The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) clashed with police during a protest against the current unemployment rates, among other things.
At 2PM today, Mboweni is set to deliver the budget, and given the destruction wrought by the pandemic over the past year or so, it will need a balancing act of epic proportions.
Friends of Princess Latifa Al Maktoum managed to smuggle her a phone, through which she sent videos from prison before all communication ceased.
It looks like the plans to make “the first new city to be built in a democratic South Africa” a reality are still ticking along.
Marching, singing, and a menacing looking roly-poly were all on show as crowds gathered outside Jacob Zuma’s compound.
uMkhonto weSizwe war vets have surrounded Nkandla, saying they are prepared to die for Jacob Zuma, as he defies orders to appear in front of the Zondo Commission.
When fynbos is used to inspire hope that better days are to come, you know there’s a great deal of clutching at straws going on.
Tonight, at 7PM, President Ramaphosa will deliver his state of the nation address.
Day one of the Trump impeachment trial saw Trump’s lawyer flailing and a dramatic video. On day two, previously unseen video of the attack was also aired.
The best news about SONA 2021 is that there will be no red carpet nonsense. As for the rest, it’s the customary bumpy road.
Once sworn enemies, Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels sat down to talk about new details regarding that time she had sex with Trump.
The former Alaska governor came out in defence of Donald Trump, spouted nonsense about the election, and was eventually labelled “totally bonkers” by Piers Morgan.
Yesterday, former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial began, and proceedings kicked off with a video detailing the violence and anarchy that took place on January 6.
Until recently, the Handforth Parish Council and Jackie Weaver were names unfamiliar to most. That all changed with a chaotic, viral Zoom meeting.
Last Friday, Jacob Zuma hosted Julius Malema at Nkandla. Tea was had, and a chopper ferried the EFF leader to and from the former president’s homestead.
Images of Greta Thunberg and other public figures were burned after some public figures expressed their support for an ongoing protest in India.
Don’t panic – there’s no indication that we’re going to receive a load shedding notification today. However, Eskom’s long-term future remains of great concern.
The toyi-toyi is a huge part of South African culture, but it didn’t originate here, and it wasn’t always used for protest action.
Greene has called for the public execution of Democrats, called school shootings “false flags”, talked about Jewish space lasers, and somehow still been elected to Congress.
Amidst the chaos of the military coup in Myanmar, one woman happily filmed her aerobics video, oblivious to the scene unfolding behind her.
Yesterday, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived on South African soil, with news outlets carrying live feeds, and politicians on the scene patting each other on the backs.
The former president has hit back at last week’s Constitutional Court ruling that he has to appear before the Zondo Commission, likening his treatment to that which he received at the hands of the apartheid government.
After Putin claimed that the Black Sea palace didn’t belong to him or his family, one of his best friends stepped forward to say that he owns it. Not dodgy at all.
Following a slight decline in new infections and hospitalisations, the topic of the ban on alcohol sales has been discussed in several meetings over the past week.
Jacob Chansley, perhaps best known as the QAnon Shaman, is preparing to throw Trump under the bus and sing for his supper.
Our healthcare professionals deserve our praise and immense gratitude, but there’s also a danger to that hero label.
A study published this week looks into the reasons why the tobacco sales ban, that lasted five months in 2020, was pretty much dead on arrival.
Mass protests have erupted across Russia after opposition leader Alexei Navalny was imprisoned, following which his team released a video about Putin’s luxury Black Sea palace.
Whilst it feels like the Zondo Commission has been dragging on forever, the claims made this week are yet another reminder of how South Africa was sold down the river.
For the first time in four years, dogs have returned to the White House, with one making history as the first shelter dog to call it home.