Thembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to release a report on its investigation into allegations of corruption and procurement irregularities at the Tembisa Hospital, north of Johannesburg, on Monday. In 2021, Gauteng Health senior official and whistleblower Babita Deokaran was gunned down outside her Johannesburg home for flagging these irregularities. At the time…
The mother of a missing Soweto man has called on Midrand students to come forward with information, even if it is given anonymously. Nontutuzelo Mniki says her 35-year-old son, Lebo Mniki, has been missing since August 28. Mniki was last seen on CCTV footage entering a private student residence in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. However,…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube is expected to meet with KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli as well as the MECs for Education and Finance, over the dire situation the province’s education department finds itself in. Gwarube will be discussing the department’s financial challenges while looking at a recovery plan. In June,…
A minibus taxi and two trucks on the R81, at Ga-Sekgopo collision has claimed the lives of 13 people Thirteen people, including a girl, have been killed in a horrific collision involving a minibus taxi and two trucks on the R81 at Ga-Sekgopo between Mooketsi and Polokwane, in Limpopo. The R81 is currently closed at…
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has built statues and unveiled a wall in honour political prisoners, on Robben Island. The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture commemorated thousands of former political prisoners, who had been incarcerated on Robben Island during colonial times and apartheid. The event saw the unveiling of a wall of…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a press briefing Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance William Gumede says the job description of the Police Minister as a political head has nothing to do with overseeing police operations. A number of people including KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry…
Netball hoop New Zealand’s Silver Ferns, ranked second in the world, had to come from behind to narrowly beat the vastly improved Spar Proteas 57-56 in Invercargill, New Zealan, for a three-nil victory in the Taini Jamison Trophy series. It was the Silver Fern’s 39th victory in 41 matches between the two countries. The Proteas…
Justice Madlanga chairing the Commission Criminal Intelligence chief Dumisani Khumalo is expected to focus on operational and administrative matters in the SAPS when he testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Monday. Khumalo, who was arrested in June, appeared in court on allegations of fraud and corruption. He was arrested after landing…
Police in the Northern Cape say they have arrested 191 suspects for various crimes Police in the Northern Cape say they have arrested 191 suspects for various crimes during the Shanela operation, which started on Monday last week. Suspects include those allegedly involved in murder, rape, attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, among…
South Africans have been urged to plant as many trees as they can As Arbour Month comes to a close, South Africans have been encouraged to plant as many trees as they can. Scientists emphasise that increasing vegetation and biodiversity would help with the absorption of greenhouse gas emissions, a key issue in the global…
