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By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Mourners have described the late Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader and Traditional Prime Minister of the Zulu nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, as a brave leader, hero and conqueror, who worked for the dignity of people. This as the remains of Buthelezi, who passed away on 9 September…
By Jason Felix. Despite two Constitutional Court challenges that could affect next year's general elections, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) is steamrolling ahead with preparations. Should the apex court give rulings that negatively impact preparations, the IEC is agile enough to adjust its plans. This is according to deputy…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom has suspended load shedding until late Saturday afternoon due to the generation capacity improvements. Due to further improvement in generation capacity, load shedding will be suspended from 11:00 today until 16:00, Eskom said. Stage 3 load shedding will resume from 16:00 today…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa has called for the development of a framework for the early identification and development of sporting talent. Addressing the School Sport Indaba, he said by identifying talent early in school, the youth can have the needed support, mentorship,…
Staff Reporter. The City of Ekurhuleni says repairs to the damaged water infrastructure at Etwatwa in Germiston, is estimated to be completed on Saturday. This follows the vandalism of the Etwatwa Extension 19 reservoir pump station on Tuesday, leaving residents without water. The city's spokesman, Zweli Dlamini said the incident…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Special Tribunal has granted a preservation order against a KZN company that was paid more than R32-million by hundreds of non-profit organisations after they received Lottery grants. According to the SIU statement, the money was paid into the accounts by non-profit organisations that received funding from…
Staff Reporter. The G77+China, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the world's population, kicked off a summit in Cuba Friday with a call to "change the rules of the game" of the global order. The meeting comes at a time of growing frustration with the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Thousands of mourners gathered in South Africa's eastern town of Ulundi in Kwazulu/Natal (KZN) on Saturday for the state funeral of veteran politician and Zulu prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi. Buthelezi, a controversial figure during the apartheid liberation struggle because of his bitter rivalry with the African National…
By Antony Sguazzin. South Africa's presidency is proposing spending as much as R88.5 billion ($4.6 billion) a year to tackle poverty at a time when the National Treasury is cautioning that the country has run out of money. In a presentation to business and labour leaders last week Olive Shisana,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The City of Tshwane has been granted a permanent interdict against striking workers by the Labour Court in Johannesburg. The interdict was granted by the Labour Court on Friday. The City approached the Labour Court on an urgent basis following an unlawful and unprotected protest. This week,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman are seeking to have the charges levelled against them in their firearm discharge case dropped due to a lack of evidence. Malema and Snyman appeared in the East London Magistrate's Court. He is facing…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Deputy President Paul Mashatile hosted his Vietnamese counterpart, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on an Official Visit to South Africa. The two nations are celebrating 30 years of diplomatic relations and the Official Visit aims to reinvigorate and strengthen friendship ties and solidarity as well as…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The late IFP founder and prime minister of the Zulu nation Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi mortal remains have arrived at home. Scores of regiments made their way to the mortuary in Ulundi to fetch Prince Buthelezi's body. It's part of preparations ahead of Saturday's final send-off for…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. @GettyImages. Germany's KfW Development Bank will provide South Africa with €20 million over a period of five years for vaccine production. The grant is exclusively for financing equipment for the development, production and certification of active pharmaceutical ingredients for vaccine production in South Africa. Announcing the signing…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. @Unsplash. Recent data from Stats SA on the country’s unemployment rate for the first quarter of 2023 showed that 32.9% (7.9 million) of South Africans are unemployed. However, looking specifically at young South Africans, this figure rises to an alarming 66%. 7.3 million South Africans are actively…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Load shedding will be reduced to Stages 2 and 4 over the weekend, Eskom said in a statement on Friday afternoon. Currently, the plan is for stage 4 load shedding to remain in effect until 05h00 on Saturday. Stage 2 load shedding will then be implemented from…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom has granted the Ulundi Local Municipality a brief reprieve from this week's bout of escalated load shedding to accommodate the funeral service of the late Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founder and Zulu traditional prime minister Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi. "I can confirm that…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has urged South Africans to take advantage of the free access granted to the country's National Parks during SA National Parks Week. National Parks Week runs from Saturday until Heritage Day. Speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria…
Staff Reporter. Rescuers sifted through mud and rubble Friday in their search for people missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing more than 3,000. The surge of water burst two upstream dams on Sunday, turning Derna into an apocalyptic wasteland with entire…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Competition Commission will investigate the American drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for the high price it has been charging the country for the tuberculosis (TB) medicine bedaquiline, as well as for extending the tablets' 20-year patent until 2027 to block cheaper generics from entering the country. South…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Nuclear energy for electricity production is very much still on the cards for South Africa under the integrated Resources Plan which envisions 2500MW to be generated with this energy source. Thyspyunt, in the Kouga Municipality, is one of the possible locations for a nuclear power generating facility…
Staff Reporter. @AFP. An iconic red sweater worn by Princess Diana shortly after her engagement to then-Prince Charles, featuring rows of fluffy little sheep, sold at auction for more than $1.1 million following a frenetic bout of final bidding, Sotheby's announced Thursday. The 19-year-old sported the knit garment -- which…
