Xolile Mtembu

Digital Journalist, IOL News

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

Brandon Nel and Xolile Mtembu|Updated

“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 ...

Israeli forces intercept Global Sumud Flotilla, taking Mandla Mandela

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Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, has been kidnapped by Israeli forces while participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to deliver humanitarian ...

Experts urge parallel probe into Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa’s death in Paris

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How will South African authorities investigate Ambassador Nkosinathi “Nathi” Mthethwa’s death, and what steps can DIRCO, law enforcement, and Parliament take to ...

R81 Limpopo Crash: 12 killed in horror collision involving minibus taxi and trucks

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Twelve people died in a horrific accident on the R81 in Ga-Sekgopo on Sunday, involving a minibus taxi and two heavy vehicles.

Johannesburg weather alert: SAWS warns of flooding and treacherous driving conditions

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The South African Weather Service and the Gauteng Police Board have issued urgent warnings as heavy rain and thunderstorms batter Johannesburg.

'They want him assassinated' - EFF on AfriForum delivering Malema dossier to the White House

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AfriForum escalates its campaign against EFF leader Julius Malema, presenting a dossier to the Trump Administration that alleges extremist activities.

AfriForum warns of 'identity attack' as EFF pushes to remove colonial and apartheid statues

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AfriForum has vowed to fight the EFF's parliamentary push to remove apartheid and colonial statues, condemning the motion as a 'shameless attempt' to strip Afrikaners ...

Father of murdered 'Pastry Princess' chef expresses disappointment over lenient sentence

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Dr Kgosi Letlape, father of the late Thembekile Letlape, voices his frustration in court after Sibusiso Zitha receives a mere 15-year sentence for his daughter's ...

Ramaphosa flip-flops: President says clean audits don’t equal good governance after praising DA

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President Cyril Ramaphosa clarifies his controversial praise for DA-run municipalities.

Suit up for success: Pretoria teen's matric dance fundraiser triples target

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Hoërskool Pretoria-Wes learner Arthur Mathebula, 19, has expressed heartfelt gratitude after his BackaBuddy campaign raised R8,578, more than triple his original ...

Pretoria teen raises over R10,000 after plea for matric dance funds goes viral

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Pretoria Grade 12 learner Arthur Mathebula, 19, asked for R2,500 through BackaBuddy to attend his matric dance, but South Africans donated more than R10,000.

'Bad things happening in the US'- South Africans react to Charlie Kirk assassination

Xolile Mtembu|Updated

Charlie Kirk's assassination has ignited a wave of reactions from South Africans.

Watch VideoHunt on for more Afrikaner refugees

Xolile Mtembu|Updated

The US Embassy in South Africa has announced that Afrikaners and other racial minorities 'facing racial discrimination' may qualify for the US Refugee Admissions ...