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AfriForum advocate Gerrie Nel says the principal of Bergview College in the Eastern Cape has received death threats after being identified as a suspect in the rape of a seven-year-old – and he blames the way police investigated the little girl’s sexual assault.
There is no shortage of myths about the cancellation of US foreign assistance. These include the widely held misconception that Pepfar is exempt from US aid cuts and the belief that grant terminations are only taking place in South Africa. Many of these falsehoods have been reinforced by US and South African officials.
Residents and civil society organisations on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education demanding that police arrest those responsible for the alleged rape of a 7-year-old pupil in the Eastern Cape last year.
An accused, who is allegedly part of a syndicate that defrauded the SA Social Security Agency, claimed the police did not have the authority to search his rented property, where they recovered Sassa and bank cards, as well as a loaded firearm.
Braaivleis on glowing briquettes and summertime cricket, lazy public holidays and sports teams that win… While you’d think any South African could tell you these are their favourite things, these claims are actually backed up by scientific data.
Nine SA Social Security Agency employees accused of being part of a syndicate that allegedly stole funds and defrauded the government entity have complained about a senior Sassa investigator visiting them in jail, claiming harassment.
While MPs on Parliament’s finance committees were debating whether to raise taxes on South Africans on Tuesday, MPs on the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs all agreed that political parties should be able to get more money in donations, with less transparency.
Thembi Simelane is under increasing pressure from law enforcement, with the DA announcing it would file criminal charges against her on the same day her romantic partner, Matome Ralebipi, was arrested and handed bail for alleged corruption dating back more than a decade.
Just a year before the 2026 municipal elections, the ANC, DA, IFP and EFF were among some of the parties that voted for the eThekwini council to allocate in its budget exactly R8 million that will be divided proportionally among the political parties, for their constituencies, this financial year.
South Africa’s gqom queen, Babes Wodumo, returns to TV in her brand-new reality show, Wena Wodumo. The show offers an unfiltered look into Babes’ journey of grief, resilience, and rebuilding after the death of her husband, Mampintsha.