[File image] 1 minute The Board of Directors of Universities South Africa has expressed deep concern over violent student protests at Walter Sisulu University’s Mthatha campus in the Eastern Cape. This comes after a person was shot and killed during the unrest. The Chairperson of the Board, Professor Francis Peterson, describes the incident as deeply…
Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration Chairperson, Jan de Villiers 1 minute Parliament has highlighted the urgent need to hold accountable those responsible for creating ghost positions in government departments. This comes after Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration Chairperson, Jan de Villiers, revealed that a syndicate was orchestrating the creation of ghost…
Burning Spear’ ALL is set for Jamaican legend Burning Spear’s One People Africa Tour, which kicks off the southern African episode tonight with a show at Glamis Arena in Harare. Euphoria gripped southern Africa when Burning Spear, born Winston Rodney, announced his arrival in South Africa last Monday before he flew to Zimbabwe two days…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge and others at the tribunal 2 minutes The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has heard that it is possible to tamper with CCTV footage once it is downloaded off the system. This was revealed by Director of Facilities and Security…
Metrobus seen in Johannesburg Johannesburg Metrobus commuters are expected to march to the bus operators’ offices in Braamfontein to hand over a memorandum of grievances, demanding a return to the old payment system. Commuters are protesting the change in the payment system introduced by Metrobus. The situation is tense at Gandhi Square in the Johannesburg…
Pretoria Magistrates Court 1 minute The longest-running criminal trial in the history of the South African Revenue Service has been postponed to October. The case against Hendrik Delport and 13 co-accused dates back to 2003. The accused were arrested in June 2003 to face several charges. The postponement is to allow the regional court in Pretoria…
Coach Michael Nees is said to prefer Polokwane’s Peter Mokaba Stadium, which has a got a better playing surface. ZIFA are considering hosting the Warriors make-or-break Group J Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya in Polokwane, South Africa. The Zimbabwe football leaders had set sights on returning to Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg for the…
AfriForum Head Office in Centurion, Pretoria. 1 minute Lobby group, AfriForum, says that it will push for Afrikaners, farmers and other minority groups to protect themselves within the confines of the law. This follows yesterday’s Constitutional Court judgment, which dismissed its bid to appeal the rulings of the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Equality…
Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 2 minutes A 22-year-old male student has been killed and 10 more people injured after a suspected drunk taxi driver plowed into them during the early hours of today at Nelson Mandela University Campus in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Police say reports indicate that the…
A woman cups her hands over her face as a depiction of depression. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) says SA has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. It says companies need wellness programmes to support employees’ mental health. According to Sadag, South Africa has one of the highest suicide…
