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Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says Israel will continue to fight until he eliminates Hamas, frees all hostages and ensure that Gaza will never again become "a centre for terrorism." His utterances come as international pressure mounts with calls for a pause in the fighting and to do more to protect the lives of civilians. World powers have called on Israel to halt the bombing of the Gaza Strip and […]

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has shown his hand as he announced his preliminary squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. The Belgian mentor announced a 50-man preliminary squad that will be trimmed to 23 players in the beginning of the new year shortly before departure to the West African country. The 34th edition of the biennial continental tournament will be held in the Ivory Coast […]

As black South African citizens, especially AmaZulu, we have been sold a lie. A united, non-racial, equal, human rights-oriented and prosperous South African society is simply unattainable given the gross levels of hypocrisy and corruption in this country. In his book “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”, Paulo Frere says:“The oppressors do not favour promoting the community as a whole, but rather selected leaders. Without a sense of identity, there can be […]

When attention was directed to the DA’s Helen Zille’s wooing of Agang’s Mamphela Ramphele to be DA’s electoral candidate, I wrote on February 3, 2014: “A voter staying in a shack and another in a suburb is a yawning reality separating the privileged from the unprivileged. To make separation redundant, equality is the route to go.” [Sunday World: Never Say Never in Politics] The curiosity behind this in 2014 was […]

Former ANC anti-apartheid activist and ARETA leader, Carl Niehaus, has joined the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Niehaus joins Julius Malema's party ahead of the 2024 national elections. This comes 10 months after he formed his own political party, African Radical Economic Transformation Alliance (ARETA), shortly after leaving the ANC. Niehaus says his move is in line with their goal to re-shape the political landscape in South Africa. He says the […]

  South African motorists will start the new year on good note as fuel prices are set to decrease once again. Commenting on unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund, the Automobile Association (AA) says this will ease the financial pressure on consumers in January. According to the data - both grades of petrol will go down by between 68 cents and 82 cents a litre. Diesel is set to […]

After an illustrious career spanning over nine years, SPAR Proteas veteran player, Phumza Maweni, has decided to call time on her playing days. Maweni started playing professional netball at the age of 28 and has gone on to achieve a lot of success for herself on the court. Having started off playing for the Southern Stings in the then Brutal Fruit Netball League (now the Telkom Netball League), Maweni played […]

Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu, has broken his silence following the death of Zahara. The co-founder of TS Records and visionary behind the discovery of the musician has come under fire since Monday, following news of the 36-year-old's sudden death. Since her passing, the singer's claims about alleged unpaid royalties from the record label, worth millions, have resurfaced online.Social media users have had mixed reactions, with some people […]

The adoption of the resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip by the United General Assembly has been welcomed across the world. One hundred and 53 member states voted in favour of the resolution, 10 countries, including the United States (US) and Israel, voted against it  - while 23 countries abstained. The meeting, which was called by Egypt and Mauritania's representatives, convened yesterday after the US […]