The University of Mandela South Campus. 1 minute Protesting students have disrupted the first day of academic activities at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. They have blockaded the road leading to the South Campus with burning tyres and debris. The students are protesting delays in financial aid clearance and registration for…
3 minutes Chairperson of the Solidarity Movement, Flip Buys has dismissed claims that there are large scale land grabs in South Africa. The Solidarity Movement alongside AfriForum and Solidarity briefed the media in Pretoria on Saturday. This in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, stopping financial aid to South Africa and…
Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Groenewald . 2 minutes The Freedom Front Plus has made a plea that the Expropriation Act must be amended citing the law is a threat to private property ownership. The party leader, Pieter Groenewald says they have been warning that the Exporiation Act will cause problems for South Africa. This comes after America’s President, Donald Trump…
2 minutes The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management has urged residents to use caution on the roads on Monday. This comes after the South African Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for most parts of the city. Johannesburg EMS Spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says, “Motorists are urged to exercise caution while driving, to extend a…
[FILE] A picture of a damaged school. 1 minute Parents of learners at Matloding Primary School outside Mahikeng are demanding answers after a classroom ceiling collapsed during a lesson, with learners inside. The North West Department of Education had previously committed to repairing the school, which caters to both primary and secondary learners. The department…
2 minutes Officials from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education will meet with learners from Durban’s Centenary Secondary School on Monday following a fight last week in which three learners were stabbed. School management and department officials held a meeting over the weekend to determine the cause of the altercation. It was confirmed that the incident…
Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital main gate. 1 minute The Public Servant’s Association (PSA) has called on the South African Human Rights Commission to intervene in the situation at the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. The provincial Health Department has been accused of human rights abuses. This is as water supply challenges continue at the…
File image: SANDF soldiers. 2 minutes The National Assembly will hold an urgent debate on Monday on the deaths of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The special sitting has been called as a matter of national importance. The theme of the debate is…
Various teams are on the ground at a disused shaft in Roodepoort. 2 minutes Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, says they are prioritising the safety of the mine rescuers at a disused mine in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. This is as more teams are dispatched to join the search for people believed to be illegal miners….
Police seen at Shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West. 1 minute The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has decided to intensify its probe into the abandoned Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein in the North West province. The commission has escalated its current investigation on Stilfontein’s Operation Vala Umgodi into a national inquiry. This follows the…
