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The Springboks are in the Mother City today as celebrations of their historic win in France continues. The four times world champions kicked off their four-day Webb Ellis Parade at the Union Buildings in Pretoria yesterday, where they received a hero's welcome from the President and scores of fans. Today, excitement is pulpable in Cape Town with throngs of South Africans gathered at the Grand Parade adjacent to City Hall, […]

Former top UN High Commissioner, Craig Mokhiber, says the continued crackdown on individuals who speak out against the ongoing violence in Gaza cannot be suppressed for too long. Mokhiber, who served as the Director of the New York Office for Human Rights, stepped down earlier this week and has shared his resignation on social media after 31 years of working for the international human rights body. In his letter, he […]

  Cosatu's Matthew Parks says the  African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum is an important opportunity for South Africa to grow the economy and also work on dealing with major issues, such as unemployment. The AGOA Forum started yesterday and will run until Saturday at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec. The United States and 35 sub-Saharan African countries are deliberating on critical challenges impacting on trade opportunities between […]

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement has been clouded with mixed reaction from different sectors of society. The Minister tabled his October Mid-term budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday. Godongwana made key financial announcements, saying government spending has exceeded revenue since the 2008 global financial crisis. "These rising annual budget deficits have reached an extent where the government will borrow an average of R553 billion per year over […]

The Pretoria High Court has heard shocking account of how Muzi Sibiya, one of five men accused of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder, allegedly “messed himself” following a string of abuse from police officers. Constable Jabulani Buthelezi, the officer tasked with Sibiya’s 2020 arrest, faced a grilling from the defence as his cross-examination got underway today. The court is working to determine the admissibility of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya and accused […]

Political analyst, Dr Sam Koma, says the Minister of Higher Education's decision to appoint an administrator at Unisa, despite a court interdict against this, borders on the attempt to undermine the authority of the judiciary. Koma's remarks come after the Pretoria High Court set aside Minister Blade Nzimande's decision, ordering him to immediately reverse it. The court order comes after the Minister announced at the weekend that the Department has appointed […]

A KwaZulu-Natal man has been caught writing a matric exam on behalf of a learner at the Phendukani Full Service School, north of the province. According to the Basic Education Department, the adult male was caught after an invigilator noticed that a photo in the identity book of one of the learners had been tampered with. It is understood that the Phendukani Full Service School hosts private candidates to write […]

Political Analyst Sam Koma says newly appointed Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka will need to develop thick skin, now that she will have to account to the committee that her predecessor,  Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been deployed to in Parliament. Gcaleka, who is the youngest Public Protector in the country's history was officially appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. Her non-renewable term of seven years as the head of […]

Human rights organisation, Black Sash, has slammed government's alleged pretense that any extension or increase to the Social Relief Distress (SRD) grant must come at the cost of other budget concerns. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, will table his 2023 Mid-term Budget Policy Statement in the National Assembly today. The 2023 mid-term budget will set out the policy framework for the 2024 national budget and indicate any adjustments that may be […]

Disgraced TikTok influencer, Matthew Lani, says he’ll not be held hostage by the court of public opinion. He made the remarks after his brief appearance before the Johannesburg Magistrate Court today, following the NPA’s decision to withdraw its charges against him. The now notorious 27-year-old landed himself in hot water with, among others, the Wits Medical School and the Health Professions Council after claiming to be a medical doctor. The […]