Key players in Matabeleland regions this week accused officials responsible for the process of allegedly lacking sincerity to push the agenda. THE Gukurahundi public outreach programme, launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July this year, has been hit by logistical challenges that have grounded the process, NewsDay has established. But critics have accused the government…
Orlando Pirates players during training. As Orlando Pirates prepare to face a much-improved Kaizer Chiefs this coming weekend, assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi says control will be important in this high-stakes Soweto Derby. The two giants clash in an unusual Sunday fixture, due to the match venue’s unavailability on Saturday, but there will be nothing unusual…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona has testified that he did not open documents sent to him by Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala on the identity of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission from Witness X, states that Matlala sent General Senona three different ID numbers allegedly belonging…
Initiates walking. Parents in Ntsweletsoku village, near Zeerust in the North West are frantically searching for their children who went missing, last week. They believe that people who run illegal initiation schools in the village might have kidnapped them. About eight young men are still missing while three others were found yesterday. Fourteen illegal initiation…
Scholar transport vehicle. The Human Rights Commission (HRC) will, on Monday morning, release a report following its investigations regarding scholar transport in the North West. The commission started its probe into scholar transport last year. This followed endless complaints about unroadworthy buses, learners missing school time when buses did not pitch, non-payment of service providers…
The North West University campus The construction of North West University’s Desmond Tutu school of medicine has started, at the institution’s Potchefstroom campus. The project is a collaborative effort between the university, the North West Department of Health, and the private sector. The former Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla, granted written permission to the university…
Two people have been killed in a road crash on the R101 road between Mokopane and Mookgophong in Limpopo. The accident was at the same spot where a police officer died together with eight inmates last week, when they were transported from the police holding cells in Mokopane to the court in Mookgophong. Provincial police…
File: A police officer stops a motorist at a roadblock. 1 minute Motorists travelling between Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal north coast have been advised that the M4 highway is closed due to the Durban Ironman triathlon race. Traffic officials say the M4 between Sandile Thusi Road in Durban and eMdloti on the north coast will…
DA federal council Chairperson, Helen Zille. 2 minutes DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says the party used its working visit to the United States to promote a positive image of South Africa. Two weeks ago, a DA delegation met with representatives from the US State Department and the White House, including Senator Marco Rubio…
Police are investigating a case of murder after a man was shot and killed in Kwazulu Natal. 1 minute A man has been shot and killed in an alleged botched robbery at Kenilworth Road in Sydenham, Durban. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says the man, believed to be in his 20s, was killed after he…
