FILE | Firearm at a police station. The South African Police Services (SAPS) in KwaZulu-Natal says their compliance investigation into businessman Calvin Mathibeli’s security company in Durban has uncovered weapons linked to the volatile Inanda area. Authorities have confirmed that 11 firearms belonging to the security company are in police custody at the Inanda Police…
Accused number two in the former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Bongani Ntanzi speaks to his lawyer. The state in the former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa trial is expected to zoom in on accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi’s bank transactions for October 2014, when he was murdered. He has been under cross-examination…
Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Puleng LenkaBula addresses the stakeholder engagement University of South Africa (Unisa) Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Puleng LenkaBula, has dismissed the report of the Independent Assessor into Unisa’s affairs. She described its findings as unfounded and misleading. The report alleged financial irregularities, as well as governance and leadership failures. It recommended…
A picture of a tap. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Knysna in the Western Cape says it will ask for provincial government intervention to manage the town’s deepening water crisis. Knysna is currently facing a drought, exacerbated by water infrastructure problems such as broken pumps, pipe leaks and unmaintained boreholes. The party says it will…
Heightened security and conservation efforts help protect wildlife at Marakele National Park The management of the Marakele National Park in Thabazimbi, Limpopo, says it is strengthening efforts to combat crime, particularly rhino poaching, through increased ranger visibility and tighter access control measures across the park. These interventions form part of a broader strategy to safeguard…
Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos. Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced his 23-man squad for the upcoming international friendlies against Panama, with Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Sipho Chaine a notable omission. While Mamelodi Sundowns star Themba Zwane makes a return. Bafana will play a FIFA World Cup preparation match against Panama on Friday, 27 March…
University of Mpumalanga. Hundreds students at the University of Mpumalanga’s Mbombela campus remain stranded without transport, after services were suspended. This, in protest over the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS) failure to pay for their services. Mpumalanga Association for Student Accommodation secretary, Amos Mdluli says they have not been paid and it is difficult…
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) News and Current Affairs Group Executive Deidre Uren. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has appointed Deidre “Dee” Uren as News and Current Affairs Group Executive, effective from April 1. SABC Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) Nomsa Chabeli made the announcement at the public broadcaster’s head office in Auckland Park,…
The handover ceremony, which represents the reinstatement of the affected communities’ rights in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, is taking place at uMzimkhulu in the Harry Gwala District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development, led by Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso, will restore over 17 000 hectares of land…
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…
