First-year student registration at University of Limpopo underway

University of Limpopo’s Earth Sciences building. 1 minute The registration of first-year students is underway at the University of Limpopo in Mankweng outside Polokwane. The university’s spokesperson, Victor Kgomoeswana says applicants facing technical glitches due to congestion on the online system should exercise patience. Kgomoeswana says the university received more than 300,000 applications and that…

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Government criticised over handling of Khutsong sinkholes

Sinkhole which formed at Relebogile Secondary school in Khutsong, Carletonville damaged the foundation of the school. 2 minutes The Select Committee on Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings has accused government of failing to address the ongoing issue of sinkholes in Khutsong, Carletonville. Residents submitted a petition to the committee, stating that the sinkholes have been…

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Primary school principal shot dead in Cape Town

Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute The principal of the Ekuthuleni Primary School at Bloekombos in Kraaifontein in Cape Town has been shot dead and his wife wounded. This is after unknown suspects approached them and opened fire. The Western Cape Education Department has confirmed the incident. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says…

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[GRAPHIC CONTENT| Focus on Mengo’s “omissions” at Mbenenge tribunal

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge listens as the Judicial Conduct Tribunal continues. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is continuing with the cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo. Counsel for Mbenenge, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, has focused on what they describe as Mengo’s “omissions”,…

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E-hailing drivers protest over operating permits

An uber customer opens the e-hailing app. 2 minutes E-hailing taxi operators are protesting at Wespark in Pretoria over issues including the impounding of their vehicles and operating permits. The operators will drive in a convoy to the City of Tshwane’s headquarters and the Union Buildings. “Our main concern today is the impoundment of our…

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‘Major-General Mokoape was a liberation warrior’

South African National Defence Force members seen attending Major-General Keith Mokoape’s memorial service in Thaba Tshwane. 2 minutes The late Major-General Keith Mokoape has been described as a liberation warrior who sacrificed his life and academic career to pursue the anti-apartheid struggle. The decorated veteran died last weekend. He was the former intelligence chief of…

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