Parliament questions State Digital Infrastructure Company

The SDIC is designed as a wholesale digital infrastructure provider, which will advance the goal of bringing universal access to affordable broadband and broadcasting services across South Africa. It will integrate both Sentech’s wireless broadband network and BBI’s fibre infrastructure, creating a national network that can serve government’s schools, healthcare facilities, and rural government sites….

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JMPD issues road closure alert for Soweto Derby at FNB Stadium

People gathered at FNB Stadium watch football. 1 minute The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has warned motorists about road closures around the FNB Stadium in Soweto due to the match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. The JMPD says a traffic system will be implemented on Nasrec Road, with additional lanes created to facilitate…

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Court interdict stops Vaalharts SGB Forum’s illegal school closures

1 minute The Northern Cape Department of Education has obtained a court interdict against the Vaalharts School Governing Body (SGB) Forum for the illegal closure of 15 schools in the Phokwane and Magareng municipalities since Monday. The department has condemned the Forum’s actions which have disrupted teaching and learning by preventing learners from attending classes. Provincial…

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Malema not surprised by Mpofu’s decision to join MK Party

EFF President Julius Malema. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the decision of his party’s former Chairperson Advocate Dali Mpofu to defect to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party is not surprising. Mpofu announced his resignation from the Red Berets yesterday. He says the MK Party is the only vehicle that can take…

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12-year-old gives birth in Komani

[File photo] Babies seen in hospital cribs. 1 minute The Eastern Cape Department of Health has expressed shock and concern after a 12-year-old girl gave birth at a facility in Komani in the Chris Hani District Municipality. This as the MEC of Health Ntandokazi Capa is visiting Dora Nginza hospital to give gifts to mothers…

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POPCRU sounds alarm over rape allegations at SAPS academies

[File Image] The union’s members comprise police, traffic and correctional services workers. Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has condemned allegations of sexual exploitation at SAPS training facilities and in workplaces. The union says several senior officers at police academies have been accused of rape and sexual assault of police trainees. On Tuesday, the…

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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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