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Mabuza apologises for Emfuleni's sewage spillage crisis

2021-03-24 02:29:36

Deputy President, David Mabuza, apologised for the sewage spillage in Sebokeng in the Emfuleni Local Municipality, saying this was not the way people should l ...View Article

Ramaphosa to take the stand at Zondo Commission

2021-03-24 01:43:06

President Cyril Ramaphosa will give evidence before the State Capture Commission in April, Chairperson Raymond Zondo, confirmed.

Zondo announced on Wedn ...View Article

Minister of Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, says women are the ones that bear the brunt of lack of access of water in the country.

Sisulu said thi ...View Article

USAf: Increasing university enrollment quotas must consider skills demand

2021-03-23 06:26:59

Universities South Africa (USAf) wants an increase in university enrollment quotas to take into consideration the demand for certain skills in the labour mark ...View Article

SA finally concludes AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine sale

2021-03-21 06:26:06

South Africa has finally concluded the sale of the one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to several African Union (AU) states. The Health Dep ...View Article

Matlosana municipal unions fear for workers' safety

2021-03-21 05:08:46

Trade unions organising at the Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West have called on MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional ...View Article

Brits mother charged for killing newborn baby

2021-03-20 09:12:44

A 29-year-old mother arrested on charges of killing her newborn baby, abandoned bail application at the Brits Magistrate's Court on Friday.

Wendy Tapiwa ...View Article

Rifle wielding students free, for now

2021-03-20 09:08:28

Two university students that were arrested for possession of a "high-calibre" rifle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, are free, for now.

The Johannesburg R ...View Article

NW intervention committee wants action on corruption

2021-03-20 07:23:13

Parliament’s ad hoc committee on the intervention in the North West province has called on law enforcement agencies to act against those implicated in acts ...View Article

Gauteng anxious of an early COVID-19 third wave

2021-03-19 05:39:33

Fears are rising that it may just be a matter of weeks before a third wave of COVID-19 hits the Gauteng province.

Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, on Fri ...View Article

Tanzania gets first female president

2021-03-19 05:35:38

Samia Suluhu Hassan made history on Friday when she became the first female president of Tanzania. The 61-year-old also becomes the first woman head of state ...View Article

Parents charge at Lesufi for suspected school food poisoning

2021-03-19 05:27:43

It was a chaotic scene when Gauteng MEC for Education,Panyaza Lesufi, visited the M.H Baloyi Secondary School in Winterveldt north of Pretoria, for a fa ...View Article

NW HOSPERSA threaten to abandon ANC at the polls

2021-03-19 03:41:37

The Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA) in the North West has threatened to discourage their members against participati ...View Article

Magalies Water takes over Kgetlengrivier water and waste plants

2021-03-19 03:50:45

The North West Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) has regained control of Kgetlengriver Local Municipali ...View Article

Ramaphosa hails King Zwelithini\'s leadership

2021-03-19 03:44:44

A revered leader, wise and caring about his people, their culture and economic development. These are some of the words President Cyril Ramaphosa used to desc ...View Article

Ramaphosa sends condolences for Tanzanian president John Magufuli's death

2021-03-18 03:45:13

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness at the passing of President of the United Republic of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli.

Magufuli passed awa ...View Article

University funding: Government robs Peter to pay Paul

2021-03-19 03:16:29

The Department of Higher Education and Training will cut the budget for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) infrastructure development, univers ...View Article

Sambatha launches COVID-19 vaccination in Dr RSM

2021-03-18 01:22:46

North West Health MEC, Madoda Sambatha, has encouraged healthcare workers to utilize the opportunity afforded to them to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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DA wants Mkhwebane suspended pending fitness inquiry

2021-03-18 01:21:11

The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to place the embattled Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, on suspension pending the o ...View Article

Mthokosizi Ntumba: police officers remanded in custody

2021-03-18 01:11:34

It will be a few more days in jail for the four police officers accused of involvement in the killing of 35-year-old bystander, Mthokozisi Ntumba during the W ...View Article

President Ramaphosa to deliver eulogy at King Zwelithini's memorial

2021-03-18 01:07:20

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver a eulogy at the special official memorial service of the late AmaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini on Thursday.

The 7 ...View Article

KZN prison official's sex scandal video with inmate

2021-03-17 01:47:09

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says it's embarrassed and gutted by a video clip of a sexual encounter between a female correctional service off ...View Article

Wits university students remanded in custody for violent protests

2021-03-17 07:22:08

Two Wits University students, arrested for public violence during student protests on Monday have been released on bail by the Johannesburg Magistra ...View Article

Ramaphosa orders SIU to probe NW Public Works

2021-03-16 07:50:56

President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) the green light to investigate alleged corruption, malpractice and maladministration ...View Article

NWU closes Mahikeng campus over student protests

2021-03-16 05:18:59

The North West University (NWU) has closed its Mahikeng campus because of ongoing student protests against financial exclusion. This as the nationwide strike ...View Article

Day 1 of student national shutdown affects Braamfontein

2021-03-16 10:46:48

Police in Braamfontein used water cannons and fired rubber bullets to disperse protesting university students on Monday. This was the first day of the nationa ...View Article

NW concerned about Ngaka Modiri Molema GBV cases

2021-03-15 08:01:49

North West MEC for Social Development, Boitumelo Moiloa, has expressed concern about the growing number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases in Ngaka Mo ...View Article

Students threaten to bring the country to a standstill

2021-03-15 04:57:29

Students from different institutions of higher learning heeded the call to shut these down on Monday and are now threatening to bring the country to a s ...View Article

IPID arrests police officers linked to Ntumba murder

2021-03-15 03:35:23

Four police officers have been arrested in connection with the murder of bystander, Mthokozisi Ntumba, during a protest by Wits University students.

The ...View Article

Load-shedding extended until Wednesday

2021-03-14 04:12:51

South African citizens will experience two extra days of darkness after Eskom extended scheduled blackouts to last until Wednesday morning.

The power ut ...View Article

King Zwelithini to be buried on Thursday

2021-03-14 02:34:32

The late AmaZulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini Kabhekuzulu, will be laid to rest in a private funeral on Wednesday night and only men will attend the funeral.

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