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The start of the ANC Youth League's 26th elective conference has been marred by controversy after the ANC's national secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, issued a letter suspending the youth league's national convener, Xola Nqola. Mbalula has accused Nqola of having forged ahead with the ANCYL's Eastern Cape conference without his authorisation. The ANC Secretary General says Nqola misled the league. "Accordingly, we directed in clear and unambiguous terms that the […]

Mamelodi flood victims have given the City of Tshwane seven days to respond to their demands for safe and adequate housing. The flood survivors descended on Tshwane House on Thursday afternoon, demanding an audience with representatives from the city. In 2019, the residents of the northeast Tshwane township were rocked by floods which tore through the area, destroying more than 700 homes and displacing more than 1 000 of them. […]

The Pretoria High Court's ruling that's declared government's decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) as unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid has received mixed reactions from various quarters.  While it finally brought an end to the uncertainty of whether or not Zimbabwean nationals living legally in the country would have to uproot their lives and start again in their home country, it also added more fuel to the fire that's […]

National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, says the perception that Parliament is not implementing the recommendations of the State Capture Commission with necessary speed is far from the truth. Mapisa-Nqakula briefed the media following a meeting with Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo, on Wednesday. She says the purpose of the meeting was to address concerns between the judiciary and the legislature, specifically related to the Chief Justice's recent comments. Zondo recently accused […]

Aerial image of affected homes The lives of hundreds of people in the coastal City of Durban have been flipped upside down yet again, following the torrential rains, which have left a trail of destruction. This week's disastrous rains, come just over a year, as the province is still recovering from the 2022 heavy floods. More than 450 lost their lives, hundreds of people were left homeless, and over R50 […]

The JMPD officer whose killing was caught on camera has been identified as 38-year-old, Sibusiso Zikalala. A memorial service for the officer was held on Wednesday afternoon. He was shot in cold blood on Sunday in Braamfontein amid an argument with an off-duty police officer. Zikalala was also not on duty. He had been shouting profanities and daring the SAPS member to take out his gun as he had threatened […]

Unisa Vice-Chancellor Professor, Puleng Lenkabula, says the public scrutiny currently facing her administration boils down to the unfair treatment women in positions of power often face. At back of Unisa’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in Pretoria on Monday, Lenkabula denied being at the helm of a corrupt leadership at the institution. The university has been marred by controversy in recent years, with allegations of tender irregularities amounting to millions of […]

Queer Activist and Wits Student Representative, Penny Tshabalala, says more needs to be done — to ensure the representation of young, queer people in government. He made the remarks in Soweto at the IEC’s Active Young South African Citizen Seminar that’s aimed at encouraging young voter participation. In a country with an estimated 14million unregistered young voters, Tshabalala says out of touch leaders are not doing enough to reach queer […]

The parents of the 21 teenagers who lost their lives under mysterious circumstances at a pens-down party at Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, Eastern Cape, last year say they still have unanswered questions. The 25th of June will forever be a day that carries terrible memories for the families as their children, aged between 13 and 17, all collapsed and died while inside the tavern. The families of the 12 […]