[FILE IMAGE]: A soccer ball on the field in a stadium. South African Football Association (SAFA) Cape Town president, Bennet Bailey says a full investigation will be launched after young soccer players from Cape Town were left stranded in Spain. He says the BT Academy, which organised the trip, is not registered with SAFA. Authorities…
[FILE IMAGE]: Saftu members at a protest. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) will on Tuesday march to Nedlac to protest for proposed amendments to labour laws. The protest targets what Saftu calls detrimental changes to the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, National Minimum Wage Act, and Employment Equity Act….
FILE | Popular SA DJ Oupa Sefoka popularly known as DJ Sumbody. The four suspects arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of musician and businessman Oupa Sefoka, popularly known as ‘DJ Sumbody’ and his two bodyguards are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court this morning. Sefoka was gunned down in a hail…
Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni during her address in Stellenbosch, Boland, at a recent Pitch for Funding event aimed at facilitating better access to financial resources for small businesses. Small to medium enterprise issues will be discussed at this weeks’ Global SME Ministerial Meetings, which will form part of the G20 Leaders Meeting in…
Tiffany Meek, the mother facing murder charges for her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek. The bail application of Tiffany Meek who is accused of killing her son Jayden-Lee Meek has been rolled over to Tuesday. The investigating officer has testified at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Gauteng’s West Rand, presenting a detailed account of the evidence collected….
A street view of the City of Johannesburg. Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Solly Msimanga has led the party’s walkabout in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD). Msimanga visited several key points including the Carlton Centre building as well as Small and Lillian Ngoyi streets. The party says this is an opportunity for them to…
Newly-appointed Higher Education Minister Buti Kgwaridi Manamela and deputy Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube. Newly-appointed Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela and one of his deputies, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, will be sworn in on Tuesday afternoon at Tuynhuys. Manamela replaces former Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane who was axed on Monday. Nkabane’s axing follows a public outcry…
Police conducting a raid at a school. In an effort to curb the ongoing violence in schools in KwaZulu-Natal, the Department of Basic Education, in conjunction with SAPS made unannounced visits to some problematic schools in the area. The raid aligned with the launch of a ‘Safe Schools Implementation Protocol’ between the South African Police…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the opening address at a government function. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the second phase of Operation Vulindlela will focus on reforming the local government system to ensure that basic services such as water and electricity are delivered efficiently and reliably. Operation Vulindlela, which was established in the sixth administration, was introduced…
Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka. Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of popular South African DJ, Oupa John Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody. The arrests were made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Political Killings Task Team working closely with Gauteng Organised Crime Detectives. Sefoka was killed in a hail…
