The department is not moved by Bester’s outburst in court last week. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has dismissed allegations of inhumane treatment in prison by convicted murderer and Facebook rapist Thabo Bester. Bester appeared in the Free State…
The ANC under Cyril Ramaphosa is attempting to forge a new government of national unity. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images) The coalition faces the task of implementing long-promised transformations while managing political contradictions This content is restricted to subscribers only.…
South Africa recorded 7 290 cases of stock theft between October and December 2023, with KZN, Eastern Cape and Free State leading the numbers Three foreign nationals will appear in court on Thursday, 13 June 2024, following their arrest for…
Voting in Johannesburg during South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections. (Delwyn Verasamy) The theme from most progressive political parties was that the 2024 election was definitive, as were those of 1994. This slogan expressed a much-needed reconfiguration of the…
The party has redeployed Kaunda to the national council of provinces. The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has recalled eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda from his position. According to ANC provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo, Kaunda has been redeployed to the…
EFF leader Julius Malema is expected to announce the disbandment of Limpop structures after the national coalition negotiations conclude later this month. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied…
Although only provisional, the likely implementation has ignited fears of a possible trade war. The European Union has threatened to hit Chinese electric car imports with additional tariffs of up to 38% from next month following an anti-subsidy probe, a…
Caption: Canisters and bottles collected for the study at a remote stretch of beach in De Hoop Nature Reserve. (Peter Ryan) Red, blue and green plastics degrade to form microplastics quicker than those that aren’t as bright This content is…
In today’s news, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has agreed to join the ANC’s proposed Government of National Unity, the EFF’s Floyd Shivambu said the party would field its own candidates for positions in Parliament should negotiations fail, and South…
Jacob Zuma, former South African president and leader of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party), during a news conference at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) national results operation centre in Midrand, South Africa, on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty…