ActionSA President Herman Mashaba has issued a strongly worded statement declaring that his party will not be dictated to by other political parties, commentators or supporters of rival organisations. In a statement issued on Saturday, Mashaba said political disagreements must be distinguished from outright disrespect. He added that he had reached a point where he would no longer remain silent while people attempted to “bully, undermine and dictate” to him and the organisation he leads. His remarks come amid growing…
Anti-Corruption Movement is calling for justice to be served in a case against a 24-year-old-man who allegedly raped a 13-year-old victim in Mogwase near Sun City in the North West. The case against the alleged perpetrator was disregarded without trace and the victim’s mother openly confronted the mother of her daughter’s alleged perpetrator, during a recent GBVF march in the area. In a widely shared disturbing video, the victim’s mother can be heard confronting the alleged perpetrator’s mother during the…
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital CEO, Dr Nthabiseng Makgana, says healthcare workers who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic will never be forgotten. She was speaking on Monday at the launch of the Garden of Heroes, a memorial space dedicated to honouring frontline workers who died while serving the nation.Dr Makgana said the memorial stands as a symbol of the courage and dedication shown by doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff who faced immense pressure as hospitals struggled to…
A bitter family feud in the Zuma household exploded into the public domain on Monday when Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a sitting MP for the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, filed a sworn affidavit denying she masterminded the recruitment of more than a dozen South African men to fight as mercenaries in Russia. In a dramatic reversal, Zuma-Sambudla told police she was the first victim of an elaborate WhatsApp scam and had unwittingly passed on fraudulent information to relatives and party contacts. The…