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Divisions and political mudslinging continue to threaten the existence of the Congress of the People (COPE), as election season looms ever closer. Last week, Deputy President Willie Madisha and Elections Secretary, Mzwandile Hleko, were expelled from the party for convening unconstitutional meetings, abusing state resources and acting in positions that were not approved by the Congress. However, Cope's Eastern Cape Interim Chairperson, Webster Ntongana, has rejected the expulsions as nothing more […]

Residents of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, have once again vowed to shutdown the community should their arrested leaders not be released on bail tomorrow. Community leaders, Loyiso Toyiya and Lefa Nkala, made a brief appearance at the Randburg Magistrates' Court yesterday alongside their unnamed co-accused. The trio was arrested last week after residents blockaded roads and torched stalls belonging to vendors during a protest against the high crime rate in […]

A study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health has revealed that South Africa has the second highest number of people living with type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. It is reported that diabetes is the leading underlying natural cause of death in women and the second highest underlying cause of death for the entire population. A healthy and balanced breakfast has been named as one of the […]

Newly-elected ANC Youth League (ANCYL) President, Collen Malatji, says Parliament is not a retirement village and the days of young people being moved out of positions of power are over. Malatji made the remarks during a media briefing at the ANC's headquarters, Luthuli House, in Johannesburg today. Malatji and his team were elected at the weekend, ending eight years of no leadership for the youth wing of South Africa's governing […]

The Thabo Bester case has exposed cover ups by Free State SAPS management, police and justice ministers, and now it seems that this case receives preferential treatment in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. In April 2023, Zolile Sekeleni, father of Bester’s partner Nandipha Magudumana, himself a major role player in Bester’s escape from prison, was released on unopposed bail. Recently, Bester himself was allowed to appear in court remotely. However, the […]

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 […]