The battle for control of Ingonyama Trust in KwaZulu-Natal is heating up after King Misuzulu KaZwelithini reasserted his authority and ordered the entity’s “suspended” board members not to enter the trust’s offices in Pietermaritzburg.

THE ANC has challenged its members to take personal financial responsibility for attending the upcoming January 8 celebrations in Khayelitsha at the weekend in a move seen as signalling the party's financial woes.

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It has been more than seven years since Markus Jooste resigned as CEO of Steinhoff on 5 December 2017 and Steinhoff’s supervisory board requested PWC’s advisory services unit to conduct a forensic investigation into accounting fraud at the former international retail giant.

WITH a week to go before the 2024 matric results are released, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Information Regulator are set to battle it out to determine whether the results will be released in newspapers, with the Information Regulator standing its ground that doing so, will go against the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia).

The African National Congress (ANC) was founded on January 8, 1912. This week, they celebrate 113 years of our movement's existence with a range of activities culminating in the main January 8 Statement rally, which will take place at Mandela Park Stadium in Khayelitsha, Western Cape, on Saturday, January 11. ANC Dullah Omar Regional chairperson, Ndithini Tyhido, said the party was ready for the event.

The recommendations of a new Bureau for Economic Research (BER) report argues that failure to improve municipal outcomes will mute the effect of the government’s broader structural reforms to boost economic growth. It urges local government to hire more engineers and finance professionals, and for municipal trading services in electricity and water and sanitation to be set up as viable, standalone entities to address underinvestment and poor management of the services.

THE Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has recorded 7 448 arrests on South African roads for the current festive season between December 1, 2024, and January 1, 2025.

If a pregnant minor requests termination of pregnancy she should be advised to discuss it with her parents/guardians but their consent is not required. While a person younger than 18 years is considered a child in South Africa, the act does allow consensual sex for people who are between 16 and 18 years.

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he is looking into pardoning the Jan, 6 rioters on the first day of his administration during an interview on "Meet the Press." The Justice Department is considering charging up to 200 more people for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, a report says.

South Africa has welcomed New Year’s babies at several hospitals across the country with the youngest mother being just 12 years old. What does this tell us about society and teenage pregnancy?

More than half of South African municipalities face criminal charges for failing to address raw sewage spillages into freshwater resources, says Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina.

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A 17-year-old boy in the Eastern Cape who impregnated a 12-year-old child must face prosecution. The girl gave birth on New Year’s Day. The province’s MEC for social development, Bukiwe Fanta, made this statement after her department was able to identify the newborn’s father.

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The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.

The Gauteng government is looking to avoid a financial “day zero”, but questions remain about whether the province could truly face bankruptcy next year

As the year begins and the ANC prepares to celebrate its 113th birthday on 8 January, a political analyst says there is nothing to celebrate.

South Africa has welcomed New Year’s babies at several hospitals across the country with the youngest mother being just 12 years old. What does this tell us about the teenage pregnancy crisis in SA?