Category: News

News today includes convicted murderer, Sandile Kagiso Mantsoe has been slapped with an additional 15 years behind bars for fraud. Meanwhile, despite an estimated R6m to R14m being budgeted for the opening of parliament on Thursday, there will be no gala dinner for parliamentarians. Furthermore, the Independent Media Group has apologised to the man it… Read more

The ANC in Limpopo has given the nod of approval to three of its members with accusations of impropriety hanging over their heads to serve as members of premier Phophi Ramathuba’s Cabinet. These are MEC for social development Florence Radzilani, who is also the province’s ANC deputy chair, agriculture MEC Nakedi Sibanda-Kekana, who doubles up… Read more

Parliament’s passing of the budget of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is a welcome step towards ensuring that communication is front and centre of the seventh administration. The government of national unity (GNU) will rely on the GCIS to communicate its strategic objectives, spending priorities and implementation of the programme of action. It… Read more

Four suspected hitmen were killed in a shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal while en-route to commit a hit, police said. It is understood the gunbattle with the hitmen took place in Sydenham, Durban on Wednesday afternoon. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said a multidisciplinary team consisting of police officers, DPCI Anti-Gang Unit and other… Read more

As President Cyril Ramaphosa faces parliament today preparing to take the country back to the Promised Land, it is worth reflecting, on Mandela Day, about what Madiba might want us to do, so his great work and sacrifice will not have been in vain. There can be few who would think Madiba would be happy… Read more

If ever there was a societal “whipping boy” in the 21st century – the institution to be blamed by charlatans and politicians (is there a difference?) for their misdeeds – then it must be the media. Even comparatively sane people leap to chastise the media when anything doesn’t go their way, or when their view… Read more

Africa might get some overly respect from Europe and the West in general, thanks to the new Cold War, or should we call it Cold War II? Since the Ukrainian-Russian war began in early 2022, there had been moves by the West to improve its interactions with this continent. There is a bit of new… Read more

The Kremlin on Wednesday denied a major ground offensive on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region had failed, after Russian officials said they would seal off border villages to protect civilians from Ukrainian shelling. Russia in May launched a surprise assault into the Kharkiv region, which sits across the border from Russia’s Belgorod region, in a bid… Read more

Taiwan “should pay” the United States for defence, US presidential candidate Donald Trump said in a wide-ranging interview that has cast doubt on the relationship between Washginton and Taipei should he be re-elected in November. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published on Tuesday, the former president was asked if he would defend self-ruled Taiwan… Read more

China said Wednesday it had suspended negotiations with the United States on nuclear non-proliferation and arms control in response to Washington’s weapons sales to Taiwan. The US and China in November held rare talks on nuclear arms control, part of a bid to ease mistrust ahead of a summit between leader Joe Biden and Xi… Read more