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  Economic Freedom Fighters Leader, Julius Sello Malema sentenced to 5 years imprisonment Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso , Senior Reporter | POLITICS | 16 April 2026  After what has been a lengthy legal ride, Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Sello Malema has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment following his July 2018 Mdantsane Firearm case. In 2025, he was found guilty and convicted on five charges which include, unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a weapon in a public space.  In July 2018 the Economic Freedom Fighters had its fifth birthday celebration at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. In a video that circulated across all social media platforms, Malema was seen carrying an assault rifle and opening fire into the air in front of thousands of EFF supporters. Malema appeared before the East London Regional Court on April 16 for his sentencing after final remarks were delivered yesterday by his legal team led by Advocate Tembeka Ngc...

                                                    [Image : Shot by ActionAid SA Comms Team] Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Senior Reporter | March,12 2026 On March 05 , ActionAid South Africa held its launch for its 6th CSP (Country Strategic Plan) at Constitution Hill, Women's Gaol in Braamfontein Johannesburg. As quoted, the ActionAid South Africa strategic plan for 2026 - 2029 sets a bold agenda for transformative change. Primarily through collective action and advocacy, ActionAid South Africa will continue to fight for a more just and equitable South Africa. ActionAid South Africa is also committed to social justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication. This three-year strategic plan outlines key priorities, objectives, and actions to drive systematic change and empower marginalised communities in South Africa. This strategic plan sets a bold ag...

  Ravin Baburam , Regent Business School  | Academic | 21 February 2026  Professional advancement is increasingly shaped by decisions around education. Qualifications signal capability, open doors and promise career progression, yet their value is often assessed too narrowly. Beyond remuneration, education carries costs and returns that unfold over time, influencing professional mobility, leadership access and long-term relevance. This article by  Regent Business School   Academic, Ravin Baburam   examines career return on investment through a broader, more considered lens, exploring how study choices can either accelerate professional momentum or constrain it. In recent years, the business world has developed a noticeable tendency towards the accumulation of academic qualifications. Employees increasingly seek additional certifications and credentials to strengthen their résumés and broaden their skill sets. The result is a more competitive marketplace, sh...

  [Image :Young Urban Women. Taken by ActionAidSA Media Team] Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Senior Reporter | 21 February 2026 On Friday, February 20 . Young Urban Women from the East Rand of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Inner City, Mamelodi and Mokopane,Limpopo, were gathered together at the ActionAid South Africa Headquarters in Rosebank, Johannesburg for a Round Table. The Round Table was centered around conversations on Climate Justice and Care Economy. Views were exchanged and solutions were proposed on the table.  Joined by audience on the virtual platform, Nontsikelelo Khunju,Young Urban Women Movement Coordinator led the round table discussion, sparking insightful thoughts and steering empowering conversations among the participants who were present at the table. Among many other things that were discussed, the key goals that were shared as part of the solutions to the issues of Climate Justice and Care Economy were to strive to, document lived experiences, deepen feminist ...

Personal Growth as Professional Power: How Going Back to Study Transforms the Way You Show Up at Work Mahlatse Ragolane (researcher, academic and Manager for the Centre of Excellence at Regent Business School) Growth rarely announces itself with fanfare. More often, it begins as a quiet restlessness, a sense that who you are at work no longer matches who you could become. In this thought-provoking piece, Mahlatse Ragolane explores how returning to study reshapes not only skills and knowledge, but confidence, perspective and professional identity itself. Blending contemporary research with lived experience, he traces how reflection, continual learning and academic rigour translate into sharper strategic thinking, bolder leadership and greater impact in the workplace. Ragolane brings this insight from a position of deep credibility. As a researcher, academic and Manager for the Centre of Excellence at Regent Business School, as well as a DBA candidate actively engaged in governance, educ...

                  [Image: Vukuzenzele] Lurnay Tshabalala-Mavuso | Senior Reporter | 08 January 2026 It is was on the 19th of November 2025 when the South African Police Services in Duduza, received a complaint from Pholosong Hospital where a 2 year old toddler was brought to the hospital by his mother. The 20 year old mother alleged that she had given her son snacks which she had laced with poison and had also eaten from the same packet of snacks in an attempt to commit suicide.  In her attempt to commit suicide she did not succeed, but instead was admitted into hospital for medical treatment, while her child did not survive the poisoning. While she was receiving medical care, the detectives at Duduza police station were working day and night to gather all the information regarding the death of the two year old who was laid to rest in November.  On Monday, 22nd of December 2025 upon receiving the news that the 20 year ol...