Former NLC Chair, Barney Pityana. Former National Lotteries Commission Chairperson Professor Barney Pityana insists his resignation was neither politically motivated nor forced. Pityana says personal matters prompted his decision to leave the position, which he held for three years. He was appointed to restore integrity to the commission following allegations of widespread looting under his…
Boxing gloves hanging from ropes. A prominent and top Gqeberha-based boxing trainer, Caiphus, has been producing boxing champions since 1999, when he established Caip Boxing Club at Joe Gqabi informal settlement under appalling conditions. Ntathe has developed over 100 amateur boxers and some have turned into professional trainers and managers, including four world champions. Top…
Energy Minister confident the Integrated Resource Plan 2025 will be approved, even though it will require R2,23 trillion. The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has expressed strong confidence that the new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025, will be approved. The minister made the announcement at the Independent Transmission Projects Procurement Programme conference…
Lily Mine in Barbeton Mpumalanga where three mine workers lost their lives when the container office they were in ActionSA President Herman Mashaba has questioned government’s reasons for not retrieving the container office that plunged into a collapsed mine shaft with three Lily Mine workers inside years ago. Mashaba says there’s no scientific evidence that…
A container is loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at Hai Phong port. In a significant step towards promoting gender equality, Transnet is celebrating Women’s Month by having an all-female shift load a cargo vessel of over 25,000 tonnes in the Richards Bay Port. This highlights the growing presence of women in the maritime…
Court room. Two Hawks officers accused of corruption and defeating the ends of justice have had their case transferred from the Bela Bela Magistrates’ Court to the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Limpopo. The accused, Brigadier Mapome Mohajane and Captain Virginia Kupa, will be back in court on the 24th of October. They allegedly…
School on the Cape Flats, where recent taxi violence has left learners and teachers feeling unsafe and at times, unable to attend school. The Western Cape Education Department has raised concerns following the recent taxi-related shootings. At least six people have been killed in Philippi East, Khayelitsha and Macassar in the past two days. Provincial…
FILE | Windows shot out on a taxi The Western Cape Government has strongly condemned a spike in taxi-related shootings. This after at least six people were shot dead in Philippi East, Khayelitsha and Macassar over the past two days. Western Cape Mobility Minister Isaac Sileku says those who are responsible for the violence…
Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital. Following the release of the Health Ombudsman’s report detailing the poor state of care at Kimberley Mental Hospital in the Northern Cape, some families have asked the health department to take responsibility for the sub-standard healthcare their family members received. One family alleges their parent, who was a psychiatric patient,…
[FILE IMAGE]: IEC staff at work. IEC Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, has confirmed that 34 new political parties have registered since last year’s national and provincial elections, bringing the total to a staggering 472. Yet only 18 parties currently hold seats in Parliament. Mamabolo says the numbers reflect a growing appetite for political participation,…
