Cosatu welcomes tabling of Liquor Amendment Bill

A wine glass and bottle. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has welcomed the tabling of the Liquor Amendment Bill in Parliament. The Bill was tabled by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Parliament (MP) and party National Assembly Whip Veronica Mente-Nkuna earlier this month. Cosatu National Spokesperson Zanele Sabela believes that road…

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LIVE | Phala Phala Farm theft court case

The trial of the three accused in the theft of millions of rands in foreign currency at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala Farm in Bela-Bela begins at the Modimolle Regional Court. The accused, Immanuela David and siblings Floriana and Ndilinasho Joseph, have been charged for the February 2020 break-in and theft at the farm. Their…

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LIVE | ANC launches Service Delivery Action Plan

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa will give marching orders to thousands of ANC councillors who will be gathered at FNB as part of taking accountability on the work they do. Ramaphosa will introduce the Service Delivery Action Plan to thousands of his party’s councillors at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg. Adopted by the…

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ANCYL NGC wraps up in Kimberley, puts youth issues in spotlight

ANCYL President Collen Malatji The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)’s second National General Council (NGC) has officially come to an end in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Over 4 000 delegates raised social issues that affected the youth. The youth league president Collen Malatji says the government should find solutions to the issues affecting young people…

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Calls for urgent GBV law reform after Chatsworth tragedy

GBVF graphic Community activist and councillor, Dr. Jonathan Annipen, says while the South African Police Service (SAPS) uses domestic relationship-related crimes as a proxy to measure intimate partner violence, Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) not being defined as a specific offence in South African law is “unacceptable”. #PODCAST Community activists urge South Africa to criminalize Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) as…

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Leotlela, Simbine finish 5th and 7th in Tokyo World 100m final

South African sprinters, Gift Leotlela and Akani Simbine, finished in 5th and 7th place, respectively, in the final of the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Jamaica’s Oblique Seville was crowned world champion in a personal best time of 9.77 seconds. His compatriot, Kishane Thompson, was second, and Olympic champion, American…

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LIVE: Inaugural Professor Stan Sangweni Memorial Lecture

Former President Thabo Mbeki to deliver a keynote address at the Inaugural Professor Stan Sangweni Memorial Lecture – under the theme: Professional & ethical public sector — a catalyst for a development state. Livestream:  Professor Stan Sangweni played a pivotal role in embedding constitutional values within the framework of public administration. His visionary leadership championed the…

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Simbu wins Tanzania’s first world marathon gold

Alphonce Felix Simbu won gold in a photo finish against German Amanal Petros Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo finish at a major championship marathon on Monday, edging out German Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line to give Tanzania its maiden world title. The photo finish showed the 42.195km…

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