Kailene Pillay

Multimedia Journalist, IOL Politics

State funeral for Buthelezi

Kailene Pillay|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a Special Category 1 funeral for Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

WATCH: Prince Harry is fan of Stellenbosch University’s choir

Kailene Pillay|Published

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry has confessed he is a big fan of South Africa’s Stellenbosch University (SU) choir.

DA boss dragged for rant

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DA leader John Steenhuisen’s public criticism of local airline Lift backfired on Facebook, after it emerged his “rant” was misplaced, and his outburst was labelled ...

[WATCH] Gauteng rocked by earthquake

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Gauteng residents were left heeltemal rattled after an earthquake struck in the early hours of Sunday.

Dr Nandipha Magudumana to remain behind bars as judge dismisses her application

Kailene Pillay|Published

Bloemfontein High Court Judge Phillip Loubser on Monday dismissed, with costs, Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s urgent application to have her arrest declared unlawful. ...

Dr Nandipha’s pa granted R10k bail

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The Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court granted R10 000 bail to Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, the father of Thabo Bester’s girlfriend, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, after they ...

Juju: Get out, Mr President

Kailene Pillay|Published

Julius Malema has vowed that unless President Cyril Ramaphosa hands in his resignation, there was nothing that could stop the EFF’s planned national shutdown on ...

President loses fight

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The apex court has dismissed the president’s bid to challenge Parliament’s report into Phala Phala, which made adverse findings against him.

Ramaphosa weighs in on De Ruyter’s rant

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President Cyril Ramaphosa finally broke his silence on the bombshell allegations made by former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.

Load shedding until 2026

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South Africa has been placed on a permanent state of Stage 2 or Stage 3 load shedding for at least the next three years as sukkeling utility Eskom implements its ...

Eskom confirms Stage 6 load shedding

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Eskom has confirmed that it will implement Stage 6 load shedding from 4pm until 10pm today, with Stage 4 to continue until midnight.

‘South Africa supports Ukraine’

Kailene Pillay|Published

DA leader John Steenhuisen claims the war in Ukraine will land on South African shores this winter.

The Arch is still alive

Kailene Pillay|Published

Fake news that the beloved Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, had died, spread like wildfire after a tweet from the account ...

Artists’ payouts bungled

Kailene Pillay|Published

An independent forensic investigation into allegations of misappropriation of funds to help artists during lockdown has revealed that some applicants received more ...

Concourt rules against IEC, polls to go ahead

Kailene Pillay|Published

The Constitution Court has dismissed an urgent application by the IEC, seeking to postpone the 2021 local government elections.

12 heads led riots

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Police Minister Bheki Cele said 12 people have been identified as the masterminds behind the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

ConCourt reserves Zuma verdict

Kailene Pillay|Published

Those opposing Jacob Zuma’s application to the Constitutional Court to rescind its order to have him jailed have argued that the former statesman was clutching at ...