WEF award for Yvonne Chaka Chaka

South African singer and humanitarian Yvonne Chaka Chaka has received the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Crystal Award for artists who use their talents to improve the state of the world.

Chaka Chaka was presented with the award by Hilde Schwab, chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, during the opening ceremony of the WEF’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.

Corruption Watch welcomed

The fight against corruption got some heavy artillery yesterday with the launch of Corruption Watch, an independent civil society institute formed to enable South Africans to report and confront corrupt activity in both the public and private sectors.

UCT invents bone reconstruction device

A new device has been developed at the University of Cape Town (UCT) to bring back the smiles to people with upper jaw abnormalities.

March over lotto funds

Hundreds of protesters converged in Arcadia in Pretoria on Friday to march on the National Lotteries Board

ANC youth upset about email

A leaked email has led the ANC Youth League to accuse its parent  body of using disciplinary procedures to settle political scores

Tired of living in squalor

RESIDENTS of Ba Ga Phuduhucwana Extension, in Taung in North West, say the government has forgotten about them. Most live in mud houses, while some have built small houses for themselves.

Policeman in court over travel claim

A policeman accused of making a fraudulent expense claim after escorting a prisoner to the High Court in Mthatha has appeared on court.

Man arrested for taxi shootings

A man was arrested on Friday in connection with the attempted murder of two taxi owners in Greytown last month.

Maimane not part of Gauteng DA race

The DA’s national spokesman Mmusi Maimane is not on the list of candidates for the party’s Gauteng leadership.

Two in court over ANCYL stalking

Two men suspected of stalking the ANC Youth League’s Limpopo provincial secretary, Jacob Lebogo, have appeared in court.

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