Primary school learners The Department of Education in Eastern Cape has warned schools that anyone who deliberately withholds academic reports will be dealt with decisively. The department says withholding of these report cards is illegal and contravenes the South African Schools Act. Department Spokesperson, Malibongwe Mtima, says it’s within learners’ rights to know how…
FILEPHOTO | A sinkhole The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport’s spokesperson Lesiba Mpya says they will continue to monitor the sinkhole at the R500 road in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg, and provide updates of any developments. Mpya’s sentiments come amid motorists being to avoid the road due to a sinkhole that has caved in…
Benches inside of a court. The Mutale Magistrate’s Court outside Thohoyandou has postponed a case of murder and two attempted murders against a man who allegedly shot dead a complainant in a rape case. Andani Madzhie allegedly shot and killed Ndinainwi Mabuke and injured a taxi driver and another passenger last month at Thengwe village. Mabuke was…
Two senior Hawks officers accused of corruption in Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. The Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, in Limpopo, has set the trial date in the corruption case of two senior Hawks officers, accused of covering a politically related murder case. The case against Captain Virginia Kupa and Brigadier Mapone Mohajane has been postponed…
Traffic law enforcement members conducting a roadblock. Mpumalanga traffic authorities are cracking down on unroadworthy vehicles as part of their festive season operations. Nearly 30 000 vehicles have been stopped and checked, with over 4 600 summonses issued for various offenses from the beginning of December. Authorities urge motorists to ensure that their vehicles are…
A sinkhole near the R500 Road in Carletonville. Gauteng motorists have been urged to avoid the R500 Road in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg due to a sinkhole that continues to collapse. According to the provincial Department of Roads and Transport, preliminary assessments indicate that over eighty percent of the road surface has caved in, making…
KZN special needs schools face possible closure next year: SANASE
Court gavel A 75-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man have been granted bail after handing themselves over to the Hawks in Secunda, Mpumalanga. Wilhemina Jacoba and Phakamani Hlongwane are allegedly linked to Pieter Grober and his family, who were earlier arrested for distributing rotten and expired food for human consumption. The two accused, alongside the…
A picture that shows one of the Dept of Labour offices in SA The Department of Employment and Labour in the Free State has closed down its Petrusburg Labour Centre following an attack on one of its officials. The department has declined to provide further details on the attack. The department’s Spokesperson, Tshego Mogapi says staff members…
Family of a victim stabbed to death allegedly by a 39-year-old man at Malangeni Phase 2 in Umzinto Families of five victims, who were stabbed to death allegedly by a 39-year-old man at Malangeni Phase 2 in Umzinto on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, are angry and devastated. It is alleged that Lungisani Shabane, who is now believed to have taken…
