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  Leading actors of the award-winning movie 'Tsotsi', Terry Pheto and Presley Chweneyagae, have been fingered in what has been dubbed the 'Lotto heist' alongside Renowned fashion designer, Thula Sindi. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is on a mission to recoup R1.4 billion worth of funds that were siphoned at the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The investigations are unfolding in three phases, with the second one almost complete. It has […]

Civil rights movement, #NotInMyNameInternational, says the DA-led coalition government in Tshwane does not care about the needs of the majority of South Africans. The movement's Secretary General, Themba Masango, was reacting to the news of the National Treasury's plans to cut R629 million grant money in the Tshwane due to non-performance and non-compliance. Masango says these funds are meant for services such as the urban and township development as well […]

The Gauteng High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court has heard how Sifiso Mkhwanazi’s alleged victims were tied up; kept captive and repeatedly raped in the days leading up to their murders. That’s the evidence of the investigating officer in the case, Sergeant Bongani Mbonambi. Mkhwanazi (21) faces multiple rape and murder charges after the decomposed bodies of six sex workers were discovered at his father’s panel beating […]

President of the South African Football Association, Danny Jordaan, is remaining tight-lipped on how much the Bafana Bafana players will get after finishing third at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cote d'Ivoire. Bafana earned more than R47 million for their efforts at the continental showpiece. Hugo Broos' charges landed at the OR Tambo International Airport this morning after being the first South African team to win an […]

Social media users flooded the platform with music love fest, Valentine’s proposals and many other mushy love scenes as the world celebrates Valentine's Day. The day is an annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager school learners — and critics who say it's just another money making scheme. It can be traced back to the story of St. Valentine who is remembered for his selfless acts […]

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says the conduct of some ANC Members of Parliament at the 2024 SONA debate leaves much to be desired. He has labelled their attitude as sheer arrogance. Two worlds collided in the National Assembly yesterday where MPs debated President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address, which was delivered last Thursday. He told a fictional tale of the child of democracy 'Tinstwalo' who benefitted from […]

Sex workers outside the Gauteng High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court say they’re shocked to learn that the man who confessed to have killed their colleagues, Sifiso Mkhwanazi, was apparently acting alone. The women spoke with YNews on the sidelines of Mkhwanazi’s murder trial. The sex workers, who worked alongside one of Mkhwanazi’s alleged victims, Joyce Moyo, say they believe her killer had help. The 21-year-old made […]

ANC National chairperson and Member of Parliament, Gwede Mantshe, has defended the governing party's cadre deployment policy. He says while they will furnish the DA with the highly-anticipated cadre deployment documents, the governing party will continue deploying party members who are capable. Mantashe used Parliament's SONA debate to defend the controversial policy, which saw the ANC lose an appeal in the Constitutional Court yesterday. The governing party has until Monday […]

The Gauteng Health Department has cautioned members of the public against risky sexual behaviours amid the rising Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) cases in the province. In a statement marking February as the Sexual and Reproductive Health awareness month, the department says Sandton, Braamfontein, Germiston, Katlehong and Vosloorus are among areas that have seen a spike STIs. The Department's Motaletale Modiba says tertiary students and high-risk individuals, such as sex workers and […]