FW de Klerk Foundation urges government to empower citizens in National Dialogue. The FW de Klerk Foundation has reiterated its call for the government to give South Africans an opportunity to elect their own representatives to drive the National Dialogue. Legacy foundations, including the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, have withdrawn from the Preparatory Task Team, arguing…
Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva chairs CRL Rights Commission hearing on February 25, 2024 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the Commission for the Promotion of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) for a period of five years. This after a selection panel chaired by Prof Itumeleng Mosala made recommendations…
Banners at Presley Chweneyagae funeral service. 3 minutes Renowned South African actor, Presely Chweneyagae, has been laid to rest at the Zandfontein Cemetry in Pretoria. The 40-year-old actor passed away at his home last week. Remembering his father, Chweneyagae’s eldest son Siyabulela Chweneyaga, described him as a funny, charismatic and present dad whose energy always…
A traffic police vehicle 1 minute Northern Cape MEC of Transport Safety and Liaison Bentley Vass says the department is working closely with the Hawks and Public Service Commission (PSC) to ensure that acts of corruption and lawlessness are uprooted in the department. Vass was giving a keynote address at the welcoming of new traffic…
Fie Photo: Pathology vehicle at a crime scene 2 minutes A 13-year-old boy has drowned in a pit at Marobjane village in Avon, Senwabarwana in Limpopo. The pit, which was dug for a road construction project, was left open. The boy was playing with his friends when the incident occurred. The boy’s mother, Johanna Mmoko…
Chairs and tables in a classroom. Two Lesedi Secondary School learners accused of fatally stabbing another learner have been released on bail by the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrates’ Court in Gauteng. Twenty-year-old Grade 12 learner Mlehalinye Montasi was freed on R6,000, while 19-year-old Kgotlhello Mathabathe who is in Grade 10 was granted R3,000 bail. They are both charged with premeditated murder after allegedly…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 2 minutes The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, will continue at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast on Monday. Joshlin’s mother, Kelly…
Deputy Minister Paul Mashatile speaking at a government event. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who chairs the South African National Aids Council, says the government is maximising efforts to defeat Tuberculosis. Mashatile was delivering the keynote address at a World TB Day commemorative event at Gamalakhe in Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal. He said South…
1 minute The National Human Settlements Department says some flood victims in Durban have been moved from a community hall to temporary emergency accommodation. The department says in a statement that 47 households have been moved to the new accommodation site – in a joint operation with the provincial government and the eThekwini Municipality. [WATCH]…
Vice Chairperson of the FW de Klerk Foundation, Christina Teichmann 1 minute As South Africa gears up to celebrate Human Rights Day on Friday, the FW de Klerk Foundation has released its 2024 report card in Cape Town. The report assesses the practical enjoyment of rights and freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights over…
