Minister John Steenhuisen visits Dr Böhmer School of Skills in Bloemfontein Some learners at Dr Bohmer School of Skills in Bloemfontein have expressed their excitement over the visit by the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen. Steenhuisen visited the school, which offers an agricultural programme for children with special educational needs. The pupils say they have…
File image by Omar Badsha, powerfully illustrates community resistance during the 1985 Inanda riots via SAHO Civil society groups in Phoenix, north of Durban, are calling for the institution of the commission of enquiry into the 1985 Inanda unrest that claimed three lives and displaced over 1 500 Indian families. The month of August marks…
Infrastructure damage caused by migrating elephants from Zimbabwe and Botswana. Farmers and residents at Niani, outside Musina, in Limpopo, are concerned that elephants migrating from Zimbabwe and Botswana are causing damage in the area. The elephants have been ravaging farms, ruining crops and infrastructure at farms along the Limpopo River over the past weeks. A…
An empty court room. The trial of six men accused of killing 18 people in Ngobozana village has been postponed by the Mthatha High Court, sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. This is due to the absence of the lawyer for accused number three. The accused face a total of 29 charges, including 19…
Winning learners for their science projects in the Eskom Regional Science Fair in the Klein Karoo and Garden Route areas A total of 12 gold medals, five silver and 16 bronze medals have been awarded to learners from the Garden Route at Little Karoo at the Eskom Expo Eden Karoo Regional Science Fair. The science…
A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Five men and a woman have appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court for illegal rhino poaching. They have been linked to an international fraudulent scheme involving over 960 rhino horns, worth millions of rands, destined for illegal markets in Southeast Asia. It is alleged that the suspects defrauded…
Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga. Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have expressed concern about the government’s figures on the employment of people with disabilities. This comes after Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga revealed the number of employed people with disabilities. In a written parliamentary reply, Chikunga…
The state calls witness who deals with the applications of intercepted calls in Booysen’s case. The state, in the case against alleged underworld crime boss Jerome Booysen and 11 others, has called a witness who deals with the applications of intercepted calls. A trial-within-a-trial to determine the admissibility of transcripts of intercepted phone calls between…
South African National Taxi Council logo Taxi organisation, SANTACO, says that any of its members found responsible for the brutal killing of the e-hailing driver outside Maponya Mall or any other violent act will be suspended immediately. Mthokozisi Mvelase was murdered and his vehicle was set alight outside the Soweto mall last Wednesday night, and…
SAPS ‘suspect arrested’ banner. Police in Cape Town have arrested a 29-year-old man for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Muizenberg. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says during patrols, officers confiscated a firearm and 29 rounds of ammunition, which led to the arrest. He says the operation was part of targeted efforts…
