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Dr Palesa “Bev” Ditsie, teaches us about the important role Johannesburg Pride played in the acceptance of the LGBQTIA+ community in post-apartheid South Africa. EPISODE THREE: HOW JHB PRIDE HELPED DECRIMINALISE HOMOSEXUALITY IN SA JOHANNESBURG – In a usual year, this month would have seen Sandton, Johannesburg painted with bright colours and flags, to celebrate […]

Zane Kilian was in a Bellville court on Monday for his alleged role the shooting of Kinnear outside his Bishop Lavis home in September. William Booth. Picture: williambooth.co.za CAPE TOWN – The man accused of tracking murdered detective Charl Kinnear is back in court on Tuesday in connection with a failed hit on defence attorney […]

Three bodies were discovered at the weekend in a local informal settlement in the Western Cape. Provincial Commissioner visits Wolseley after discovery of three bodies. Picture: SAPS CAPE TOWN – It is still unclear whether a man arrested for the murder of a Wolseley woman is linked to two other bodies found in the town. […]

Protesters took their frustrations to Parliament on Sunday to call on government to bring an end to farm attacks. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Picture: www.sahrc.org.za CAPE TOWN – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Western Cape said it would approach the police and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on […]

Police have finally made a breakthrough, six years after the soccer player was shot dead in Vosloorus. Five suspects – Khulela Themba Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, Mthobisi Chris Mncube, Mthokoziseni Zifozonke Mapisa and Sifiso Ntuli – appeared at the Boksburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2020. They are charged with the 2014 murder of Bafana […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has given corrupt officials an opportunity to loot money meant to help citizens through the health crisis. Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – Despite the dismal state of governance in the country, Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday said South Africa had more principled […]

Regiments has been implicated at the state capture commission in irregular deals worth billions of rands. FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) on Tuesday said it was considering whether to appeal a judgment regarding Regiments Capital […]

The statue shows Tambo with his hand stretched out in front of him holding a book which resembles that of the freedom charter. The newly-erected nine-metre statue of late struggle icon Oliver Tambo at the OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled a nine-metre statue of OR Tambo […]

Maile penned a formal letter to the mayor on Monday regarding allegations levelled against his running of the city. Geoffrey Makhubo. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – City of Joburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo on Tuesday committed to responding to concerns raised by Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile within the next seven days. Maile penned a formal […]

While walking to school in 2017, the teen was taken to convicted trafficker Angelo Mulambo under the pretence that she would secure a babysitting job. JOHANNESBURG – A Mozambican man was on Tuesday sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Gauteng High Court for human trafficking, rape and kidnapping involving a 14-year-old girl. While […]