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Phillip April’s pre-trial hearing was scheduled for the Western Cape High Court on Friday but it was postponed until 30 October to afford his Legal Aid lawyer time to consult with him. Allison Plaaitjies. Picture: facebook.com CAPE TOWN – The case against a man accused of murdering Clanwilliam teacher Allison Plaaitjies has been postponed to […]

Unilever has removed all TRESemmé hair products from all stores for 10 days after widespread outrage over the product’s advert on the Clicks website. Hair care products from Curl Chemistry. Picture: @curlchemistry/Facebook CAPE TOWN – Amid the fallout from a racist hair product advert, natural hair campaigners said that more support was needed to help […]

The local celebrity made the announcement in a social media post on Saturday morning in which she also wished her husband a happy birthday. Actress Minnie Dlamini Jones officially announced that she was pregnant on 12 September 2020. Picture: @MinnieDlamini/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Actress Minnie Dlamini Jones and husband Quinton Jones are having a baby. The […]

A renowned lawyer and struggle hero, Bizos passed away on Wednesday at the age of 92. George Bizos. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that late prominent human rights lawyer and social activist advocate George Bizos would be honoured with a special official funeral category 1. A renowned lawyer and struggle hero, […]

Both banks have promised that the problem would be resolved in 24 hours with the funds returned to the affected parties. Nedbank sign. Image: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Banking group Capitec said that it was working with Nedbank to reimburse thousands of customers who experienced unauthorised payments from their accounts following a technical glitch in Nedbank’s […]

Suspect arrested for murder of ex-girlfriend in Temba It is understood that the man fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend with a knife in a jealous rage earlier this week. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Police in Tshwane have arrested a suspect linked to the murder of a 23-year-old woman in Temba. It is understood that the man […]

Mdeliswa (35) was shot earlier this month at her Mpumalanga family home in Evander. She died two days later in hospital. Thandeka Mdeliswa. Picture: SABC JOHANNESBURG – Three suspects linked to the murder of actress Thandeka Mdeliswa have been arrested, including one man believed to have been her colleague. Mdeliswa (35) was shot earlier this […]

As part of its measures, Unilever said that it would set up an advisory board and a diversity committee after apologising for the TRESemmé advert, which it admitted was racist. A hair product advert by retailer Clicks. JOHANNESBURG – Unilever said that it was taking further steps to ensure that future advertising campaigns reflected South […]

The recovery rate continues to improve at over 88%, meaning that at least 574,000 people have now recovered. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has 646,398 COVID-19 cases after 1,960 infections were recorded in the past 24 hours. One hundred and thirteen people have succumbed to the virus, pushing the number of fatalities to 15,378 here at […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has given Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula 48 hours to explain why she shared a flight with the ANC delegation. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule at the post-NEC media briefing on 30 July 2019, at Luthuli House. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN CAPE TOWN/JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has intervened in a probe of alleged improper […]