The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube. The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube has increased the allocation of conditional grant for Early Childhood Development (ECD) to R1.7 billion. Gwarube says this allocation will address challenges of literacy and numeracy at the primary learning phase. The minister spoke about this when she was tabling the…
Hawks vehicle The Hawks in the Western Cape say a member of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad), Faizel Felix has been rearrested after absconding from court facing a charge of illegal possession of a firearm. The 52-year-old made a brief appearance in the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Monday. Hawks spokesperson, Zinzi Hani says Felix…
The mother of 11-year-old, Jayden-Leek Meek has been charged with his murder at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court. The mother of 11-year-old Jayden-Leek Meek has been charged with his murder. Tiffany Nicole Meek was arrested on Friday. The case has been postponed to Friday, following her first appearance at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in western Johannesburg. The…
A doctor at a hospital ActionSA member of Parliament Dr Kgosi Letlape says a class action should be instituted against medical schemes implicated in the Section 59 Report by the Council for Medical Schemes. Letlape – who is the former President of the Health Professions Council – has opened a case of fraud, intimidation and…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu delivers the Budget Vote in Parliament on July 4, 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied corruption allegations levelled against him and says he accepts and supports President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place him on leave of absence. This comes after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that Mchunu and some…
Bok Women at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium against Canada. The Springbok women have been beaten 33-5 by Canada in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, as they continue to work hard ahead of the World Cup in August. Canada, ranked two in the world, was first on the scoreboard, and at the break they led the Bok…
people looting The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities has marked the fourth anniversary of the July 2021 unrest and looting by saying the unrest cost the economy an estimated R50 billion. Thousands of people looted and burned shops mainly in KwaZulu-Natal. The riots, which began…
Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga will chair the Judicial Commission of Inquiry. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the judicial commission of inquiry he established will investigate allegations of criminal syndicate infiltration of institutions within the criminal justice system. The establishment of the commission of inquiry follows KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a media briefing. DA leader John Steenhuisen says Government of National Unity (GNU) members were not consulted in the decisions taken by President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations of law enforcement agencies being infiltrated by criminal syndicates. Ramaphosa has decided to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a community engagement in the Eastern Cape. President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence with immediate effect. Ramaphosa addressed the nation following allegations by the KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner of Police Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that criminal syndicates have infiltrated the country’s criminal justice system. Mkhwanazi accused…
