File image: Former SARA leader Colleen Makhubele with MK Party leader Jacob Zuma. 1 minute Former South African Rainbow Alliance (SARA) leader Colleen Makhubele and Bapedi Crown Prince Adil Nchabeleng will be sworn in as members of Parliament for uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party on Tuesday next week. The MK Party’s seats in the house became…
A lecture room at a campus 3 minutes The Civil Organization, Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA), wants private student accommodation to be managed by tertiary academic institutions like before. This comes after a string of concerns relating to the delays in NSFAS funding, affecting students and financially crippling service providers. The Private Student Housing Association is…
A dry tap. 2 minutes The mayors of some municipalities within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District in the North West are calling for more support from both the provincial and national governments, to resolve service delivery challenges. They include water shortages, poor revenue collection and financial mismanagement. They made these remarks during an oversight visit…
Learners in a classroom. 1 minute The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has denied allegations of only cutting contract teacher’s posts from schools in poor areas. This after research and education consultant, Dr Seelan Naidoo claimed that over 400 public schools in the wealthy suburbs of Cape Town were spared from teacher job cuts. He…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at at government event. 2 minutes The families of victims and survivors of apartheid-era crimes have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a Commission of Inquiry into political interference, in the prosecution of cases from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The TRC was launched in 1995 after the end…
A school building. 1 minute More than 1,600 learners are yet to be placed at Limpopo schools. The most affected areas are Polokwane, Mokopane, Tzaneen and Lephalale. The provincial education department says placements will be finalised by the end of this month. In a statement, the department says the Pietersburg circuit in Polokwane has the…
Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng speaking at a SAPS event. 2 minutes Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng says there are concerns that police officers are complicit in the escape of alleged illegal mining kingpin James Tshoaeli. Police are still searching for him. Tshoaeli, who was arrested in Stilfontein near…
File image: Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefs media on a Cabinet meeting outcome. 1 minute Political analyst Dr. Levy Ndou says corruption allegations against Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, should be taken seriously. This comes as pressure mounts on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against her. She is accused of allegedly…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 17, 2025. 3 minutes Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo, has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal tasked with probing sexual harassment allegations against Judge President Selby Mbenenge that she did not have the courage to…
3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has opted to remain mum on the decision by the party’s national leadership to reconfigure the provincial structure. After months of speculation on the future of the ANC in the province following a dismal performance at the May polls, the National Executive Committee (NEC) announced its…
