African Roots

Lekompo musician Shebe Maburna seen in the dock during his bail hearing. The investigating officer in the case of Lekompo musician, Lehlohonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, has told the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court that the accused is not a first time offender. He is applying for bail after his arrest last month. Chauke is…

The late Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II Senior government officials and traditional leaders are among the hundreds of mourners at the funeral service of the late senior traditional leader, Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II at N’wamitwa village, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Hosi N’wamitwa died, on Monday last week in a hospital, in Johannesburg. She has been accorded a category two…

Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock’s son Ethan speaks during his memorial service in Sandton, Johannesburg on December 19, 2025. Mourners were moved when the late slain media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock’s son paid tribute to him. His eldest son Ethan told mourners during his memorial service in Sandton, north of Johannesburg on Friday, that they…

Trial of three men accused of killing an ANC councillor, Sbonelo Ntshangase will resume next year. The trial of three men accused of killing an African National Congress councillor, Sbonelo Ntshangase, and two others will be back in the High Court sitting in Breyton, Mpumalanga, in June next year. The killings happened in Mkhondo in…

The President and Commander In Chief, Julius Malema at the 3rd NPA plenary venue. 2 minutes EFF leader, Julius Malema has condemned the British High Commission’s failure to process his visa application to the United Kingdom. Malema was supposed to address students at the 11th Annual Cambridge Africa Together Conference at the Cambridge University this…

FILE PHOTO: A classroom is seen ahead of reopening. The Department of Basic Education(DBE) has dismissed false social media posts claiming that undocumented learners will be denied access to public schools. The department says no child may be refused admission because of missing documents such as birth certificates or ID cards. Officials have urged schools…