The founder of Gift of the Givers Imtiaz Sooliman. Humanitarian organisation, the Gift of the Givers, has blamed Israel for the uncoordinated entry of Palestinian refugees into South Africa at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. On Thursday, the Border Management Authority denied entry to 153 Palestinians due to incomplete documentation. According to the…
2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has raised concerns about the high rate of teenage pregnancy. Simelane raises these concerns while welcoming babies that have been delivered on Christmas in the province. By 6:30 this morning, 47 babies had been delivered in the province, including 21 boys and 26 girls. Among these mothers are…
The Teddy Bear Foundation South Africa 2 minutes The Teddy Bear Foundation has emphasised the urgency of publishing the National Sex Offenders Register, arguing that it is essential to combat the high levels of sexual assault against children in South Africa. The Register, initially scheduled for release at the end of February 2025, has been…
Madlanga Commission proceedings Former Western Cape Police Commissioner Dr. Lennit Max is confident that senior SAPS officials implicated in corruption, as revealed at the Madlanga Commission, will be fired within six months. A task team has been established to implement the commission’s recommendations to President Cyril Ramaphosa. The commission’s interim report referred five senior SAPS…
Laborie wine farm fire at Paarl. Image credit: Drakenstein Municipality Fire Service A colonial building at the Laborie Wine Estate in Paarl in the Boland has been damaged in a fire. Firefighting helicopters and ground crews have been deployed to the scene to prevent the flames from spreading. Emergency services also reportedly evacuated guests and…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says eyewitness Zandile Khumalo was mistaken when she pointed him out from the dock in court. Khumalo was one of…
Source: www.unsplash.com Bias In an article published on the Post’s website, Bezos, who also founded Amazon, contended that presidential endorsements foster a “perception of bias” and ultimately do not influence election outcomes. “No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None,” he asserted. Instead, he described the cessation…
Nuclear power station. 2 minutes The Electricity and Energy Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says that going into peak winter, the country should not have less available electricity than the winter of last year, and hence, there should be no loadshedding. Ramokgopa was speaking on the sidelines of the second G20 Energy Transitions working group meeting…
Limpopo Social media socialite, Livhuwani Madadzhe, appears in the Thohoyandou High Court on January 27, 2025. 1 minute The Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo has warned murder accused and social media influencer, Livhuwani Madadzhe, against using tactics to evade trial. This after Madazhe’s lawyer told the court that he would not be able to take…
Miss SA 2024 Top 16 finalist Chidimma Adetshina 2 minutes Anabela Rungo, the mother of model Chidimma Adetshina, is expected to hear the outcome of her bail application on Wednesday. Rungo has appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court where she faces seven charges, including the Contravention of the Immigration Act and Contravening the Identification…
