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President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa says parents shouldn’t have to bury their children. This as the country mourns the deaths of 12 learners who were killed when the scholar transport minibus they were travelling in crashed into a truck in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg on Monday. Three of the learners are still in hospital….

Sporong informal settlement residents in  Randgate communit hall Tensions remain high at the Randgate community hall in Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, where about 500 residents of the Sporong informal settlement have sought shelter.   They say they fled their homes two weeks ago following intimidation from illegal miners commonly known as Zama Zamas.   Residents say there is a…

Strong winds and hot weather have exacerbated the fires, in Franschhoek, into day 5. The fire in Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands District Municipality has now been burning for five consecutive days. WATCH | The Cape Winelands District Municipality says a fire burning above Franschhoek remains out of control. pic.twitter.com/FD6H2E355j — SABC News (@SABCNews) January…

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel speaks to the media outside the Booysen’s Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel says criminals who are seeking to extract revenge or eliminate opponents are starting to target courts. This comes after two people were killed and three others were wounded…

The CRL Rights Commission and the Section 22 Ad Hoc Committee for the Christian sector are briefing the media in Braamfontein. The briefing is about the status and significant matters related to the Section 22 Ad Hoc Committee’s work, as well as the programmes undertaken by the Commission in discharging its mandate. LIVESTREAM:    

Mpumalanga Education MEC Lindi Masina Mpumalanga Education MEC Lindi Masina is expected to lead a delegation on a visit to the LD Moetanalo Secondary School in the Steve Tshwete Municipality on Wednesday.   This follows an incident in which a Grade 11 learner was fatally stabbed during an altercation with another learner on the school…