Tribute to Deokaran The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Health and Wellness Committee says it will ensure that funds allocated to the provincial health department are used appropriately. The Committee makes the commitment as it commemorates the life and legacy of whistleblower Babita Deokaran, four years after her assassination. Deokaran, a senior Gauteng Health official, exposed corruption…
Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel. Former Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel has been appointed chairman of the Local Organising Committee Board for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup to be co-hosted by South Africa. Namibia and Zimbabwe will also host matches during the 2027 Cricket World Cup. The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton…
Uyinene Mrwetyana’s charred body was found in a shallow grave in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats a week after she had gone missing. A commemorative peace walk in honour of murdered UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana is set to take place in Cape Town this morning. The walk has been organised by the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation,…
File: Image of a knife. The South African Police Service has encouraged men to walk away from a situation if they feel provoked, rather than respond with violence. This comes after a 26-year-old man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Kgaugelo Marota, to death outside a tavern at Maubane village in Pretoria on Thursday. After attacking Marota,…
South African R100 notes. Anti-illegal immigrants’ group – March And March – has called on the Southern Africa Refugee Organisations Forum (SAROF) to disclose its sources of funding. The group accused SAROF of terrorism and plotting to make South Africa ungovernable. The Durban High Court struck off the roll an urgent application brought by the…
Illegally stored weapons seized at Gauteng security firm The National Tracking and Tracing Task Team, under Operation Buyisa, has seized 226 firearms from a registered private security company. This after uncovering serious contraventions of the Firearms Control Act of 2000 (Act 60 of 2000). The Act places strict obligations on licence holders to ensure safe…
SA Women’s Rugby team. The Springbok Women will open their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign with a squad laden with Test and World Cup experience. They take on Brazil in a Pool D match in Northampton on Sunday. Only four players in the starting 15 – fullback Byrhandrѐ Dolf, the two wings Maceala Samboya and…
A farmer sprays a pesticide on her maize field. Those attending the colloquium on pesticides in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape have called for stronger structures to manage pesticides. The gathering is discussing a regulatory policy framework for pesticides. The Agriculture Department’s Director-General, Mooketsa Ramasodi, says existing control structures need to be strengthened. “Basically, what…
[FILE IMAGE]: Patriotic Alliance leader and Central Karoo mayor, Gayton Mckenzie (with his back to the camera) addresses supporters. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Patriotic Alliance (PA) to take immediate action against its Cape Town youth leader who the DA says is under criminal investigation for allegedly attempting to solicit sex from…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police officers keep watch on the protesters outside Lonmin mine in Marikana near Rustenburg in the North West on August 16, 2012. Sibanye Stillwater CEO designate, Richard Stewart, says the tragedy that unfolded in Marikana, outside Rustenburg in the North West in 2012, was not just a moment of rapture but a symptom…
