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Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has ruled that the defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial will have to continue cross-examination of state witness, Constable Sizwe Zungu, without a written statement. The accuracy of the state witness' submissions came under scrutiny during proceedings in the Pretoria High Court today. It follows Zungu's admission that there were certain discrepancies between the statements he had given to the police and his oral testimony, with […]

Dr Nandipha Magudumana has been denied bail by the Bloemfontein Magistrates' Court. The disgraced doctor will remain behind bars after the court found that she is a definite flight risk. Magudumana was arrested in April, alongside her longtime lover Thabo Bester, for allegedly aiding the rapist and murderer escape from prison. Magistrate Estelle de Lange says Magudumana will have more means to help Bester break from prison again if released […]

Defending champions South Africa got their Rugby World Cup 2023 campaign off to a winning start by beating Scotland 18-3 at Stade de Marseille on Sunday. The teams went into the break with the Springboks only 6-3 ahead after two Mannie Libbok penalties and one from Scotland fly-half Finn Russell. However, in the second half the pace and power of the Springboks’ game told as first Pieter-Steph du Toit muscled […]

In a bid to fight the scourge of teen suicides that have rocked various parts of the country recently, NGO - #Keready movement is urging young people to reach out for help when they feel overwhelmed. #Keready is a movement dedicated to youth health and has mobile clinics in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. Speaking ahead of Suicide Awareness Day, which is on Sunday, the organisation's Dr James Mennya-Artivor […]

Sports Minister, Zizi Kodwa, has revealed that the SABC has paid almost R57 million ($3 million) for the broadcast rights to show all the Springboks games at the Rugby World Cup. Speaking at a briefing in Tshwane today ahead of the much-anticipated tournament, Zizi reiterated that a more permanent solution is needed to ensure South Africans watch the country’s national teams on television. "On Monday, I had a discussion with […]

Deputy president, Paul Mashatile, says the findings of the Phala Phala report must be accepted as they are presented. Mashatile addressed the matter during his Questions and Answer session in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). President Cyril Ramaphosa's controversial farm saga saw several government institutions spearhead investigations into the matter, including the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Office of the Public Protector. The South African Reserve Bank […]

Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema, has slammed the ANC government for blaming the Joburg CBD building fire on apartheid and foreign nationals. He was reacting to Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu's remarks regarding the tragedy. Malema says the governing ANC allowed the building to collapse, degenerate and succumb to hijack, and is now turning around and blames its demise on other factors. At least 77 lost their lives after the hijacked […]

The Pretoria High Court has heard chilling details of how threats were allegedly made to a witness' life in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Yesterday, Constable Sizwe Zungu appeared for his first day on the witness stand. The off-duty cop detailed how in the hours leading up to and following Meyiwa’s murder, he sat eating and drinking with at least four of the accused at a hostel in Vooslorus. He […]

            Denzel Washington returned to our big screens, to play a trained assassin that falls in love with a small Italian town. The movie starts with an Italian drug lord and his child pulling up in a jeep to a secluded villa. As he drives in, he sees bloodied, dismembered bodies of a goon army. The man exits the Jeep with a pistol, leaving the […]

Scrumhalf, Faf de Klerk, will earn his 50th Springbok cap on Sunday when the Boks open their 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign against Scotland in Marseilles, France. Head coach of the defending champions, Jacques Nienaber, named his 23-man squad on Wednesday night after receiving permission from World Rugby to announce the team earlier than usual. De Klerk is one of 11 players to retain their starting places from the team, […]