Patricia De Lille Resigns as Mayor
I am pleased to announce today that the DA and Patricia de Lille have reached a mutual agreement which resolves the question of the leadership of the DA government in Cape Town. This has been a long and difficult journey. This matter has already gone on for too long, and has sapped the energies and […]
Outrage as Convicted Rapist Brickz Given Music Platform
The #NotInMyNameSA movement is disappointed that convicted rapist Sipho “Brickz” Ndlovu is to perform at the Mzansi Kwaito & House Music Awards at Soweto Theatre on Friday night. “A convicted criminal should not be allowed to perform at public events, especially a rapist. He violated a woman. How could they give him a platform during […]
R100k Reward Offered for Info On Cape Town Train Fires
The Western Cape government is offering a R100 000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of whoever is burning trains in Cape Town. “The R100 000 reward we are making available is our warning to these arsonists: You are being watched, you will be caught and we will not allow […]
Energy Giant Eskom Posts U.S.$170 Million Loss
Eskom suffered a net loss of R2.3bn in 2018, compared with a R0.9bn profit the previous year, the state-owned power producer revealed at its financial results presentation on Monday. CEO Phakamani Hadebe said the poor results were compounded by allegations of corruption and mismanagement, challenges of governance and negative investor sentiment. The power utility said […]
A Coup Averted After President Jacob Zuma Resignation – Report
South Africa reportedly avoided a coup by the skin of its teeth in February 2018, after President Jacob Zuma was forced to step down. According to City Press newspaper, highly placed sources within the ANC urged then-deputy Ramaphosa, who was at the time the president of the ruling African National Congress, to resolve the stand-off […]
Land Expropriation Without Compensation Key to Taking Forward Madiba’s Vision – Ramaphosa, Zuma
Land expropriation without compensation is one of the key programmes that will take forward former president Nelson Mandela’s vision of a free South Africa, both President Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday. The current and former presidents were speaking at the government’s official centenary celebrations of Mandela at his birthplace in […]
Exposé on Diepsloot Rape Culture Makes Waves
A 43-minute documentary by BBC Africa crime reporter Golden Mtika on the prevalence of rape in Diepsloot has shocked social media users. “This is one of the most dangerous places in Johannesburg,” Mtika says during the film. “If you are found to be walking at night, you risk your life 100%. Rape is something that […]
Zim man(27) gets 259 years jail…Serial rapist David Mamvura to die in prison
South African law enforcement has warmly welcomed the long jail terms imposed by the Polokwane High Court on 2018-07-11 to David Mamvura, aged 27 from Zimbabwe to a consolidated jail terms of 259 years plus 04 life imprisonment. The accused was found guilty on 31 charges ranging from rape, attempted murder, assault with intent to […]
South Africa’s Umkhosi Womhlanga – Dancing Naked for the King
The royal reed dance also called Umkhosi Womhlanga is an annual festival celebrated in South Africa. Girls from Zululand and small groups from Swazi land participate in this ceremony. This is an annual ceremony in which young maidens take reeds and deposit in Enyokeni Palace where the ruler lives. The princess leads the maidens in […]
Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini opposes South African land reform
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has told thousands of his subjects at a traditional royal gathering, known as Imbizo, that he will not allow the South African government to take away land from him. The king is opposed to a recommendation by a government panel which said that the land trust he presides over, the Ingonyama […]
