File: AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo The Eastern Cape Traditional Affairs Department says Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is not empowered to dethrone any traditional leaders without consultation with the Premier. This follows public statements by Dalindyebo that he has removed Chief Mandla Mandela of Mvezo and two traditional leaders, Nkosi Vulisango Pantshwa and Nkosi Vulithuba Sangoni from…
FILE | An initiate in South Africa. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has called on all parties involved in the traditional initiation custom to play part in safeguarding this rite of passage. Hlabisa met with Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committees, traditional leaders, MECs among others to devise strategies aimed at ending initiation‑related…
FILE | Shelter in Johannesburg. Non-Governmental Organisation Helping Hands Assistant Social Worker Dickson Solomons says shelters alone are not the solution. His remarks follow President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) commitment to scale up survivor-centred support, expand access to shelters and one-stop service centres, strengthen mobile and rural outreach, and place social…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement searching for gold at a kraal Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs, east of Johannesburg, are continuing their search for gold at a kraal that has allegedly been hijacked by locals following the discovery of gold particles in the area. The settlement has been flooded with residents…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral service. The Gauteng Education Department says they will conduct an inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old Grade 5 learner from Reagile Primary School, in the Winnie Mandela area of Tembisa. The learner was killed on Monday after a goalpost fell on him while he was playing on…
One of the suspects who pleaded guilty in Mehlape murder The family of the slain Limpopo Education Circuit Manager Malekutu Mehlape says they are shocked that the people who were suspected to have killed him in 2023 are confirming the suspicions by pleading guilty. Dr Mehlape was shot and killed while asleep at his home in Mankweng outside Polokwane. His daughter, Mologadi Mehlape pleaded…
File: Epilepsy is often surrounded by prejudice and myth, especially in rural communities where people with this condition are often shunned and thought to be “possessed.” Over 11 000 epilepsy-related emergencies have been recorded in Gauteng in the past year. The cases were captured at clinics and hospitals around the province. The information was released at…
Sanitation project in the Mangaung Metro, Bloemfontein. Civil organisations in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality say service delivery continues to suffer due to political interference, limited transparency, and nepotism within the municipality. Residents accuse the City for failing to be proactive in addressing service delivery issues. They say the Metro is still riddled with potholes, sewer…
Vehicles drive past an Uber pick up point The National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) has called on the government to establish a task team that will probe incidents involving attacks on e-hailing drivers. This comes as concern mounts over the safety of e-hailing drivers following the killing of a driver in Pretoria. The…
