South Africa has one of the most inclusive Constitutions in the world, but despite the advanced human rights laws highlighted in it, queer people still face the brunt of a failing legal system and queerphobia in society. Though there is a rise in understanding that queerness doesn’t equate to unnaturalness, it would be hard-pressed to […]
Newly elected ANC Gauteng chairperson Panyaza Lesufi has responded to the SACP statement raising concerns about the role of money during the weekend’s internal contest. Newly elected African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, said that the South African Communist Party (SACP) could not play the blame game while it was a participant in […]
A Russian missile strike killed at least three people in a residential building in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, authorities said, as the search continued for dozens still missing from an attack on a shopping mall two days ago. Eight missiles struck the southern city of Mykolaiv including an apartment building, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said, just […]
South Africa’s second monkeypox case has been diagnosed in Cape Town. South Africa’s second monkeypox case has been diagnosed in Cape Town. Laboratory-based testing on Tuesday confirmed a 32-year-old man as positive with the viral disease. National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that the patient had reported no recent travel history. Health Department spokesperson, […]
Sources close to the probe into the death of teenagers at a tavern in East London say they may have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Final autopsy results are expected to be announced later this week. The Eastern Cape health department says it treated and discharged 16 survivors. Carbon monoxide poisoning has emerged as […]
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is adamant that the Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan should immediately retract the announcement he made on Tuesday. Gordhan said that he was hopeful that Eskom would avoid implementing stage six rolling blackouts for a second consecutive day on Wednesday after the power utility and unions had reached a wage agreement. […]