LIVE: Judge Selby Mbenenge Judicial Conduct Tribunal – Day 4
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probes allegations of sexual harassment against Judge Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. Live proceedings below:
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Man arrested for blocking truck drivers on N3 near Harrismith
File image: Silver handcuffs. 2 minutes Free State Police have arrested a 42-year-old man who was seen with a banner trying to stop other truck drivers on the N3 road near Harrismith. Police say they have been monitoring the situation following threats by members of the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA)…
Experts say more protection needed for whistleblowers
A man with a mask holding a whistleblower board. 2 minutes Serious legislative reform is needed to improve the protection of whistleblowers in South Africa. That’s according to experts during a discussion at the anti-fraud and corruption dialogue in Pretoria. Whistleblowers remain vulnerable after exposing corruption despite existing legislation aimed at protecting them. The murder…
PRASA’s test train run from Cape Town to Khayelitsha welcomed
PRASA employees seen at the Chris Hani rail station. 1 minute The Western Cape government has welcomed Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)’s trial operations on the Cape Town to Chris Hani in Khayelitsha rail corridor, in restoring public transport. The line was suspended in 2019 due to vandalism and theft. The line was…
Gauteng Health to appeal judgment over radiation oncology services
Oncology therapy 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Health says it is taking legal action against a recent Johannesburg High Court judgment related to radiation oncology services. The court’s decision was in response to a case brought by the Cancer Alliance a week ago. The Department has filed a Notice of Application for Leave to…
Welding competition winners show rare skills in real economy
SAIW 2024 participants Mandla Makhubela of Bazil Technologies emerged as the overall winner, receiving additional R5,000, high-tech welding tools, and a VIP ticket to SAIW’s annual Gala Awards dinner. Makhubela also won the top awards in the categories of best carbon steel and best stainless steel welder. Gaylon Peterson from Alstom Ubunye was awarded the…
Witness testifies on events leading to Joshlin Smith’s disappearance
State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. 2 minutes The woman currently testifying in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial in the High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast, has told the court that she overheard the girl’s mother, Kelly Smith, telling her boyfriend that…
Higher Education clamping down on bogus institutions: Gondwe
Deputy Higher Education Minister, Mimmy Gondwe. 2 minutes Deputy Higher Education Minister Mimmy Gondwe says the department is clamping down on unregistered educational institutions that exploit vulnerable students seeking affordable education in South Africa. Gondwe is visiting such colleges and private institutions of higher education in the Durban CBD in KwaZulu-Natal which has the second…
Ugandan journalist Blanshe Musinguzi wins African investigative journalist of the year award
Blanshe Musinguzi won top honours. Source: AIJC Great investigative research Musinguzi who writes for Africa Report did an investigation called How Congo Trees are smuggled through East Africa which looked into the smuggling of precious Congolese hardwoods through East Africa. “It’s a story featuring great investigative research on the ground, persistence and courage in a…
Safety campaign targets rising pedestrian deaths in Gauteng
2 minutes Pedestrian safety is a big focus for the Gauteng Road and Transport department this festive season. This, as the province has seen an increase in the number of pedestrian deaths. This comes as Gauteng launches the Provincial Festive Season Road Safety campaign at the Olievenhoutbosch Taxi Rank on Wednesday. The campaign also focuses…