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The Congress of South African Trade Unions ( Cosatu) is the latest to call out western capital for their predatory dealings with the African continent which campaigners believe has led to millions of Africans leaving their home countries in search of a better life.Cosatu's First Deputy President Mike Shingange said current migration patterns are a direct result of the unrestrained extraction of natural resources by European and American companies that […]

A 49-year-old man accused of involvement in the alleged theft of a cocaine consignment from Hawks premises is expected to apply for bail in the Port Shepstone Magistrate's Court, KwaZulu-Natal.Lucas Legabe is scheduled to appear in court on September 8, 2026, for a formal bail application after his arrest by the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit on August 7.Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said Legabe's arrest was in connection […]

Four business robberies have occurred in the Durban Central Business District over several days, leaving some business owners to trade in fear. Business owners interviewed did not want to create an atmosphere of fear that would drive customers away, but the robberies remain a concern to them. Durban Central police have opened a case of business robbery after an incident that occurred on Sunday, on Bertha Mkhize Street, formerly known […]

The family of 20-year-old Jessica Rabe has laid her to rest after she was allegedly killed alongside her boyfriend, Yudistan Pillay.Rabe was remembered by her family as a beloved daughter, granddaughter, niece and friend.“Jessica was a kind-hearted young woman who was deeply loved by her mother, aunt, granny, family and friends,” the family said in an earlier appeal.“She did not deserve what happened to her.”The family had initially appealed for […]

Work is continuing to restore eThekwini Municipality’s external prepaid electricity vending system following a technical challenge.On Sunday, the City confirmed that it was experiencing technical difficulties with its external prepaid vending system due to a technical interruption.At the time, the City issued a statement explaining that customers were unable to purchase prepaid electricity tokens via banking applications, retail outlets, or third-party mobile vending platforms."Investigations have identified the cause as an internet […]

SAFM has publicly apologised after the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) found that the radio station breached the broadcasting code during an interview with March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma.The interview, which aired on The National Pulse on June 3, featured Ngobese-Zuma making a series of claims about foreign nationals that the BCCSA found were not clearly presented as opinion or adequately challenged.The ruling followed a complaint by […]

The re-opened inquest into the death of Black Consciousness Movement leader Steve Biko is expected to hear the testimony of Daniel Petrus Siebert at the Gqeberha High Court on Monday. Siebert, 80, a former apartheid security policeman, told the court of his role during the interrogation of Biko in 1977. It was reported that he said Biko was struck with a hose pipe. He is expected to be cross-examined on Monday. The […]

For the past 581 days, Samantha van der Vyver has started each morning by posting a photograph of her son on her WhatsApp status.The photographs are all she has left of the son she loved and lost far too soon.Tiaan Minnie was shot dead alongside his father, Heinrich Minnie, 47, while the two were offloading rubbish at the Arlington Waste Facility in Nelson Mandela Bay on February 3 last year."I […]

Country musician Tommy Dell is receiving medical treatment after being injured in a collision on the R40 in Mbombela that claimed the lives of two women on Saturday night.The crash happened at about 10 pm while a Honda sedan carrying Dell and the two women was travelling towards Barberton before colliding with a bakkie.Two other women died at the scene, while occupants of the bakkie were injured.Mpumalanga Department of Community […]