LP farmers battle foot rot in goats amid heavy rains

Limpopo has been struck by foot rot in goats amid foot and mouth disease. Communal farmers in several villages, including Bungeni outside Louis Trichardt, in Limpopo, say they are experiencing cases of foot rot disease in goats due to the persistent rains. Advocate Shirhami Shirinda from the Bungeni Farming Forum says a number of cases…

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LIVE | Services SETA announces latest developments on whistleblowers

The Administrator of the Services Sector Education and Training Authority, Mr. Lehlogonolo Masoga, hosts a media briefing to make an important announcement on developments related to whistleblowers on governance issues. This follows the recent press briefing by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, the Honourable Buti Manamela, on the mid-term progress report concerning three…

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Tshwane Mayor places MMC Kholofelo Morodi on special leave

ActionSA Councillor and MMC Kholofelo Morodi City of Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya has placed ActionSA Councillor and Corporate and Shared Services MMC Kholofelo Morodi on special leave with immediate effect. This is pending a preliminary investigation into the allegations raised before the Madlanga Commission to determine whether a prima facie case exists. This comes after…

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COPE calls on Ramaphosa to fire Police Minister Senzo Mchunu

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. The Congress of the People(COPE) is calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Police Minister Senzo Mchunu immediately. This follows revelations that Mchunu, who is currently on special leave, unilaterally disbanded the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) without consulting President Ramaphosa. COPE says Mchunu’s actions show poor judgment and a lack of…

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Activists demand probe into Matlala’s alleged favouritism in prison

File image | Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The Activists and Citizens Forum is demanding an investigation into possible corruption by a top official at the Kgosi Mampuru Prison, following allegations of a close relationship with alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. This is after Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told a parliamentary committee that Matlala received preferential…

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Anant Singh revives R7.5bn Durban Film City project

Cast members seen at a movie set. The R7.5 billion Durban Film City project is seeing renewed progress following decades of legal disputes and municipal hurdles that stalled the beachfront development. Strategic interventions by the Presidential eThekwini Working Group have cleared the path for veteran producer Anant Singh to move forward with the world-class precinct….

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Ramaphosa to hand over land title deeds in KZN

President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to officiate a title deeds handover to claimant groups previously dispossessed of their land rights at Umzimkhulu, in southern KwaZulu-Natal. Ramaphosa, accompanied by Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso, will restore over 17 000 hectares of land to four claimant communities. These are the St…

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