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The Section 194 parliamentary committee has recommended that suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, be removed from office. The committee found there were grounds to sustain charges of misconduct and incompetence. This is in relation to her probes into the Absa/Bankorp lifeboat and Vrede Dairy farm sagas. She was also found by the majority of MPs to have displayed a lack of impartiality in her handling of the SARS rogue unit […]

Political analyst, Professor Dirk Kotze, says NGOs might be most upset by government's decision to release former president Jacob Zuma from prison and chances of them winning a legal challenge over it are slim. Earlier on Friday, National Correctional Services Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, announced that the former president handed himself over to the Escourt prison officials where he was processed and later released. Thobakgale says he had taken a decision […]

The third group of Banyana Banyana players landed back in South Africa on Thursday afternoon from the 2023 FIFA World Cup that is being hosted in Australia and New Zealand. Twelve players touched down at the OR Tambo International Airport after the first group landed on Tuesday while another landed on Wednesday. Banyana made history by being the first South African team to reach the last 16 of a FIFA […]

  The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has rejected as baseless OUTA's claims that it's using companies that are not registered financial service providers to pay allowances into students' bank accounts. In a 59-paged report, OUTA also alleges that the four companies are relatively new, with very little proof of experience as fin-tech firms. The scathing report by the advocacy group, which was released on Tuesday, is an update […]

Slain Bokgabo Poo's mother, Tsholofelo, says she hopes that things will be done right this time around as the police have committed to prioritising investigations into her daughter's brutal killing. Gauteng Police Commissioner, Elias Mawela, says they will go back to the drawing board and relook the case. His remarks come amid a public outcry hot over the acquittal of 28-year-old Ntokozo Zikhali, who had been charged with the four-year-old's […]

The President of the South African United Business Confederation (SAUBC), George Sebulela, says the upcoming BRICS Summit is an opportunity to showcase South Africa's economic potential and its role within the global economy.  South Africa will host the BRICS head of states at the two-day sitting in Sandton, in Johannesburg, from the 22nd to the 24th of August.  Speaking to Ynews, Sebulela reiterated that the country can leverage the occasion […]

The Teddy Bear Foundation says the verdict in the Bokgabo Poo's murder case will encourage criminality as it sends a message that crime pays and the criminal justice system sides with criminals. The Foundation's Director, Dr Shaheda Omar, says it will further subject victims and their families to victimisation and trauma. Her remarks come a day after the high court sitting in Benoni found Ntokozo Zikhali not guilty of Poo's […]

Springbok coach, Jacques Nienaber, named 21 players with Rugby World Cup experience when he revealed the defending champion’s squad of 33 players for the 2023 edition in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Nienaber’s squad features a mix of experience and youth in the country, while there was disappointment for three of the starting XV from the 32-12 victory over England in Japan four years ago, who were ruled out by injury and […]

Facebook rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, claims that his luxury items taken when he was arrested in Tanzania are missing. Among the items worth thousands of rand is an iPhone 14 Pro Max, a marriage ring, a Rolex watch and cash in several currencies. Bester, dubbed South Africa's Houdini, finally joined his 11 co-accused for the first time since his arrest in the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on Tuesday. Subtle jeers […]

Queens High School's Principal, Johan Lourens, has refuted suggestions that he was aware of the bullying, that allegedly resulted in the death 14-year-old Brian Ndlovu. Lourens made the remarks during a media briefing following Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane's visit to the school. The grade 9 boy passed away last week, after he was allegedly forced to ingest poison by his peer. His mother says the teenager informed her, moments […]