# Basketball: Retired tennis legend Serena Williams has taken an ownership stake in Canada’s first WNBA team, Toronto Tempo. The Tempo will be the first WNBA team located outside of the United States. Williams emphasised her passion for investing in women’s sports, stating the goal to showcase the value of female athletes. She will also […]
# The DA in Gauteng has welcomed environmental experts’ concerns that wetlands and endangered species are at risk should the Gauteng government relocate Mamelodi flood victims to the Cullinan Heritage Site. The DA’s Leanne de Jager says multiple environmental impact studies have been ignored, as the site is vital for biodiversity and cultural preservation. She […]
# South Africa is anticipated to switch-off analogue TV on 31 March, however concerns are mounting over delays. According to Broadcast Media Africa, contractors warn of a shortage of digital set-top boxes, low installation fees, and theft of adaptors. Payment delays for installers further complicate the process. Meanwhile, eMEDIA, owners of eNCA and etv, has […]
# The cabinet has completed its input for the 2025/26 Budget, which Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will present next week. A special meeting yesterday debated funding options after the budget speech’s historic delay over VAT hike disputes. According to Bloomberg, Godongwana must now balance fiscal constraints, economic growth, and protecting low-income households. Reports suggest possible […]
# AfriForum says South Africa must address alleged human rights abuses against Afrikaners to avoid being removed from AGOA. The group is under fire for meeting with US president Donald Trump’s administration, a move president Cyril Ramaphosa condemns as divisive. CEO Kallie Kriel insists AfriForum won’t be blamed if South Africa is expelled, arguing that […]
# Afrikaans lobby group, Betereinders, has launched the Not USA, But YOU SA campaign, urging for unity amongst South Africans as US-SA tensions continue. This follows president Cyril Ramaphosa’s criticism of AfriForum and Solidarity for allegedly spreading divisive narratives to the US government, advocating for Afrikaner interests. Betereinders co-founder Johan Erasmus emphasised to Newzroom Afrika […]
# The Seshego Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo has cleared a 28-year-old man, accused of statutory rape after allegedly impregnating a 13-year-old girl that gave birth last Christmas. DNA results have excluded Ditebogo Frans Gololo as the father. National Prosecuting Authority’s Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi says Gololo was arrested on 26 December 2024 and charged with statutory rape […]
# The Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court has ruled that the National Prosecuting Authority must pay the costs of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit after convicting Irvin Thabo Ngobeni of assaulting his neighbor, Nthabiseng Sebothoma. Ngobeni received a three-month suspended sentence. AfriForum’s Gerrie Nel called the ruling a milestone, highlighting the NPA’s failure to prosecute gender-based violence cases:
# COSATU will picket outside the North Gauteng High Court today in support of the Department of Health in the National Health Insurance case. The Board of Healthcare Funders and the South African Private Practitioners’ Forum are challenging the constitutionality of the NHI Act. Todays hearing will determine which court has jurisdiction as the government […]
