# Soccer: Argentinian star Lionel Messi’s legal team is reportedly preparing legal action against local media outlets over alleged privacy violations during the farewell ceremony for his late father, Jorge, who died over the weekend. Reports say the family objected to media coverage surrounding the private ceremony in Rosario. Messi, who recently returned home to […]
# Madlanga commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has reprimanded National Coloured Congress Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams over the late submission of his statement. Adams blamed a faulty laptop and said he had tried his best to meet the deadline. Madlanga rejected the explanation as unbelievable, saying Adams had known for months a statement was […]
# National Coloured Congress Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams has blamed persistent problems with his laptop for the late submission of his statement to the Madlanga commission. He told commissioners the device frequently freezes, forcing him to seek information from colleagues or make calls. Adams also struggled to provide a specific date for when he […]
# A poll has revealed the MK Party’s support in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, has fallen by 15-percentage points. According to the polls, the party remains the largest political force in the metro. It now stands at 33-percent, from 48-percent in 2024, due to two years of internal chaos under former president Jacob Zuma’s leadership. The poll […]
# The Madlanga commission has postponed the testimony of National Coloured Congress leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams to next week Wednesday. Evidence leader Michael Chaskalson says Adams’ statement was only received last night, despite repeated requests since October last year. Chaskalson emphasises the commission needs sufficient time to study the statement and prepare […]
# The Congress of the People Women’s Chapter is calling for a new era of women’s empowerment and leadership. COPE Women’s spokesperson Elisa Mookho Ngoebo says gender-based violence, poverty, unemployment, discrimination and economic exclusion remains a challenge for women. She urges women and young people to vote for accountable leadership, clean governance and change in […]
# Afrika Mayibuye Movement says women’s economic emancipation must be central to South Africa’s next phase of development. The movement is calling for greater access to land, finance, skills, technology and markets for women-owned businesses and farmers. It also wants women in positions of real authority across government, business and communities. Ahead of the local […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says cervical cancer screening increased by 29-percent during the 2025/26 financial year. More than 198-thousand women were screened, up from 153-thousand the previous year. Gauteng Health MEC Faith Mazibuko says screening empowers women to take charge of their health. The department spokesperson Steve Mabona says HPV vaccination and awareness […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema is expected to face a crimen injuria charge in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court after he falsely accused former Bergview College principal Jaco Pieterse of rape in the Cwe Cwe case. It was alleged that a seven-year-old girl, using the pseudonym Cwe Cwe, was sexually assaulted on school grounds while waiting […]
