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Ramaphosa holds ANC’s feet to the fire over “devastating” corruption

President Cyril Ramaphosa is often criticised for being too soft when dealing with corruption in the ANC. On Sunday he answered his critics.

Tribunal targets covid thieves

A special tribunal has moved with speed against covidpreneurs in Gauteng.

The Church of very deep chats with the Lord

The Gabola Church for all Nations in Orange Farm has a very popular Covid message for its members: drink and be merry.

Bot stirs up xenophobia

She calls herself Lerato Pillay and she has a lot of bad things to say on Twitter against African immigrants in South Africa. But she does not exist.

Mutiny in Mali

Citizens of Mali went to the streets on Tuesday to celebrate the overthrow of their president.

Mzansi in high spirits over lifting of booze ban

South Africans went nuts over this week's decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to lift the ban on the sale of alcohol.

Nigerian kids get famous by making fun of the famous

Four kids from Nigeria are shaking up the entertainment world by making fun of some of the world’s biggest stars.

Hymns for hope and healing at home

Religious people have been hurt by the government’s decision to restrict church gatherings. But now they have some divine intervention. Five giants of Zionist church music have joined forces to bring spirituality into homes – through music.

Six feet apart or six feet under

Five months into the pandemic, most South Africans know that quarantine is a luxury for the few.

The shame behind the silent spread of Covid

Senzani Ngoma is a cleaner at Sunninghill Hospital. After testing positive for Covid-19, Senzani was sent home to self-quarantine in her one-room shack where she stays with her son in Diepsloot. Then her salary was cut.

“Don’t let me kill my neighbours”

Edwin Ramotse from Alexandra pleaded with the government to be taken out of his community and be quarantined somewhere else. But the Gauteng department of health says not all people who test positive qualify to be quarantined at government-designated quarantine sites.

Forced to choose between hunger and Covid

When the country went into lockdown, Godfrey says he followed government Covid-19 regulations. But then, hunger struck. He ran out of food and he had to go out and hustle for food.