General dropped a bombshell at the weekend when he confessed party members had lied to Parliament to protect the then-president, Jacob Zuma. In a move that shocked South Africans, the ANC SG told supporters in Mbombela that many people's careers were damaged trying to defend the former President's multi-million-rand Nkandla homestead upgrade. He said they […]

A concept image showing a regular South African Rand banknote that is half melted and liquified dripping on an isolated studdio background Economist, Dawie Roodt, says judgment dismissing the case against the more than banks, which were accused of manipulating the rand is not surprising. On Monday evening, the Competition Appeals Court's cleared Standard Bank, FirstRand, and Nedbank, along with other foreign banks for their alleged involvement in the scandal […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the Newlands pitch unsatisfactory after the low-scoring ICC World Test Championship clash between South Africa and India. The decision, made under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, comes after Newlands hosted the shortest-ever completed Test match, with 642 balls bowled in total. Mohammed Siraj's 6/15 skittled South Africa for 55 in their first innings, while India managed a 98-run lead on the […]

ANC National Chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, says Fikile Mbalula got carried away by the presence of the media and said things that he was not supposed to say.  The party's secretary-general dropped a bombshell at the weekend in Mbombela ahead of the ANC's January 8 celebration this weekend, telling supporters that the governing party defended former president Jacob Zuma in his multi-million rand Nkandla upgrade scandal.  Mbalula revealed that an Ad […]

Veteran South African journalists have remembered the renowned photographer, Dr Peter Magubane, as a nurturing figure who always had a word of encouragement for up-and-coming journalists. Magubane's friends and relatives yesterday held a memorial service in Soweto for the late activist, who played a vital role in documenting and capturing the struggles of Black South Africans under the apartheid regime. Magubane was part of a legacy of brave photographers whose […]