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The court is expected to make a decision this afternoon on the validity of a marriage between the late hip hop star, Jabulani “HHP” Tsambo also known as Jabba. His partner Lerato Sengadi insists that they were married and that he had told her that he wants to buried in Johannesburg and not in the North wet where his family is based and where he grew up. Sengadi says her court battle with the famil...

Members of the ruling ANC, trade union federation COSATU, the SACP and the NGO OUTA, have once again called for the controversial e-tolls to be scrapped. They have marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria this afternoon. The protest was sparked by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s comments who, during his maiden mid-term budget speech last week, insisted that the people of Gauteng have to pay for...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the community of Hanover Park in the Western Cape that the newly launched the anti-gang unit will protect residents. The 95-member strong team has been in operation for a month now. Members of the unit will be deployed to other crime-ridden areas such as Nyanga, Bonteheuwel and Bishop Lavis. Ramaphosa says both the national and provincial governments as well a...

Leaked reports are detailing why train security has collapsed in South Africa. A commuter activist group #UniteBehind is in possesion of a report of an investigation by Werksmans Attorneys on mismanagement at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) for the 2014/15 financial year, which has raised more red flags about security at PRASA. The reports reveal that hundreds of millions of rand...

Associate Professor and Head the Department of Law at Monash South Africa Tshepo Mongalo, says there may be merit in the argument that the SABC took the easy way out by first announcing retrenchments and not explore other ways of cutting costs or bringing in revenue. The public broadcaster has announced that it is technically insolvent and will be shedding over 2000 permanent and freelance jobs. T...

Nicholas Ninow, the man dubbed the Dros rapist is expected back in court at the end of November after his appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates Court this morning. He was referred to Weskoppies Hospital for mental evaluation after it emerged that he has a history of bipolar. He is accused of raping a seven year old girl inside the Dros restaurant's male toilets in Silverton two months ago. He had...

Gender Base Violence activists have called the government in particular the presidency, to consider reviewing some laws in order to protect victims of gender based violence. In a first in South Africa, activists were given a platform to relate to delegates at the Gender Summit, their harrowing stories of abuse ranging from incidents of gang rape, assault by partners and ill treatment by police as...

Police are yet to make an arrest after one person was shot and wounded during clashes between factions at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (also known as Modise Church) in Zuurbekom on Gauteng’s West rand this morning. Members say two brothers are fighting over who should lead the church, which is one of the largest in Africa with 3.5 million members. Police have managed to confiscate...

Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, has announced her resignation as of 7PM today. She is also resigning as a DA member. There was uncertainty earlier today whether De Lille will vacate office as per agreement with the party. Two months ago, she announced her resignation during a media conference with DA leader, Mmusi Maimane. De Lille says says she's turned down various offers, including being a...

SABC CEO, Madoda Mxakwe, says the public broadcaster is technically insolvent and unable to fulfill its financial obligations. He was speaking on the financial state of the SABC at its headquarters in Auckland Park this afternoon. On Monday, the SABC notified staff that it intended to embark on the retrenchment of 981 permanent staff and not renew the contracts of 1200 freelancers. Mxakwe says fre...

Hip Hop music lovers and fans are paying their respect to Hip Hop artist Jabulani Tsambo affectionately known as HHP. A memorial service in his honour is currently underway at Newtown Music Factory in Johannesburg. Another memorial to celebrate his life will be held at the Mmabatho Convention centre in Mahikeng in North West on Thursday, with his funeral service scheduled for this Saturday, also i...

Cape Town police are on a manhunt for those responsible for the murder of prominent criminal lawyer, Peter Mihalik, who was shot outside the Reddam High School in Green Point this morning. Mihalik had just dropped off his child at the school when he was attacked. Police are at the scene looking for clues that may help find his killers. Our reporter Corbin August is on the story.

The Africa Attractiveness report has revealed that despite weak economic growth foreign direct investment on the continent increased by 6 percent in 2017. The report also shows that South Africa still attracts more investors, sharing the top with Morocco. It is the first time that South Africa was matched by another country in terms of being the most preferred investment destination. Ethiopia also...

The Father’s Rights Movement with the assistance of the Justice and Reconciliation Centre say it will file papers in the Constitutional Court next year in order to get the law changed so that fathers can have equal access to their children during and after divorces are finalised. The group marched to the SABC's Auckland park offices in Johannesburg to raise awareness about challenges some fathers...

The legal team of Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso is taking to the Supreme Court of Appeal to petition the court directly after Judge Mandela Makaula of the High Court in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, denied them leave to appeal his ruling that there are no good grounds for him to recuse himself. The defence has accused Makaula of being biased towards the first witness Cheryl Zondi who was a...

Police are looking for a man whom they believe can help them in their probe into the death of seven people discovered at a house in Vlakfontein, South of Johannesburg yesterday. Authorities say Sibusiso Enerst Khoza was staying at the house and that neighbours have spotted him recently. Police responded to a complaint after a community member complained of a stench that came from a nearby house. U...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will continue to welcome potential investors from across the world in order to have a growing and vibrant economic development. He was speaking at the official opening of the inaugural South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton, north of Johannesburg. Ramaphosa says government has worked hard to reduce policy uncertainty, regulatory barriers and red t...

The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, has presented a report that found that informal settlements represent a "systemic human rights violation" that arises as a result of state action. Her report urges states to adopt a human rights-based approach to informal settlements by urgently upgrading informal settlements and avoiding relocations or evi...

The Tshwane University of Technology Centre for Tissue Engineering, says religious and cultural beliefs are barriers to skin and organ donations. The Centre has called on the public to donate skin which is harvested upon an individual's death so as to help burn victims recover quickly. It says the demand is particularly high during winter when a number of fires start at informal settlements.

Outgoing Mayor Patricia De Lille is alleging that councillor JP Smith and her deputy Ian Neilsen , are behind attempts to smear her name. She says national leadership has not done anything despite her raising the matter a number of times. De Lille is facing possible criminal charges after the DA-led city council adopted a report yesterday implicating De Lille in alleged corruption dealings with a...

Learners, parents, community members and stakeholders from the Education Department in the Eastern Cape are currently meeting after the Ndaliso Secondary School in Lusikisiki was torched allegedly by angry learners late yesterday. This comes after they boycotted matric examinations demanding that progressed learners be allowed to write all their examinations this year when the policy dictates othe...

Economists expect Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to make some announcements on expenditure rather than tax increases when he delivers the mid-term budget this afternoon. Economists say there is no more room for VAT increases. Also revenue collection needs to be more efficient by increasing tax compliance measures and fixing tax administration and governance challenges at SARS. Amina Accram reports

The normalization of exclusion is one of the main impediments to the progress of women leadership and gender equality around the world. That's the sentiment expressed by the head of UNWOMEN who also welcomed the recent gender parity achieved in the cabinets of Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Seychelles. Speaking exclusively with SABCNEWS on women's leadership in Africa, Dr Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka warned t...

The #TotalShutdown movement has called on leaders not to politicise the Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso’s rape trial and the fight against women abuse. This after the ANC Women’s League held a media briefing in Port Elizabeth on Monday to speak out against the abuse of women. The comment also comes as the Eastern Cape Transport Safety and Liaison MEC, Weziwe Tikana, in the company of her Health an...

A police officer has been granted bail by the Ventersdorp magistrates court in the North West Province in connection with the rape of a 14-year old girl. The rape allegedly took place at gun point following the kidnapping of the girl and her friend. Our reporter Zebilion Maine was in court.