File image: Commuters at a taxi rank. The African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association (AUBBTA) has accused Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport, Kenny Kunene, of lying to the public. AUBBTA claims that Kunene promised to close illegal bus ranks in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, but has not done so. The association alleges that…
Launch of the project North West Department of Sports in partnership with North West University’s High Performance Institute of Sport, launched the Project 350 initiative in Potchefstroom. The aim of the programme is to identity and prepare 350 or more elite athletes across all nine provinces to represent the country at the 2028 Olympic Games…
India’s Sai Sudharsan reacts Two wickets late in the session dragged England back into their opening test of the five-match series against India on Friday, with the tourists 92-2 at lunch having previously cruised into a strong position. Despite the clear, humid Headingley conditions seemingly favouring the batting side, England chose to bowl first, safe…
uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) founder Jabulani Khumalo in the Electoral Court in Johannesburg on June 3, 2024. The expelled founder of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Political Party, Jabulani Khumalo, has been hit with another punitive cost order. This, after he withdrew his urgent application for the directorship of the MK Party NPC – a non-profit…
Home Affairs RSDO centre As the world commemorated World Refugee Day on Friday, support groups and human rights activists say refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa continue to be subjected to discrimination and xenophobic attacks. They say that corruption and outdated systems at some government departments, including Home Affairs, make it difficult for them…
The funeral service of former Judge President of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, Justice Temba Sangoni, is taking place at Qokolweni village in Mthatha on Saturday. Sangoni died at the age of 77 following a short illness. He has been granted the Official Provincial Funeral Category 2.
A dramatic police operation by the South African Police Service’s Anti-Kidnapping Task Team has resulted in the death of a wanted Mozambican kidnapping kingpin during a shoot-out at a residential complex in Fourways, Johannesburg. The operation was part of an ongoing investigation into the abduction of a Pakistani businessman who was kidnapped in Pretoria West…
Gradient photo of a couple Over 80 percent of young African women in impoverished areas in South Africa are engaging in sexual relationships with older men, as youth unemployment reached an all-time high. A recent study by the National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) revealed that economic hardship, gender inequality and social media trends…
DCEO of Political Party Funding, George Mahlangu gives a presentation of the challenges and success of the political party funding since its implementation in 2021. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) conference is expected to discuss whether the electoral body should be given more powers to police political party funding. The IEC’s two-day symposium…
Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will refer the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane to the Ethics Committee for misleading Parliament. 🚨 The DA will refer Minister Nobuhle Nkabane to the ethics committee for misleading Parliament when she stated that all members…
