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South Africans will be safe during and after elections – minister Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, has launched the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) Coordination Centre. This just days ahead of the country’s National and Provincial General Elections. “The NATJOINTS Coordination Centre (NCC) is born from past experiences learnt. [This was] when government formulated a coordinated response to the Covid-19 pandemic… As government we […]

Voters in for a pleasant weather during elections week With South Africans going to the polls next week, weather conditions are expected to be sunny and cool over most parts of the country. While many of the northern provinces can expect sunny and warm conditions. “It is undoubtedly good news that no severe or extreme weather is anticipated in the lead up to, and […]

Influencer Don Dada sent a cease & desist letter by lifestyle brand Influencer Tshepo Pitso is facing legal threat from the Italian Lifestyle brand Rossimoda for character assassination. The two parties have been at loggerheads over exploitation allegations as Pitso, famously known as Material Don Dada. He claimed he was never fairly compensated for work done under the brand. Peter Lazarou, Sole Agents Distribution founding director, disputed […]

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Health department advises voters to exercise caution on flu virus With five weeks into the flu season as South Africa goes to the national polls on Wednesday, the Department of Health has warned voters to take extra precaution to minimise the spread of the virus. Departmental spokesperson Foster Mohale said people must avoid touching their eyes and mouth after touching and shaking hands with others […]

ANC Limpopo’s Buthane arrested, released over Seshego violence Joseph “Jossey” Buthane, former EFF leader in Limpopo who rejoined the ANC after falling out with EFF leader Julius Malema was arrested and released on bail on Friday. He faces charges are of serious nature. These include attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearm and live ammunition. This relates to the violent skirmishes between ANC and EFF supporters in Seshego on Sunday. Buthane handed himself over to the Seshego police and briefly appeared in the local magistrate’s court where he was released on a R5,000 bail.
 The matter will return to court on July 2. Buthane’s arrest stems from the […]

ICJ grants SA’s request, calls for ceasefire in Gaza The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a decisive order to Israel, demanding an immediate halt to its military offensive in Rafah. ICJ President Nawaf Salam announced that the court voted 13-2 in favour of the order. He emphasised the urgent need to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian enclave. “The […]

Jail DA top brass for burning the flag – ANCYL president Malatji Controversial ANCYL president Collen Malatji says the DA top brass must thank their gods that he’s not president because they’d watch the next Wednesday national and provincial elections from jail. According to Malatji, the DA election advertisem*nt with a graphic of the South African flag burning was enough grounds to charge the whole leadership of the party. However, he added, the DA was lucky to have a nice guy who believes in dialogue. President Cyril Ramaphosa was the one at the helm of the national executive. ANC 30 Years of Democracy Big Walk Malatji made the remarks at the ANC […]

Gift Leremi’s wife and director at loggerhead over documentary Late Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Gift Leremi’s wife, Mamello, and director Mfanelo Ngoma are at loggerheads over the footie’s documentary. Whispering Leremi’s Take To My Child was wrapped up and ready to be received by channels in 2018. According to Ngoma, the documentary was submitted to the SABC, SuperSport and Kwese TV before it shut its doors. Brainchild of Leremi’s widow The 60-minute documentary was the brainchild of the footballer’s widow Mamello Leremi, who thought of it as a legacy to their child. She also saw it as an intimate way to introduce his fans to Leremi’s life as a husband […]

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I’m not scared of a dead snake – Gcinile Twala’s lawyer A “celebrity” lawyer who has taken centre stage has overshadowed what could have been a historic revenge p*rn court case. This week, social media users woke up to a compromising video of influencer Gcinile Twala making the rounds on X (formerly Twitter) in what has been described as revenge p*rn. This comes after her controversial businessman, an alleged fraudster and her ex-boyfriend, Themba “Grootman” Silahle, previously threatened to leak her nudes and approached popular influencers to help spread the video. An anonymous social media user shared the video on Monday, which quickly trended for most of the […]

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Actress Anele Zondo on her ‘shock’ pregnancy and her music Musician, television presenter and actress Anele Zondo has shared how finding out she was pregnant changed her life. Zondo, who is also known as Ney The Bae, released her EP Vuka on Friday after confirming pregnancy rumours that were making the rounds on social media. In her Instagram stories, Zondo said the moment she found out she was expecting, she was in shock and felt like she could not breathe. “I knew my whole life would change, I did not know what to do. As soon as I heard my bae’bies’s heartbeat, I knew it was meant to be, this […]