170 The Constitutional Court handed down a significant judgment on Friday in the long-running Phala Phala matter. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya ruled that Parliament’s December 2022 decision to reject a Section 89…
MK Party Pushes Ramaphosa No-Confidence Bid
147 The MK Party has intensified its push to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa from office after the Constitutional Court ruling linked to the Phala Phala matter. The party has written to National…
Ethics Committee Reprimands Dean Macpherson Over “amaphara” Remark
113 Parliament’s Ethics Committee has found that Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson violated the MPs’ code of conduct after referring to ActionSA supporters as “amaphara”. The committee says the term…
MyCiTi Funding Cuts Put Cape Flats Route At Risk
103 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for urgent clarity from Transport Minister Barbara Creecy and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana over the future of funding for MyCiTi bus services. The concern…
Cape Town Taxis to Go Cashless From June 1
81 Cape Town’s taxi industry is preparing for a major change from 1 June, when the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association will launch a new cashless payment system for commuters….
Atlantis Man in Court After Girl, 11, Gives Birth
118 A 32-year-old man accused in a shocking Atlantis child abuse case is expected to appear in the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 18 May. Police confirmed that the man was arrested…
Zakes Bantwini officially launches foundation aimed at empowering youth and women
154 Zakes Bantwini launches own foundation Grammy Award-winning musician Zakes Bantwini has officially launched the Zakes Bantwini Foundation. The star took to social media to share photos from the glamorous launch event…
Internet reacts to Thobile Mseleku’s hair transplant glow-up
175 PICTURE: INSTAGRAM/ THOBILE KHUMALO-MSELEKU Reality TV personality and entrepreneur Thobile ‘MaKhumalo’ Mseleku has become one of the most talked-about celebrities online after unveiling the results of her hair transplant journey. Also…
The toll booth at the bottom of the sea
120 The Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf Iran is signalling that it wants to extract rent from the global data traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz,…
Omphile Sethole’s grandparents arrested as toddler remains missing
216By Mapaballo Borotho Image @SAPS Police have arrested the grandparents of missing Limpopo toddler Omphile Sethole on negligence charges. The two-year-old disappeared earlier this month while sleeping beside her grandmother, prompting police…