Chief Justice Mandisa Maya address delegates at the J20 Summit. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has highlighted the need to balance judicial independence with accountability. She was delivering the keynote address at the J20 Constitutional Courts and Supreme Courts Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg on Wednesday. Maya told delegates that it is critical that measures are put…
An empty classroom. 1 minute The Gauteng Education Department says the mobile classes provided to assist with the placement of learners at Hoërskool Akasia, north of Pretoria, are of good quality. Angry parents yesterday barricaded roads and burned tyres demanding that their children be placed as they stay in close proximity to the school. Although…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has placed the Ditsobotla Primary Savings and Credit Cooperative Bank Limited (DCB) in resolution, effective August 1. This follows the Reserve Bank’s recommended intervention to protect depositors’ interests. The Reserve Bank says the DCB has failed to meet regulatory requirements for an extended period, was operating at a loss, and could…
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…
A sign with unemployment written on it. 2 minutes Experts say addiction to drugs and alcohol is contributing to rising youth unemployment and a lack of productivity. They say substance abuse is reducing chances for many young South Africans to enter the labour market or to perform at their peak. However, Productivity South Africa, which…
Retired Anti-Gang Unit Head, Major-General Andre Lincoln (left) with President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute The African National Congress in the Western Cape has called upon the provincial government to grant Cape Town police Major-General André Lincoln an official Provincial Funeral. He died at home in the early hours of this morning. Lincoln was in his…
A FlySafair plane taking off. FlySafair Chief Marketing Officer, Kirby Gordon, says they are still open to negotiations with their disgruntled pilots. FlySafair pilots have rejected the airline’s 5,7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10,5% salary hike. The standoff threatens to disrupt flights for up to two weeks, jeopardising passenger confidence….
[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. The Mpumalanga High Court will today hear the late former deputy president David Mabuza’s daughter’s urgent application. She is seeking a share of her father’s R44.7 pension fund. Mabuza’s daughter claims that she is owed a portion of the pension…
[FILE IMAGE]: Kittens. Limpopo’s Agriculture department says three people have died from rabies in the Thohoyandou area in the past three months. Member of the Executive Council (MEC), Nakedi Kekana, has started a campaign to vaccinate dogs and cats in Sibasa and Thohoyandou in the Vhembe District. Kekana says they’ve already vaccinated 11,000 dogs and…
Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya In just over two days after President Cyril Ramaphosa placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has announced the suspension of his deputy and Crime Detection head, Shadrack Sibiya. Lieutenant-General Sibiya and Minister Mchunu are implicated by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla…
