Msimang calls for independent inquiry into criminal justice system

ANC Veteran Mavuso Msimang. The African National Congress (ANC) veteran Mavuso Msimang says the best way to deal with the allegations of corruption within the criminal justice system is to establish an independent inquiry as soon as possible. This after the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and several senior police…

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After six weeks UIF online system still down

For more than six weeks the Unemployment Insurance Fund online service has been down. Image: GroundUp For more than six weeks the Unemployment Insurance Fund online service has been down. The UIF online portal has been down for six weeks, including uFiling, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and Virtual Office. This comes after a court interdict…

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DA welcomes re-opening of inquest into Steve Biko’s death

Anti-Apartheid activist, Steve Biko. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the re-opening of the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Bantu Steven Biko. The re-opening comes exactly 48 years after Biko died in police custody on 12 September 1977. The High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape today postponed the inquest to the…

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Western Cape opens 2026 Grade 1 and 8 applications next week

Students attending school. 1 minute The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has announced that applications for Grades One and Eight for the 2026 academic year will open on Tuesday next week. Provincial Education Minister David Maynier confirmed that the application period will close on 15 March 2025. Maynier urged parents to submit all required supporting…

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Fans rescue Bosso, raise US$6k

The fans said they would rather pay the gate charges for the BF game at the clubhouse to help the club pay the fine. THE Highlanders fundraising event held at the team’s sports club in Bulawayo on Sunday, raised close to US$6 000, as they sought to put together the amount required to pay off…

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SA addresses 20 out of 22 actions in FATF greylisting

Financial Action Task Force flag. 1 minute South Africa is making progress towards exiting the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist. According to the FATF, the country has addressed 20 of the 22 action items relating to combating money laundering and terrorist financing. This leaves two items outstanding to be addressed in the next reporting…

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Mbalula denounces calls for DA expulsion from GNU

The African National Congress (ANC), Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula addresses the community of Freedom Park in Soweto, Johannesburg on May 4, 2025. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has slammed the conduct of some of its members of Caucus in Parliament who are against the party’s continued relations with the Democratic Alliance (DA). This follows…

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