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Arts & Lifestyle·Health & Fitness·South Africa

Gauteng Plan for Mandatory Birth Control in Schools Sparks Rights Row

Health officials face fierce opposition over controversial proposal to enforce contraceptive implants for teenage girls, challenging constitutional freedoms. Gauteng’s Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko ignited a legal and ethical firestorm after announcing plans to make contraceptive implants mandatory for schoolgirls with parental consent.

January 29, 2025

Arts & Lifestyle·Crime·South Africa

Sonia Mbele faces backlash over son’s rape case

Former Generations actress under scrutiny as son granted bail in sexual assault case, rekindling debate over parental responsibility. Actress Sonia Mbele faces renewed public criticism after her son Donell, 23, appeared in Randburg Magistrate’s Court on rape charges. He was granted R1,000

January 23, 2025

Arts & Lifestyle·Zimbabwe

Missing fisherman feared taken by crocodiles

Search continues for Kariba spear-fisherman after witnesses report seeing crocodile attack on Zambezi River. Fears are growing for the safety of Elliot Matibila, a spear-fisherman missing since December 31, 2024, after Zambian fishermen reported seeing crocodiles attack an object in the Zambezi

January 20, 2025

Arts & Lifestyle·Zimbabwe

Baby swap scandal rocks Bulawayo hospital

DNA tests confirm newborns given to wrong mothers after Caesarean sections at United Bulawayo Hospitals. A mother’s instinct led to the discovery of a baby-swapping incident at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), where two newborns were mistakenly exchanged following their births. The Cowdray

January 18, 2025

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Arts & Lifestyle·Featured·South Africa

Cape Town, 7th World’s Worst City for Traffic Congestion

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town has been ranked seventh globally for traffic congestion in the 2024 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard. Commuters in the city lost 94 hours in traffic last year, underscoring the severe delays that affect both daily life and the economy.

January 14, 2025

The SABC staffer involved in a verbal and physical altercation with FlySafair staff will not be allowed to fly with the airline again

Arts & Lifestyle·South Africa

Consequences for SABC Employee After Outburst on FlySafair Flight

SOUTH AFRICA: An aggressive altercation between Nobuntu Mkhize, an SABC employee, and FlySafair cabin crew on a flight from Durban to Cape Town on Boxing Day, 26 December 2024, has led to significant consequences. The incident, which was captured on video and

December 31, 2024

Arts & Lifestyle·South Africa

Taxi Crashes Into a House in Camps Bay, Injuring Two

CAPE TOWN- A taxi collision into a residential property in Cape Town’s upscale Camps Bay neighborhood left two passengers with minor injuries on Friday evening, highlighting ongoing concerns about road safety in the coastal suburb. Emergency services responded to the scene on

December 21, 2024

The scene of the drowning incident near Hartbeespoort.

Arts & Lifestyle·South Africa

Two-Year-Old’s Body Found in Hartbeespoort Dam

ELANDSFONTEIN, TSHWANE- Police divers recovered the body of a two-year-old boy from a tributary of Hartbeespoort Dam on Friday, following an intensive overnight search operation near Elandsfontein, Tshwane. The toddler disappeared Thursday afternoon while playing in a field near the river. SAPS

December 21, 2024

A picture of young boys from the Xhosa tribe attending a traditional initiation school in Libode in the Eastern Cape province. Picture source, AFP

Arts & Lifestyle·South Africa

Health Crisis Claims 17 Lives At Initiation Schools

CAPE TOWN – Dehydration has emerged as the leading cause of death among initiates in the Eastern Cape’s summer initiation season, with 17 young men dead since the season began, prompting authorities and traditional leaders to call for immediate intervention. The Eastern

December 20, 2024

Arts & Lifestyle·South Africa

Funeral Parlour Cremates Wrong Body

JOHANNESBURG– The Thekiso family of Wattville, east of Johannesburg, are grappling with immense grief and disbelief after an error by B3 Funeral Parlour led to the mistaken cremation of their mother. The family, already in mourning, was devastated when they arrived to

December 20, 2024

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Gauteng Plan for Mandatory Birth Control in Schools Sparks Rights Row

Missing fisherman feared taken by crocodiles

Baby swap scandal rocks Bulawayo hospital

Cape Town, 7th World’s Worst City for Traffic Congestion

Consequences for SABC Employee After Outburst on FlySafair Flight

Taxi Crashes Into a House in Camps Bay, Injuring Two

Two-Year-Old’s Body Found in Hartbeespoort Dam

Health Crisis Claims 17 Lives At Initiation Schools

Funeral Parlour Cremates Wrong Body

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