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How many Tintswalos are there in SA? Youth leaders weigh in 

During his state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the story of Tintswalo, a child born in 1994 who had grown up in a society that was worlds apart from the South Africa of her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.Ramaphosa delivered the Sona ahead of…
9 Feb 2024 6AM 9 min

‘Ending load-shedding is in reach’ Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the end of load-shedding is within reach, and part of the plan is receiving help from the private sector.The president delivered his state of the nation address (Sona) on Thursday, the last Sona for the sixth administration. He says 14,000km of transmission lines will be built and…
8 Feb 2024 1PM 2 min

City of Joburg was aware of conditions at Usindiso building, inquiry hears

A survivor of the Usindiso building fire says most residents who survived know the City of Johannesburg was aware of what was happening inside the building. The commission of inquiry into the deadly fire in the Joburg CBD continued on Monday, with new witnesses taking the stand. 
5 Feb 2024 8AM 8 min

‘André de Ruyter brought load-shedding and then left’ — Fikile Mbalula

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter "brought load-shedding and then left". Mbalula was briefing the media on the outcomes of the party's national executive committee lekgotla. Recently De Ruyter did an interview giving advice to his incumbent Dan Marokane. Mbalula said his advice was filled with ideology…
2 Feb 2024 1AM 2 min

Witness in Groblersdal dog attack case fears for his life, court hears 

A witness to the alleged assault of a colleague by their employers who unleashed a dog on him, says he fears for his life. This is according to the testimony of Constable Grigory Maleasenya, who took the stand at the Groblersdal magistrate's court in Limpopo on Wednesday.  Piet Groenewald and his…
1 Feb 2024 12AM 6 min

Goal of opposition is to prevent ANC effecting change: Ramaphosa

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says opponents want to deprive his party of the ability to change people’s lives. “The strategy of our opponents is to consolidate anti-transformation forces through things such as coalitions or pacts,” he said after an ANC lekgotla in Ekurhuleni. The ANC maintains it will achieve a…
31 Jan 2024 8AM 3 min

‘Permanent income grant’: Ramaphosa’s solutions for the unemployed

for unemployed people. “There is a strong case for a permanent form of a targeted income support grant for the unemployed within our fiscal constraints.” Ramaphosa said discussions should continue among the ANC national executive committee (NEC) about interventions to tackle poverty. During the release of the party’s January 8…
30 Jan 2024 8AM 3 min

Religious leaders threaten to 'shut SA' if MK party doesn’t win elections

Religious leaders in KwaZulu-Natal sent a message to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), threatening that they will “shut the country for good” and reject the IEC outcomes if they “don’t give MK party a two-thirds majority”. A pastor, named by the party as Vader Maluleke, said to be representing some…
29 Jan 2024 7AM 3 min

Accused in Meyiwa trial a ‘known’ gun supplier - witness statement

The high court in Pretoria on Tuesday heard a statement from Simphiwe Buthelezi which alleged accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, was a known hitman and gun supplier for hitmen around the country. Buthelezi was an associate of Ntanzi’s in the supply of illegal weapons…
23 Jan 2024 9AM 4 min

Labour, organ harvesting among reasons for child trafficking: Dr Shaheda Omar

The horrifying statistic that a child goes missing every few hours is the tip of the iceberg as only those brought to the attention of authorities are accounted for. This is according to Dr Shaheda Omar, director of the Teddy Bear Foundation for Abused Children, who explains why children go…
22 Jan 2024 7AM 5 min

What a ‘digital city’ looks like for Ekurhuleni 

The City of Ekurhuleni is looking to transform the metro into a digital city. This means citizens will no longer have to stand in long queues to pay for services but will rather do it at the click of a button using the e-Siyakhokha system on the MyEkurhuleni App.  The city…
22 Jan 2024 2AM 6 min

City of Jourg not equipped to deal with Usindiso fire, says expert

The commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building fire in the Johannesburg CBD in August has heard firefighters at the scene lacked adequate resources to deal with the blaze. Wynand Engelbrecht, who has more than 50 years' service as a firefighter, testified on Wednesday. Engelbrecht said though the city employed enough firefighters…
17 Jan 2024 9AM 5 min

Trevor Noah wins his first Emmy after 17 nominations

After receiving 17 nominations over the past five tears, Trevor Noah has finally won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series with The Daily Show with Trevor Noah at Monday night's 75th annual awards ceremony. Noah has had a great start to the year. He was nominated at the Golden…
16 Jan 2024 5AM 1 min

11 people arrested for ‘selling fake matric certificates’, says Umalusi 

The education quality assurance council Umalusi says 11 people have been arrested for allegedly selling fake matric certificates. Umalusi was briefing the media on Monday about the 2023 matric examination results.  CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi said an official in the department of higher education was arrested for allegedly selling a matric…
15 Jan 2024 4AM 3 min
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