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African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has issued a stern warning against party members singing the controversial song “Kill the Boer”, despite a Constitutional Court ruling protecting it as free speech. Mbalula made the remarks while referencing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent visit to the White House. He recounted how the president was “hit by […]

Thousands of South Africans continue to face severe energy poverty, with many forced to choose between buying food or paying for electricity. This harsh reality was highlighted in a recent report from Plastic View Cemetery informal settlement in Pretoria, where residents rely on dangerous and costly alternatives like paraffin, wood, and coal for their daily energy needs.

The Northern Cape Education Department has established a task team to investigate the alarming rate of high school dropouts in the province, with over 4,000 learners leaving the system in the first quarter of this year alone. Officials revealed that the majority of these learners were enrolled in Grades 8, 9, and 10 at the

Suspended Independent Development Trust (IDT) CEO Tebogo Malaka and her spokesperson, Phasha Makgolane, are facing fresh allegations after being implicated in an attempted bribery scandal involving investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh of Daily Maverick. Explosive video footage and audio recordings released by Daily Maverick reveal Malaka and Makgolane allegedly offering money to Myburgh in an effort to suppress an

South Africa has taken a major step toward permanently ending load shedding as Unit 4 of the Medupi Power Station has been successfully restored to full operation, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa announced during his visit to the facility. The Medupi Power Station, one of South Africa’s largest infrastructure projects, consists of six

The North West provincial government has urged the national government to invoke Section 139(7) of the Constitution to intervene in the dysfunctional Ditsobotla Local Municipality, citing years of failed attempts to stabilize the crisis-ridden council. The municipality, currently under Section 139(5) provincial intervention, remains unable to fulfill its basic service delivery obligations. Despite the dissolution and reconstitution of its council

Empire Protection Service, was alerted by members of Cartrack for a hijacked VW Crafter Bus (Brown/ White) hijacked by 3 suspects armed with a knife, who also took the driver hostage in the Blackburn area of Durban in KZN. Members were dispatched and recovered the vehicle, together with Cartrack and members of the private security

Hundreds of workers marched under the banner of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in Marabastad to Tshwane House, holding placards and singing struggle songs on Wednesday. In a memorandum, they said they were promised salary increases of 3.5% and 5.4% back in 2021. They also called for the reinstatement of 43 workers dismissed

Zeerust, North West – Tensions remain high at the Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality following the council’s decision to remove Dinah Pitso as mayor, sparking a leadership crisis that has left the municipality in disarray. The council passed a resolution on July 9 to oust Pitso and elected Itumeleng Moarabi as the new mayor. However, Pitso has refused to vacate her

In a horrific act of violence that has shaken the rural community of Lusikisiki, a 42-year-old man is on the run after allegedly murdering his pregnant girlfriend and then shooting his wife as she slept beside their grandchildren. The tragedy unfolded in Unity Park village, just kilometers away from Ngobozana village, where 18 people were