94 SA’s unemployment rate drops to 31.9%, but SAFTU calls it a ‘national tragedy’ Mapaballo Borotho Image @iStock South Africa’s unemployment rate dropped to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025. However, SAFTU says…
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Mchunu takes another hit following Madlanga commission and parliament revelations
96 The minister has apparently ‘volunteered’ to step aside until the Madlanga commission and parliament’s ad hoc committee conclude. Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has taken another hit in his political career…
Fresh claim hits ‘Please Call Me’ idea-man after Vodacom pay-out
118 Fresh claim hits ‘Please Call Me’ idea-man after Vodacom pay-out Zuko Komisa Image | ‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate ‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate’s multi-million rand Vodacom settlement is…
Wits SRC calls for the expulsion of student leader after sexual assault allegations
104 The reported SRC member has not responded to the allegations against them. A student leader at Wits University is in trouble for allegedly sexually harassing a first-year student. The Student Representative…
Gauteng government vows support for teen who lost his entire family in a shack fire in EtwatwaÂ
103 Gauteng government vows support for teen who lost his entire family in a shack fire in Etwatwa Mapaballo Borotho Image @Kaya News | X Five members of the Tembe family died…
Dr Mugwena takes over as Acting NSFAS ChairpersonÂ
118 Dr Mugwena takes over as Acting NSFAS Chairperson Mapaballo Borotho Image @SADTU | X Dr Mugwena Maluleke has been appointed as the acting Chairperson of the NSFAS Board following Dr Karen…
Ekurhuleni Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been placed on suspension
93 Ekurhuleni Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been placed on suspension Zuko Komisa Image | @Am_Blujay/X The City of Ekurhuleni has suspended its Deputy Chief of Police, Julius Mkhwanazi, effective this Tuesday,…
Wedding bells: Will ActionSA ‘collaborate with Operation Dudula for the elections?
86 Herman Mashaba says talks between his party and Operation Dudula are at a sensitive stage. ActionSA president Herman Mashaba has confirmed that he is in talks with Operation Dudula about a…
Police launch manhunt after fatal N1 highway shooting in Pretoria
132 Police launch manhunt after fatal N1 highway shooting in Pretoria Mapaballo Borotho Image @Yusuf Abramjee | X A security officer was shot and killed on the N1 North in Pretoria, prompting…
Wits SRC distances itself from Musawenkosi Mavuso’s rape allegations
152 Wits SRC distances itself from Musawenkosi Mavuso’s rape allegations Mapaballo Borotho Image @baddaysareover| X Wits students protested against gender-based violence following rape allegations against SRC member Musawenkosi Mavuso. The SRC and…