Mapiyeye says he was threatened with hitman over disciplinary hearing

Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Jabulani Mapiyeye testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, 7 November 2025. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief, Jabulani Mapiyeye was threatened with a hitman, for insisting on a disciplinary hearing against his deputy Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi. Brigadier Mkhwanazi has been implicated in the…

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We are going nowhere: AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel

AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel. 1 minute AfriForum has rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to relocate to the US. This comes as Trump signed an executive order stopping Financial aid to South Africa and allowing for opportunities for settlement for white Afrikaners in the US. Afriforum CEO Kallie Kriel and Solidarity briefed the media yesterday…

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Giwasa calls for strict price controls on essential food

The General Industries Workers’ Union of South Africa (Giwasa) is calling for strict price controls on essential food items. The union has expressed outrage at a report from the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) showing that food inflation has jumped to 4.7%, a 16-month high. Giwausa President Mametlwe Sebei says they want the nationalisation of the…

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Five killed in KZN taxi crash on N3

A sign cautioning of an accident. At least five people have been killed and several others injured in a taxi crash on the N3 towards Pietermaritzburg. It’s alleged that the driver of a taxi lost control and went down an embankment. ALS paramedics spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson says the passengers were ejected out of the vehicle….

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NWU defends naming medical school after Tutu, not Mangope

NWU Medical School project The North West University (NWU) has defended the decision to name its medical school after the late struggle stalwart Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, instead of former Bophuthatswana homeland leader, Lucas Mangope. The construction of North West University’s Desmond Tutu school of medicine has started, at the institution’s Potchefstroom campus. — SABC News…

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Mining employers highlight growing demand for digital skills

Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. Employers operating in the mining industry have emphasised the growing need for digital skills. Around 500 000 people currently work in the sector. Head of People and Organisation at Valterra Platinum, Virginia Tyobeka, says digital skills will be crucial for…

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