Fire burning A second initiate has died in Limpopo. The 12-year-old, who was a victim of a fire incident at an initiation school at Maake outside Tzaneen, has succumbed to burn wounds in a Gauteng hospital. The initiate had been transferred from a hospital in Limpopo to Gauteng. Earlier this week, another 19-year-old epileptic initiate died…
Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says the government is building and upgrading a number of clinics and hospitals which include mental health facilities around the country to meet the growing demand for healthcare. Motsoaledi presented his department’s Budget Vote in the National Assembly. Among others, three new academic hospitals will…
Lesiba Ledwaba in the Seshego Magistrates Court. The family members of an 87-year-old Limpopo woman who was hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, have welcomed the accused’s decision to remain in custody. The accused, Lesiba Ledwaba, has abandoned his bail application at the Seshego Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane. The elderly woman, Raesibe Ledwaba,…
Sizwe Kupelo. Director of Communications in the Eastern Cape Health Department, Siyanda Manana, says he got the confirmation from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in South Africa, Umalusi, that his Deputy Director, Sizwe Kupelo, does not possess a legitimate matric certificate. The trial against Kupelo commenced on Wednesday…
Lesiba Ledwaba in the Seshego Magistrates Court. The family members of an 87-year-old Limpopo woman who was hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, have welcomed the accused’s decision to remain in custody. The accused, Lesiba Ledwaba, has abandoned his bail application at the Seshego Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane. The elderly woman, Raesibe Ledwaba,…
Crowds protest following the murder of 14-year-old Lukhina Fose. The family of Likhona Fose says while they accept the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court decision to grant bail to the man accused of her murder, they wish he remained behind bars while investigations continue. They say all they want is justice for their child. Their comments come…
SANDF soldiers. Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Angie Motshekga, tabled her department’s Budget Vote in Parliament. Out of the R57 billion Budget, R8,3 billion has been allocated for amongst others accommodation, leases and municipal services. Tabling the Budget Vote earlier today, Motshekga said the department’s priority is to ensure that soldiers are properly equipped. “And…
Crime scene from a fatal shooting with vehicles lights. ANC in Tshwane says it is dismayed by the brutal murder of its Mamelodi Ward 10 councillor. Thabang Masemola was killed in a hail of bullets by unknown gunmen who opened fire on him on Tuesday. The motive for the killing is not yet known. ANC…
SA Police Service badge. Police in Northern Cape has refuted social media claims that an associate linked to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is employed at Kuruman Police Station as a police captain. Matlala’s name has been hogging the headlines since Sunday’s press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner Lieutenant-General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, linking him to high profile politicians. The…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge continues today. Live proceedings below:
