Students protesting on campus. Deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning at North West University, Professor Linda du Plessis says the dysfunction within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is negatively affecting the quality of education at the institutions of higher learning. She says while the focus has been on how the lack of funding…
Woman appears in Belville Magistrates’ Court. The Bellville Magistrates’ Court in Cape Town has heard that a 37-year-old woman, accused of kidnapping a nine-day-old baby from Middestad Mall, may have previously targeted a 15-year-old girl. This was revealed by Investigating Officer (IO), Seargeant Dawid Fortuin who was called as a first witness during the bail…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. The South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to step aside following serious allegations against him by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. In a recent press conference, Mkhwanazi alleged that criminal syndicates have infiltrated the police and have influence over the minister. KwaZulu-Natal Special Operational Briefing…
The R708 from Marquard to Clocolan is in apalling condition. The Free State government does not have enough funds to allocate for the repair of the R708 between Marquard and Clocolan. This is according to the chairperson of the Legislature Committee on Roads and Transport in the province, David van Vuuren. The dilapidated road has…
More than 100 people died in the floods. Thirty days after the devastating floods that hit Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, the affected residents are still struggling to recover. On the 10th of June, some areas of Slovo Park and Decoligny in the Mthatha West area were submerged under water. Around 100 people lost their…
[FILE IMAGE]: A multi-story building under construction in George, collapsed last year, leading to the death of 34 workers and the injury of another 28. Cosatu has welcomed the decision by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, for criminal charges to be laid against those responsible for the disaster in George, that led to…
[FILE IMAGE]: A woman donates blood. The organization People Against Race Classification is seeking the scrapping of the race-classification question in the official form completed when donating blood. They say race classification for blood donation serves no medical purpose. The group visited the offices of the Western Cape Blood Services in Cape Town to demand…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this Sunday night at 7pm on developments arising from statements made by KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi made corruption allegations against senior police officials and the Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu. In a statement released by the Presidency, Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says…
Spaza shop. Northern Cape police are investigating an inquest docket following the death of a 12-year-old girl in Kuruman who died after allegedly consuming snacks from a local spaza shop. Provincial police spokesperson, Timothy Sam says preliminary investigations indicate the deceased and her two siblings were rushed to Kuruman hospital after consuming snacks. Sam says…
SAPS vehicles. Northern Cape police have dismissed as unfounded social media posts that their acting district commissioner, Kenneth Baloyi, is the director of Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s Medicare 24 company. On Wednesday, police in the province launched an internal investigation into the social media posts claiming that Matlala’s company director Kenny Baloyi and the acting provincial…
