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Former EFF MPs join PA: ‘Undocumented foreigners must return home and give us peace’
Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs Patrick Sindane and Kenny Motsamai have joined the Patriotic Alliance (PA). Their move was announced in a media briefing by PA Deputy President Kenny Kunene on Thursday. Motsamai was granted parole in January 2017 after spending 27 years in prison for shooting dead a white policeman in a roadblock…
SCOPA: ‘I will not do any favours for politicians in the GNU’ says Zibi
The new chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, said he will not be doing any favours for the government of national unity (GNU). Opposition parties such as the EFF said they were concerned about Zibi’s appointment to the chairpersonship of Scopa because his party Rise Mzansi was part of the…
WATCH: Lamola vows to maintain SA’s support of Palestine
Newly appointed International Relations and Cooperations Minister Ronald Lamola said South Africa will continue to fight for the people of Palestine. Lamola was speaking at a symposium on South Africa’s national interests and global advancements at an event organised in partnership with the South Africa Institute of International Affairs on Thursday. Lamola, who took over…
Community Chat: Would you buy a lion?
Two men have been arrested for trying to sell six lions illegally. According to Potchefstroom Herald, Nico Scholtz (32) and Huu Tao Nguyen (53) were nabbed by the Hawks on a farm in the area. Anyone who wants to keep, buy or sell wild animals, including lions, need a permit to do so. In 2019, there…
Former VBS boss Matodzi accuses Malema and Shivambu of ‘grabbing millions’ from bank
Former chairman of the Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank Tshifhiwa Matodzi has alleged that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu grabbed R16.1m from the dying bank. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria this week sentenced Matodzi to 495 years for his coordinated looting of the bank. As part of an agreement,…
63-year-old convicted of raping two pre-teens gets lighter sentence because of his age
The Hermanus Regional Court took a lenient approach when sentencing a 63-year-old convicted rapist. The man confessed to raping two pre-teen girls left in his care by their parents between March and September 2021. Prosecutors had sought the minimum sentence of life imprisonment for both counts, but the court chose to trim the sentence due…
A VIEW OF THE WEEK: We’re counting on the wrong GNU
The year 1994 was described as the birth of a nation. In 2014, we were building a “fledgling economy”. In the 2024 elections, analysts described the “maturing” of a democracy. SA has always been compared to the growth of a child, and yet the country has neglected its young ones at nearly every turn. Most…
WATCH: Biden mistakenly refers to Zelensky as ‘President Putin’
Despite another gaffe, US President Joe Biden has vowed to continue with his presidential campaign amid concerns about his health. Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” during a NATO press conference in Washington on Thursday. Watch Biden calling Zelenzky “Putin” Holy shit! Biden just introduced Zelensky as “PRESIDENT PUTIN.” “And…
NPA to consider prosecuting Mahlangu, Manamela over Esidimeni tragedy
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it is studying the Life Esidimeni inquest judgment before deciding on a way forward, which may include the prosecution of those responsible for the tragedy. After an eight-year battle, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday ruled that some of the deaths at Life Esidimeni were due to…
Was McKenzie’s disclosure legal in terms of Popi Act? – Experts weigh in
Did Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie violate people’s legal right to privacy when he released a list this week of artists and creatives who received funding from the government. Comments on social media by some of those on the list accused McKenzie of violating the Protection of Public Information (Popi) Act in making…