COGTA condemns violence over ‘Nigerian King’ claims

Vehicles being torched in KuGompo, during a protest over the alleged coronation of an “Igbo king” Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Reverend Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, says the Nigerian Embassy has distanced itself from reports of the installation of a Nigerian king in KuGompo in the Eastern Cape. He also condemned the violence…

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Letsie calls for swift action in Fort Hare probe

University of Fort Hare’s main campus in the Eastern Cape. Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Tebogo Letsie, says he is hopeful that disciplinary processes involving suspended University of Fort Hare Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhele Buhlungu will be concluded soon. Buhlungu was placed on precautionary suspension following the findings of a forensic…

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Drug trafficking suspects back in court on 13 April

Four suspects arrested for drug trafficking appear before the Benoni Magistrate’s Court. Four suspects have appeared in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng’s East Rand on multiple drug trafficking and money laundering charges. This follows a multi-provincial takedown operation by the Hawks over the weekend. The arrests, carried out across Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal, stem…

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Measures in place to curb Easter road fatalities: Hlengwa

Minister Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa interviewed by SABC reporter Katlego Nyoni outside Moria in Limpopo. Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, says measures have been put in place to curb road fatalities on the roads during the Easter holidays. Hlengwa was speaking after meeting the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leadership in Moria outside…

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