Professor Firoz Cachalia Newly-appointed Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, says he will take the recommendations of the National Anti-Corruption Council seriously during his time in office. Cachalia, who also chairs the council, was sworn in at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday morning. His appointment follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to Senzo Mchunu on…
FILE| Broken windscreen of a car seen after a vehicle accident. Eleven learners have been killed while on the way to school in a private scholar transport in the Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The department of education says five other learners who sustained injuries have been rushed to hospital. 11 learners have been killed while on their…
ANC Provincial Chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi speaking at the party’s 113th celebrations at the Alexandra Stadium in Gauteng. 2 minutes Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) Provincial Chairperson, Panyaza Lesufi, says they have welcomed the ANC National Executive Committee intervention in Gauteng. He was speaking at the provincial ANC’s 113th anniversary celebrations at the Alexandra Stadium north…
FILE | Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Cape Town. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa is to establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe if attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to the NPA. He maintains that all affected families…
(File Image) Members of the South African Police Service salute while on parade. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says government remains committed to prioritising the well-being of police officers. Mchunu was speaking at a three-day Employee Health and Wellness workshop in Boksburg, Benoni. The workshop aims to tackle mental health challenges faced by police…
File: Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has submitted over 38 000 individual objections to Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton Mckenzie, on the geographical name changes of five towns in the province. The party says the name changes were implemented without proper consultations with residents…
Blitzboks team The South African Sevens team pulled off a win for the ages when they beat Fiji 21-19 in the final of the Perth Sevens tournament. The Blitzboks won their second gold medal of the World Rugby sevens series, adding Perth to their win in Cape Town in December. South Africa moves up to…
Soldiers carry coffin of anti-apartheid activists hung in 1986 in Pretoria and buried in paupers’ graves in Mamelodi. The families of two anti-apartheid activists from Ga-Maupa village outside Giyani in Limpopo are calling for justice, nearly four decades after their loved ones were executed by the apartheid government. Alex Matsepane and Solomon Mawasha, who were…
Sekhukhune United F.C. players training. 1 minute Betway premiership side, Sekhukhune United FC say the unexpected relocation of their home games will not have any impact on their play. League encounters for this weekend in Polokwane, Limpopo for Sekhukhune FC and Magesi FC have been relocated from the new Peter Mokaba stadium to the old…
Nelson Mandela House Museum, Soweto. The Gauteng Department of Arts and Culture has vowed that the Mandela House Museum in Orlando West, Soweto, will not go under liquidation. This after Soweto Tourism Association called on the provincial government to immediately attend to the long-standing issue of the liquidation of the museum. The organisation says the…
