ANC urges unity after DA withdraws from National Dialogue in protest

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has urged members of the Government of National Unity to set aside political differences and stand together as one unit. This appeal follows the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) decision to withdraw from the upcoming National Dialogue, scheduled for August. The DA cited dissatisfaction over…

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Ad watchdog rules Coastal Hire did not promote GBV

The complainant said the ad is violent. The advertisement The ad shows a man named Thabo in his garden when his partner angrily confronts him for not fixing household issues. After throwing a shoe at him and storming off, she warns she will return with her father. Thabo quickly orders equipment from Coastal Hire, completes…

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5 killed in Kuwadzana road accident

National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the driver of the commuter omnibus turned right into Bulawayo Road without checking for traffic. FIVE people died on the spot when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus with a yet-to-be established number of passengers on board collided with a fuel tanker at Kuwadzana 7 turn-off along the Harare-Bulawayo…

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Ntshavheni insists government considered Starlink prior to US visit

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021. 1 minute Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, maintains the government had started considering the introduction of satellite technologies, including low-earth orbit providers like Starlink, a long time ago. Ntshavheni says President…

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SAHRC rejects Open Chats podcast’s apology

SAHRC says it has received a myriad complaints following a podcast where the presenters made derogatory remarks about the coloured community.  The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it has received a myriad of complaints following a podcast where the presenters made derogatory remarks about the Coloured community.  The remarks have sparked widespread outrage….

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Disciplinary action against Limpopo doctor accused of attempted rape

George Masebe Hospital entrance 1 minute Limpopo Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego says they have established grounds to institute disciplinary action against a male doctor that allegedly attempted to rape a pregnant female patient at George Masebe Hospital outside Mokopane. The incident reportedly happened at the ultrasound scan ward last month. The 22-year-old female patient reported…

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