NWU defends naming medical school after Tutu, not Mangope

NWU Medical School project The North West University (NWU) has defended the decision to name its medical school after the late struggle stalwart Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, instead of former Bophuthatswana homeland leader, Lucas Mangope. The construction of North West University’s Desmond Tutu school of medicine has started, at the institution’s Potchefstroom campus. — SABC News…

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AG asks KZN CoGTA to help in Umkhanyakude Municipality’s finances

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefed the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee at Parliament in Cape Town on May 29, 2025. Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke has asked KwaZulu-Natal’s Cooperative Governance Department to intervene after the ANC-led Umkhanyakude District Municipality consistently failed to address material findings made by the AG. The municipality is said to have…

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Electricity in SA is unaffordable for many: Dr. Ngwane

Electricity pylons. The Director of the Centre of Sociological Research and Practice at the University of Johannesburg, Dr. Trevor Ngwane, says many South Africans are under economic pressure, making it difficult for them to afford paying for electricity services. [WATCH] University of Johannesburg’s Dr. Trevor Ngwane says the government needs to change its approach and…

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Police seize R156m fake goods in nationwide raids

Counterfeit Springboks’ apparel Police say more than R156m of counterfeit and illicit goods have been seized during nationwide operations, in recent weeks. #sapsHQ The South African Police Service (SAPS) seized counterfeit and illicit goods worth more than R156 million during nationwide operations in recent weeks. In the past three weeks, the integrated team executed search-and-seizure…

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