Newly appointed Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Vuyisile Ncata The Police District Commissioner in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Lieutenant General Vuyisile Ncata, has been announced as the Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner. The announcement was made by the National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola at the Provincial Headquarters of the SAPS in Zwelitsha. Masemola says…
[FILE] School learners The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has urged parents who have not yet applied for Grade 8 placements for their children for the 2027 academic year to do so with urgency. The department says parents of 28 000 current Grade 7’s have not yet applied, with two weeks to go. The on-time admissions…
Saturday is National Bipolar Awareness Day, it aims to shine the spotlight on this serious mental health condition. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) has called for increased public awareness around Bipolar Disorder to address ongoing stigma. The call coincides with World Bipolar Day and aims to highlight the impact of the condition,…
[FILE] SAPS Officers The South African Police Service (SAPS) says its leadership camp for children of members who died in the line of duty is an initiative to ensure that they are well taken care of. 57 beneficiaries of the Police Service Education Trust Fund are being hosted at the third leadership camp in Krugersdorp,…
Ayanda Dludla appears in court. The case of scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla is set to return to the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court south of Johannesburg on Thursday. The 22-year-old faces 14 counts of murder following a crash earlier this year that claimed the lives of 14 learners. He also faces three counts of attempted murder…
[FILE IMAGE]: Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo during a performance. South African gospel group Wacha Mkhukhu Wachumlilo has won the Best Gospel Group award at the Thobela FM Sepedi Music Awards held at Meropa Casino on Sunday, marking a significant milestone in the group’s two-decade career. Founded in 2005 by the late Charles Nkosana Kodi and Lucas…
A view of a sign displaying the direction in which the voting station is located as people walk to cast their votes in the South African elections. Residents of Ivory Park, north of Johannesburg, have threatened to not participate in the upcoming local government elections amid poor service delivery. Residents say they are forced to…
Suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke. Suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrew Chauke has told the Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria that the latest developments regarding his career have affected his family life and those close to him. The enquiry is probing his fitness to hold office. This after former National…
Mapulaneng driving license testing center in Bushbuckridge Local municipality in Mpumalanga, burnt down. The Mapulaneng Driving Licence Testing Centre in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, has temporarily been closed after the building was set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning. Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Spokesperson Fhumulani Thovhakale says four of the offices caught fire. Eye-testing machines,…
FILE | Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane addresses an event. The Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has condemned the violence and lawlessness that punctuated the march in KuGompo City against the coronation of the Igbo Nigerian King. Mabuyane says the provincial government notes the correspondence from the Nigerian diplomatic mission clarifying that the event was…
