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Kenyan President William Ruto has withdrawn the contentious finance bill that sparked nationwide deadly protests. Ruto says he has listened to the people and expressed his condolences to the families who lost loved ones during the demonstrations. Scores of protesters stormed some sections of the country's parliament yesterday. This after lawmakers had voted in favour of tax hikes seeking to raise...

Kenyan President William Ruto has withdrawn the contentious finance bill that sparked nationwide deadly protests. Ruto says he has listened to the people and expressed his condolences to the families who lost loved ones during the demonstrations. Scores of protesters stormed some sections of the country's parliament yesterday. This after lawmakers had voted in favour of tax hikes seeking to raise...

The University of Cape Town's Council has adopted a resolution which calls for the boycotting of all Israeli academic institutions and researchers who are affiliated to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The resolution was passed amid continued intensive fighting in Gaza. Corbin August reports...

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern about the violence that has marred Kenya's mass protests against proposed tax rises, adding that he is saddened by reports of deaths, injuries and arbitrary detentions by police in Nairobi. Guterres has urged the Kenyan authorities to exercise restraint. The protests erupted over a week ago after the country's Finance Mi...

The Nelspruit Regional Court in Mbombela is expected to hand down judgement in the rape case against a former Mpumalanga MEC for Finance who is accused of the rape of his two daughters. The former African National Congress Provincial Executive Committee member and his stepson were arrested in 2020 for allegedly raping the man's 8-year-old daughters. The man, who can not be identified to protect th...

Political analyst, Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast, says that the formation of a possible minority government is not what the country needs, should the 7th administration fail to form a government of national unity or GNU. Breakfast made the comments amid extended negotiations on the GNU, formed after the ANC lost its majority at the 29 May polls. Sibahle Motha reports 

There is a strong police presence in the vicinity of the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court as MK party members march to court ahead of the appearance of an IEC official today. The official is believed to be appearing in connection with matters related to his conduct on election day last month, May 29th. MK party members who are part of this protest also continue to claim that the election results...

The constitution of the seventh administration has encountered delays as the signatories of the Statement of Intent struggle to find each other. These consultations are guided by the State of Intent (SOI), which has legally bound the 10 political parties who signed it. Since his inauguration, all the Executive power has rested with President Cyril Ramaphosa. However, South Africans are eagerly awa...

Foreign trained doctors are accusing the Health Profession Council of South Africa (HPCSA) of failing them during the board examination. The South African Internationally Trained Health Professionals Association (Saithpa), says seventy percent of foreign-trained doctors who wrote board exams in October 2023 and February 2024 failed. Saithpa's legal desk chairperson Advocate Rene Govender, says som...

The African National Congress has lashed out at some political parties for making outrageous demands for specific cabinet positions in the media. The party says it's only President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has the prerogative to appoint the executive. This statements come amid calls for calm, as many South Africans waiting for the announcement of the cabinet of the seventh democratic administration. S...

Impeached Western Cape Judge President, John Hlophe is the designated leader for the uMmkhonto weSizwe Party in Parliament. Hlophe has confirmed to SABC News that he will be leading the country's third largest party in the National Assembly. However, the 58 MK members who were scheduled to be sworn in, in the  National Assembly's first sitting last Friday did not attend. This sitting saw the elect...

The eThekwini Municipal council has postponed the election of a new mayor after embattled former mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda was redeployed to the National Council of Provinces by the African National Congress after the 2024 general elections. Kaunda faced scriticism from opposition parties following his handling of the aftermath of the deadly 2022 floods, which left communities without water for prolon...

Patients diagnosed with mental health problems, particularly men, have been cautioned against excessive use of alcohol, as a form of escapism.  With the month of June being observed as men's mental health awareness month, experts say those who turn to alcohol, display significant risk factors for suicidal behaviour.  Despite many avenues available for help, South African men continue to rank high...

Labour Federation Cosatu says it remains deeply opposed to the neoliberal policies of the Democratic Alliance because of the history of opposing labour reforms to improve the lives of workers. Cosatu's General Secretary Solly Phetoe says if the DA  is to be part of the government of national unity, then it must abandon its anti-worker and anti-transformation agenda.

To improve infrastructure, Johannesburg's bulk water entity, Rand Water, has kicked off its 37-day maintenance project in Gauteng, which is expected to affect many areas in and around the city. Rand Water spokesperson, Makenosi Maroo, says residents should not panic as taps will not run dry. Monique Lewis filed this report

Ten people have died and twenty-four others have been seriously injured in a collision between a truck  and a taxi on the R42 road near Delmas, in Mpumalanga. Spokesperson for the provincial department of Community Safety, Moeti Mmusi says eight of the deceased were occupants in the taxi while two were occupants in the truck.  He says the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals. For more on th...

As South Africans eagerly await President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of the cabinet under the Government of National Unity, ten political parties have officially joined the broad-based system of government. For some analysis on this, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Professor Chris Landsberg, Director of the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg[

 IEC Commissioner Dr Nomsa Masuku has been granted R20 000 bail by the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court. Sixty-two-year-old Masuku was arrested on Friday by the Hawks for alleged fraud amounting to R1.2 million. For more on this, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Police spokesperson, Colonel Katlego Mogale.

Charlotte Van Der Weshuizen, the wife of a child killer and former top cop Marius van der Westhuizen says she does not believe that the country needs another child murderer out in the public. This comes as her former husband and father to her kids, Marius is set to be released on parole at the end of July. The former cop was granted parole after his third appearance before the parole board at the...

The former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane's matter is back in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in which she seeks her gratuity purported to amount to millions of rend. Our reporter, Zoleka Qodashe has the details...

As Vodacom's forensic liaison supervisor Pinky Vythilingam is expected to go over cellphone tower locations, the defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial have raised concern that some areas are not depicted on the map. The trial has been delayed this morning in order to allow for the defence to consult with the accused. Vythilingam is on the stand at the high court in Pretoria to unpack more evidence per...

Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that the price of goods have remained steady over the past two months, as the consumer price index held at 5,2-percent in May, unchanged from April 2024. The data indicates that after five consecutive months of decline, prices for food non-alcohol beverages remained unchanged at 4,7-perdent in May from April. However higher rates were recorded for tra...

A Researcher and Lecturer at Wits University, Dr Gilad Isaacs says the 2.5 percent salary increase for MPs in the seventh Parliament, will not have much impact on the public purse. Earlier this year President Cyril Ramaphosa approved the salary increase for MPs, members of the provincial legislatures and Premiers. New MPs will be earning about R1.27 million annually or hundred thousand a month. Dr...

African National Congress Youth League President, Collen Malatji says the Democratic Alliance cannot dictate to the ANC which parties can join the proposed Government of National Unity moving forward. Malatji addressed the media a short while ago where he expressed the Youth League's support for the GNU but warning that the ANC cannot compromise on its adopted policies such as affirmative action a...

The #PayTheGrants Campaign has questioned why Social Distress Grants beneficiaries are required to verify their identification through SASSA's newly-introduced biometric identification process. The organisation says hundred s of recipients of the SRD grant have complained that they cannot access their grant because of a new identity verification process newly introduced to fight fraud. Sakina Kamw...