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How cop put serial rapist he ‘grew up with, knew very well’ behind bars

Pule Morake and Johannes Tshabile had known each other their entire lives. The two men lived kilometres apart as children, grew up together and even competed in the same sports tournaments. However one became a detective within the South African Police Service while the other became one of South Africa's…
11 Mar 3PM 10 min

ANC 'pays you for being born and for living', says ANCYL leader Malatji

ANC Youth League leader Collen Malatji says “the ANC pays you for being born, pays you for living, pays you to go to school, pays you to go to university and gives your mother water and electricity”. He was speaking at Alexandra Stadium in Johannesburg, praising the governing party’s efforts…
11 Mar 10AM 3 min

Survivors open up after serial rapist gets hefty jail term

Relief, happiness and a sense that justice had been served. This is how some of Johannes Tshabile's victims described their feelings after the hefty sentence handed to the serial rapist. Tshabile was sentenced to 11 life terms for rape and a cumulative 363 years for attempted murder, theft, and robbery…
10 Mar 10AM 7 min

Ramaphosa promises action against those threatening anarchy

Those who threaten instability should things not go their way in the elections will be arrested, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. A few fiery supporters of the MK Party have promised violence. Supporters of the new kid on the political block have been “sending a clear message” to the Electoral Commission…
8 Mar 2AM 3 min

Jacob Zuma’s homophobic remarks at MK rally

“Who made the law that a man can date another man? Who will women be left with?” asks former president Jacob Zuma. Zuma is against legalisation of same-sex relationships and said if people vote for the MK Party the “laws people never supported” will be prohibited. He said he wants…
26 Feb 7AM 2 min

'ANC deployment has produced some of the best directors-general' — Mbalula 

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the ANC's cadre deployment policy has produced “some of the best directors-general” in government departments over the years. Mbalula briefed media at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Thursday. The ANC had to hand over its cadre deployment committee meeting minutes to the DA by 5pm…
22 Feb 7AM 2 min

Fikile Mbalula laughs off Jacob Zuma's two-thirds target for MK party

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said on Wednesday the MK party's target of a two-thirds majority in May's election is just a pipe dream. Mbalula was addressing the ANC's rally in Msinga north of KZN. The secretary-general said former president Jacob Zuma failed to amass a two-thirds majority when he was…
22 Feb 3AM 2 min

Budget 2024/2025: sin tax increases and social grants adjustments 

Finance minister Enoch Godogwana on Wednesday says tax revenue collection streams such as sin taxes will increase in 2024/2025. Alcohol products and tobacco products saw increases. The Minister also announced government spending which includes education, health and  job creation programmes. 
21 Feb 9AM 4 min

Clothes, food and calls — Thabo Bester’s grievances with prison

Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has complained that prison is denying him his own clothing, calls and diabetic food. Bester and his girlfriend Nandipha Magudumana, with seven co-accused, face charges ranging from fraud to violation of a corpse and arson.  Bester, Magudumana and one other accused are in custody…
21 Feb 5AM 3 min

Black DA member wants apartheid to return

A black member of the DA in Tshwane said she wants apartheid back, the system that controlled black people with racist laws enshrining white supremacy. Olgar from Hammanskraal said the Tshwane CBD, which is governed by the DA, is dirty. She was speaking to SABC News as the DA launched…
20 Feb 7AM 2 min

Lesufi explains how e-tolls will be scrapped by March

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi said the provincial government will borrow money from a national government financial institution to pay the R12bn e-toll debt to the South African National Roads Agency). Lesufi was briefing the media on Tuesday morning after his state of the province address (Sopa) on Monday. During his speech Lesufi…
20 Feb 6AM 4 min

Panyaza Lesufi says process to scrap e-tolls will begin next month

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the process to switch off e-tolls in the province will begin by the end of March. He was delivering his State of The Province Address on Monday at the Nasrec Expo centre. Over the past few years, government has indicated several dates and deadlines for…
20 Feb 1AM 2 min

Arguments, misunderstandings and provocation main causes of murders in SA

Arguments, misunderstandings and provocation remain the main causes of murders in South Africa. Police minister Bheki Cele released the crime statistics for the last quarter of the 2023/24 financial year on Friday. Cele said 7,710 murders were reported between October and December. More than 1,100 were because of arguments, misunderstandings or…
16 Feb 6AM 2 min

'Racist, degrading and humiliating' - Ramaphosa to Steenhuisen on Pep comments

President Cyril Ramaphosa told DA leader John Steenhuisen he was hurt by his “inherently racist, humiliating, degrading and demeaning” remarks. He was responding to comments Steenhuisen made last month while expressing discontent with Gauteng crime wardens, referring to them as “drunkards”. “What did [Gauteng premier] Panyaza Lesufi do? He took…
16 Feb 3AM 1 min
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