Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a strong starting fifteen for Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener against Australia. The match will be played at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park Stadium. Siya Kolisi will captain the side in the number eight jersey, while Manie Libbok will don the number ten jersey and Aphelele Fassi will…
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Dr Mimmy Gondwe. Department of Higher Education and Training says it the Community, Education and Training (CET) centres play an important role towards empowering adults who do not have formal education. Each province has a CET centre responsible for the management of Community Learning Centres. The Community Learning Centres have…
Water sanitation plant under construction. The councillor of Ward 30 at Botshabelo in the Free State Teboho Tukula has denied allegations of nepotism in a sanitation construction project. Tukula says all appointments were fair and were made through a raffle in which residents participated. This comes as some residents gathered at the project’s construction site,…
A shopper wearing a face mask looks at grocery items, at Mall of the South, in Johannesburg The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) has expressed outrage at the latest Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) report, which confirms food inflation has surged to a 16-month high of 4.7%. It says the relentless rise in…
SAPS making an arrest. Over 400 suspects were arrested in Gauteng during the police’s Operation Shanela at the weekend. Arrests were made across various districts, including the City of Tshwane, where 98 suspects were arrested, 66 in the City of Johannesburg, 132 in Ekurhuleni, 64 in the Sedibeng District Municipality, and 95 in the West Rand…
Tshwane official inspecting a vehicle. The City of Tshwane says it stands united in its commitment to intensify the safety and security of its communities. City officials say metro police have been conducting successful operations across the municipality in collaboration with key stakeholders, fighting against unlicensed trading, road law violations and illegal immigration among other…
President, Cyril Ramaphosa spoke at the launch of an extension of Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant, in Vereeniging. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Convention scheduled to start on the 15th of August will go ahead, with or without the participation of the national legacy foundations. He was responding to questions on the public…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged women to use the forthcoming National Dialogue to raise issues affecting them. This is in his weekly letter to the nation. On Friday this week, organisations from across the country will gather for a national convention in Pretoria to kick-start the National Dialogue process. But President Ramaphosa…
PA leader Gayton McKenzie Political party ActionSA has lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission against Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for alleged racist remarks, including apartheid-era slurs. The party says it is also prepared to take the matter to the Equality Court. This comes after old social media posts…
The University of Fort Hare is focusing on early childhood development University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape says its newly unveiled Early Childhood Care and Education centre is meant to tackle the challenge of under-skilled ECD practitioners. It aims to provide practical training and assessment for Early Childhood Development student teachers. Fort Hare’s…
