Police vans at the scene of an arrest. Limpopo police say they have arrested four suspects in connection with the apparent abduction of a 72-year-old elderly man to an initiation school. Matlankane Mathobela had been abducted to an initiation school at Ga-Mamatsha village east of Polokwane a week ago. Mathobela alleges that he was assaulted…
Residents of Fluerhof have gathered outside the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in western Johannesburg, ahead of the first appearance of a 31-year-old woman arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek. The woman, who is a close relative of the child, was arrested on Friday. In May, the little boy’s body was found on…
File image of biometric scanning. South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Chief Executive Officer, Themba Matlou says they have finalised the biometric identification structure to enhance security and administration processes. He says income verification and biometric checks are among the conditions put in place to make sure the right beneficiaries get their money. Matlou addressed…
An empty classroom. The Department of Higher Education and Training is optimistic that continued vigilance and close monitoring are necessary to clampdown on bogus colleges. The department led by Deputy Minister, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, South African Police Service (SAPS) and Umalusi visited some of the colleges operating in East London, in the Eastern Cape to…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. “His master’s voice” – a phrase that once upon a time was used frequently when referring to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). The reference meaning, that the SABC Board – and inevitably the newsroom – pandered to the government of the day. And this was not limited to…
The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube. The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube has increased the allocation of conditional grant for Early Childhood Development (ECD) to R1.7 billion. Gwarube says this allocation will address challenges of literacy and numeracy at the primary learning phase. The minister spoke about this when she was tabling the…
Hawks vehicle The Hawks in the Western Cape say a member of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad), Faizel Felix has been rearrested after absconding from court facing a charge of illegal possession of a firearm. The 52-year-old made a brief appearance in the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Monday. Hawks spokesperson, Zinzi Hani says Felix…
The mother of 11-year-old, Jayden-Leek Meek has been charged with his murder at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court. The mother of 11-year-old Jayden-Leek Meek has been charged with his murder. Tiffany Nicole Meek was arrested on Friday. The case has been postponed to Friday, following her first appearance at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in western Johannesburg. The…
A doctor at a hospital ActionSA member of Parliament Dr Kgosi Letlape says a class action should be instituted against medical schemes implicated in the Section 59 Report by the Council for Medical Schemes. Letlape – who is the former President of the Health Professions Council – has opened a case of fraud, intimidation and…
people looting The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities has marked the fourth anniversary of the July 2021 unrest and looting by saying the unrest cost the economy an estimated R50 billion. Thousands of people looted and burned shops mainly in KwaZulu-Natal. The riots, which began…
