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South African authors, readers, and stakeholders in the book industry have written to the National Assembly imploring them to protect the creatives by rejecting the Copyright Amendment Bill should it be put to vote today. Concurrence on the bill by the country’s lawmakers is scheduled for this afternoon. The authors say the bill’s proposed hybrid model of copyright exceptions goes too far and threatens to weaken copyright protection. They say […]

Five of the seven people arrested for the murder of one of Mzansi's beloved Hip-Hop rapper, Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, and his friend, chef and entrepreneur, Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane, will appear before the Durban Magistrate’s Court today. Six of the suspects were arrested over a six-month period while the seventh accused was nabbed yesterday. Two of them are yet to be extradited from eSwatini, where had been hiding at the time […]

Young women in South Korea are putting themselves first and say they can rather delay having children or not have them at all because they want to further their careers. The country's fertility rate, which is already the world's lowest, continued its dramatic decline in December 2023. Cultural factors such as the difficulty working mothers have juggling their jobs, with the expectation that they are mainly responsible for household chores […]

A decision in the rape and murder case against Sifiso Mkhwanazi has been set down for the 13th of next month. The 21-year-old is accused of raping and killing six sex workers whose decomposing bodies were found at his father's panel beating shop in Johannesburg in 2022. Closing arguments in the trial wrapped up yesterday. The defense questioned the motive behind Mkhwanazi's father's decision to testify against his son. It […]

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says the nomination of Justice Mandisa Maya as the next Chief Justice marks a turning point for the country's judiciary. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the nomination yesterday. The Deputy Chief Justice will become the first female to occupy the top judicial position not just in South Africa, but the entire continent. Maya will assume office on the 1st of September after Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's […]

Banyana Banyana are now two matches away from qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after beating Tanzania 1-0 in their second leg Third Round CAF Women’s Olympic qualifier at the Mbombela stadium in Mpumalanga on Tuesday night. South Africa went into the tie with a strong aggregate score after beating the Tanzanians 3-0 away from home in the first leg in Dar es Salaam on Friday. However, coach Desiree […]

Striking University of Pretoria workers have vowed to return to the institution this morning, as a wage dispute presses on at the institution. The aggrieved workers are demanding a 7% wage hike, while the university is offering them a 4% increase. The striking workers are accusing their employer of failing to reach a fair compromise, adding that they want to return to the bargaining table. The university is, however, digging […]

NGO for Missing Children, the Pink Ladies Organisation, says it is important for parents to approach the necessary structure like the Family and Child Courts if one of them wants to claim custody of their child to avoid situations like that of 7-year-old, Noxolo Ntuli. The NGO's remarks following the bizarre ending in the search for the child, who was initially thought to have been kidnapped and things turned out […]

Yesterday marked World NGO Day, where all those who play a role in shaping societies, help the vulnerable and hold the powerful to account were honoured and celebrated for their bravery and resilience. The global celebration is observed in over 89 countries across six continents. Phemelo Khaas works for the Budget Justice Coalition, which aims to collaboratively build the public's participation in and understanding of South Africa's budget and planning processes. […]

Six people have been arrested for the murder of Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, known professionally as AKA. The rapper, producer and businessman was fatally shot with his friend and business partner, Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, outside a Durban restaurant in February last year. KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, says four of the suspects are in custody here in South Africa, while two others are in Swaziland. The announcement by the police top […]