RAF board seen at a taxi rank Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has dissolved the board of directors of the Road Accident Fund (RAF). A statement issued by the department says this follows persistent governance and operational challenges at the RAF which has undermined its ability to execute on its legislated mandate. The Minister cited…
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe as acting Minister of Police with immediate effect. Minister Mantashe will serve in this capacity until Professor Firoz Cachalia assumes the position of acting Minister of Police from 1 August 2025. Presidency Spokesperson Vincent…
A power meter City Power says it has resumed its meter auditing programme to identify approximately 140 000 offline meters within the city. The Johannesburg power utility says this initiative will also help correct billing inaccuracies and fix faulty meters to ensure that customers are able to purchase electricity. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says…
The 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was found undressed on the staircase of his complex where he lived. The Gauteng Education Department says there’s some truth to allegations that 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek had previously reported abuse to his school before his death. Today, the department dispatched officials to Royal College in Florida west of Johannesburg to establish…
The 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was found undressed on the staircase of his complex where he lived. The Gauteng Education Department says there’s some truth to allegations that 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek had previously reported abuse to his school before his death. Today, the department dispatched officials to Royal College in Florida west of Johannesburg to establish…
[File photo] Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dlomo, says there seems to be a section of the Medical Schemes Act that allows medical aid companies to discriminate against black doctors. Dr Dlomo’s comments follow the release of the Section 59 report last week. The panel, which was…
Gavel in a court room. The Mankweng Magistrate’s Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo has granted R2 000 bail each to three men accused of abducting an elderly man and taking him to an initiation school. The men, including a traditional healer, were arrested yesterday. They have been charged for the alleged attack on three men…
Judicial watchdog Judges Matter has expressed concerns about what it calls a trend in which commissions of inquiry function like trials. It says this prolongs the investigative process. The remarks follow President Cyril Ramaphosa’s establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegation that criminal syndicates have infiltrated criminal justice institutions….
Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi briefing media in Durban. Corruption Watch says the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the alleged infiltration of law enforcement agencies by criminal syndicates must have clearly defined timelines, and ensure the protection of whistle-blowers appearing before it. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of the Inquiry on Sunday night in the…
(File Image) A health officer checks a cattle in a farm to measure against foot-and-mouth disease. The Department of Agriculture has confirmed outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, in the Free State. The CEO of the Southern African Agri Initiative Francois Rossouw has urged the government to step up measures to control the recent foot and mouth…
