Xolile Mtembu

Digital Journalist, IOL News

South Africa is currently experiencing a severe geomagnetic storm, space agency confirms

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South Africa is currently experiencing a severe geomagnetic storm, confirmed by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

Pretoria CBD brothel busted as officials uncover dozens of foreign women in hidden rooms

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City of Tshwane authorities and the TMPD have shut down a suspected brothel operating behind a sports bar in the Pretoria CBD.

Xolani Khumalo of ActionSA to voluntarily surrender to police following assault claims

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ActionSA's Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Councillor Xolani Khumalo, is set to voluntarily surrender to the South African Police Service on January 19.

Children locked out of classrooms: SAHRC warns Gauteng school delays breach Constitutional rights

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The South African Human Rights Commission has raised serious concern over persistent delays in school placements in Gauteng, warning that the failure to admit learners ...

‘Protect our white bloodline’: SA men exposed in white supremacist dating leak

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A data leak has exposed 47 South Africans on a white supremacist dating site. Profiles reveal extremist views, promotion of Aryan ideology, and a push for racial ...

AI horror: Grok users face same penalties as uploading illegal content, Musk warns

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Elon Musk has warned that users of the AI platform Grok who generate illegal content will face the same legal consequences as those who upload or distribute unlawful ...

Thuli Madonsela's safety in jeopardy? Eviction notice sparks fear of a sinister plot

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Thuli Madonsela, the former Public Protector, shares her emotional journey and legal battles following the death of her husband, Richard Edward Foxton, as she confronts ...

Royal Houses distance themselves from King Dalindyebo's endorsement of Israel

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The Houses said their position was driven by a sense of duty to uphold the historical and moral foundations of the Thembu people, who remain an influential part ...

Luxury drip or dirty money? Zille’s criticism puts Imogen Mashazi's fashion in taxman's crosshairs

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Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi is at the centre of a growing national scandal after details of her multimillion-rand luxury purchases drew sharp criticism ...

Blunt force trauma, a body in a dam, and three years of silence: Witness D's testimony helps family's fight for answers

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The identity of the man beaten to death, allegedly by EMPD officers has been revealed and now, three years later, his family want justice.

Watch VideoLamola criticises Israel-linked actors for exploiting visa loophole for Palestinian arrivals

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Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola has condemned the circumstances surrounding the recent arrival of Palestinians in South Africa, accusing foreign ...

Lamola to Washington: Congrats on the G20 crown, try not to trip over the facts

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South Africa's Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola, delivers a powerful rebuttal to US accusations of undermining consensus during the G20 Presidency, asserting that ...

AfriForum and Ernst Roets clash with critics over 'white persecution' narrative

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Ernst Roets, executive director of Lex Libertas, has faced intense criticism for linking the White House’s refugee policy, which grants an exception for Afrikaners ...

Calls mount for paid leave as women plan national shutdown against GBV in South Africa

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South Africa faces growing pressure to confront its GBV crisis as Women For Change rallies the nation to a shutdown on November 21.

Exclusive | 'I did the killing': Errol Musk opens up about deadly farm attack, Russia and the ANC

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“I have fired back,” says Errol Musk, referring to an alleged Johannesburg farm attack during which he killed three men.

EFF to march on Constitutional Court over delayed Phala Phala judgment: 'Justice can't be withheld'

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The EFF will march to the Constitutional Court on November 28 to demand the release of the Phala Phala judgment

Beware of ‘Godfrey’: Gauteng school placement scam exposed

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The Gauteng Department of Education has cautioned parents against a circulating scam in which a man known as “Godfrey” allegedly solicits bribes for school placements. ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: Cape childhood shaped politics

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Before he became one of New York’s most outspoken socialist lawmakers, Zohran Kwame Mamdani was a child in post-apartheid Cape Town, a city still healing from segregation ...

Dirco lashes out at AfriForum for backing US policy favouring Afrikaners

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Dirco has condemned AfriForum for applauding US President Donald Trump’s decision to prioritise white Afrikaners under America’s 2026 refugee programme.

Ceasefire won't deter South Africa's genocide case against Israel, insists Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has made it emphatically clear that South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice will press ahead, ...

Unions back Cachalia warning: Tembisa Hospital corruption may plague other public institutions

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The Public Servants Association (PSA) has joined Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia in warning that the R2 billion looting scandal at Tembisa Hospital is only ...

Disgraced South African attorney Peet Viljoen resurfaces in the USA offering legal advice

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Disgraced former attorney Peet Viljoen, struck from the court roll in South Africa, has emerged in the USA, offering legal services to South Africans.

‘They called us terrorists’ – Mandla Mandela recounts Israeli detention of SA activists

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Mandla Mandela said Israel's Minister of National Security came and shouted at them.

UN condemns Israel’s detention of Gaza Flotilla activists, cites Maritime Law breach

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The UN demands Israel respect maritime law and protect the rights of activists detained during the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Watch Video'Rogue act of piracy' - Palestine Solidarity Campaign demands release of activists abducted by Israel

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The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has condemned the Israeli interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, describing it as a violation of international law and ...