DA members outside the Department of Education Tshwane West District. The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has called on the Provincial Department of Education to desist from placing children far from where they live The party held a picket at the Department’s Tshwane West District. The picket comes as the department scrambles to place all the…
Zacharia Olivier, who allegedly shot two women on his farm. The lawyer for the third accused in the murder trial of a Limpopo pig farmer, and his former employees, has argued that the farmer and the former farm supervisor, who has turned state witness planned to lie to the court in an attempt to evade prosecution. …
Apps on a cellphone. Prepaid consumers are set to benefit from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa)’s amendment of the rules on mobile data bundle expiry. From the 23rd of January next year, South Africa’s telecommunications companies will be required to allow consumers to roll over unused mobile data bundles. Icasa gazetted the new regulations on…
SAPS officers outside Addington Primary School in Durban. Groups protesting against the enrolment of foreign nationals’ children at Addington Primary School are threatening to dump about 40 children displaced by the 2022 floods at this school in Durban’s Point area. This after the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department placed 66 learners who couldn’t get admission at other…
Electricians fixing power faults in Nelson Mandela Metro. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says the power supply should be restored by Thursday this week. This, after the collapse of two electricity towers last week due to gale-force winds. The electricity outage has mostly affected the Western suburbs, also causing a water outage that has…
FILE IMAGE: Ace Magashule appears at the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State. Former Free State Premier Ace Magashule says the postponements in the R255 million asbestos corruption case have drained the pockets of the accused. Magashule was speaking following their appearance in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein. The former premier says…
A truck is seen carrying an ActionSA banner. Political analyst Ongama Mtimka says ActionSA’s move to merge with two parties is a wise move. He says merging helps small political parties to expand their geographic reach, especially during local government elections. ActionSA has announced that it will merge with two political parties. The party is…
South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke. The Nkabinde Enquiry examines suspended South Gauteng Public Prosecutions Director, Advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office, will resume in Pretoria today. It’s unclear whether National Public Prosecutions Director Shamila Batohi – who’s due to retire next week – will return to the witness stand. Batohi…
Suspended Minister Senzo Mchunu appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. The Madlanga Commission has heard that it was “not appropriate” for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to communicate directly with General Anthony Gopaul, who was at the time district commissioner in Ilembe, KwaZulu-Natal. General Gopaul says that Mchunu was meant to speak to his principal…
Taxis at a rank Some private scholar transport operators in Mahikeng in the North West have suspended operations. The operators who use seven-seater vehicles say the provincial Transport Department is confiscating their vehicles due to a lack of relevant permits. They are calling on the department to instead assist them to obtain the Professional Driving…