By S'thembile Cele. South Africa's largest labour union federation is threatening to go on strike if the government backs proposed austerity measures, which could include reneging on a public sector wage agreement. National Treasury presented President Cyril Ramaphosa with a cost-saving plan to help tackle the country’s revenue shortfall and…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom has announced on Friday morning that load shedding was dropping to Stage 5 until further notice. Due to the slight improvement in generation capacity and lower demand, stage 5 load shedding will be implemented from 06h00 on Friday until further notice, it…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Barry Steenkamp, the father of slain model Reeva Steenkamp, has died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday evening, at the age of 80. The Reeva Steenkamp Foundation confirmed Steenkamp's death on a post on Facebook. "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden and peaceful…
By Alex Patrick. The City of Joburg Speaker called the public spat between Transport MMC Kenny Kunene and Finance MMC Dada Morero "disgraceful" and "embarrassing". Speaker Colleen Makhubele now expects a report from Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda on how he will deal with spats in the council. "I'm hanging my head…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy at the special official funeral of the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. Buthelezi has been honoured with a special official category 1 funeral. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya confirmed this during a press briefing with media houses…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Mondli Gungubele says the Postbank board members who've resigned did so due to serious allegations involving illegal contracts. Gungubele told a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday afternoon that a forensic investigation by KPMG found the bank failed to follow proper processes…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Pietermaritzburg High Court has offered closure to the family of Durban anti-apartheid activist Dr Hoosen Haffejee by ruling that his death was not suicide, as claimed by apartheid Security Forces. Judge Zaba Nkosi handed down a lengthy and detailed judgment on Wednesday, setting aside the original…
Staff Reporter. The United Nations (UN) chief on Wednesday urged world leaders due to convene next week to save a planet in crisis as it grapples with climate change, war, inflation, inequality and other woes. "People are looking to their leaders for a way out of this mess," Secretary General…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. ActionSA believes that government's Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) has not been effective in advancing economic transformation and the participation of black people in the economy. The B-BBEE Act of 2003 was introduced by the government to address the racial inequality in the country's economy due to…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Cabinet was consulted on the updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity during its meeting on September 13, but the document will be further consulted and revised before it is released for public comment. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stressed in her post-Cabinet briefing that the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The trial of the five men accused of murdering former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa will only resume in court next month. Court proceedings ended earlier than expected on Wednesday after, Charles Mnisi, the lawyer for accused number three, Mthobisi Mncube, demanded the master copy of the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Five of Postbank's seven board members have resigned ahead of the state-owned entity's annual general meeting (AGM) expected to be held on Thursday. Those stepping down are board chairperson Thabile Wonci, Gcobani Mancotywa, Vuyelwa Matsiliza, Martin Mahosi, and Dr Leigh Hefer-Hendrikse. This is according to a scathing…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Government and organised labour had agreed to work much more closely to address the immediate challenges that confront South Africa's economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ministers and leaders of organised labour [COSATU, FEDUSA, NACTU and SAFTU] met virtually on Tuesday in a bid to address the immediate challenges…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has officially introduced and announced the terms of reference of the commission of inquiry into the deadly Marshalltown tragedy. On 31 August, a blaze ripped through a hijacked building in the Johannesburg inner city, killing 77 people and leaving many more with injuries.…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Photo Credit: Nigel Sibanda. Striking municipal workers in the City of Tshwane have been accused of torching two municipal vehicles in Pretoria West today. The vehicles were torched outside the Princess Park Depot along Nana Sita Charlotte Maxeke and Es'kia Mphahlele streets. The latest incident comes as…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga has been announced as the party's premier candidate for the upcoming 2024 provincial and national elections. DA leader John Steenhuisen made the announcement at a media briefing on Wednesday. Msimanga was elected as mayor of Tshwane after the 2016…
Staff Reporter. North Korea's leader vowed closer ties with Moscow on Wednesday, saying his isolated country would "always be with Russia" as President Vladimir Putin hosted Kim Jong Un at a Far East spaceport. Russia has become a pariah in the West after launching full-scale hostilities in Ukraine last year…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the two natural disasters that claimed close to 8,000 lives collectively and displaced tens of thousands of residents in eastern Libya and Morocco. More than 2 000 people died in an earthquake last weekend in the Atlas Mountains in…
By S'thembile Cele. National Treasury will present President Cyril Ramaphosa with a money-saving plan to cut the number of government departments and state-owned entities. The country, weighed down by a hefty budget deficit, must either boost tax revenues or issue more debt if the government fails to trim spending, newly…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially removed Busisiwe Mkhwebane as the Public Protector, a month before her term in office comes to an end. Mkhwebane was officially removed from office after a majority of MPs in the National Assembly voted on Monday in support of her impeachment. 318…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The second day of the party’s policy conference concluded following policy debates on a wide range of issues of national importance. These included a policy on law and order, economic development and broad-based economic empowerment. A total of 614 delegates from all nine provinces, each of the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) held a memorial service for the late Prince Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi, in Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The memorial was attended by thousands, including party leaders of various political organisations. Wednesday was expected to be the last day for mourners to visit…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been adjourned until Thursday after the defence could not continue with the cross-examination of state witness, Constable Sizwe Zungu in the high court in Pretoria. The trial resumed in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday after it had been…
Staff Reporter. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has so far placed 81 033 Grade 1 learners and 65 726 Grade 8 learners for the 2024 academic year. This is according to the Gauteng Department of Education's latest online admissions placement progress report released on 10 September 2023. The 2024…
Staff Reporter. Deputy minister of Health Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has been applauded after saving the life of a fellow passenger who experienced health complications aboard a flight. Dhlomo was on a flight from Durban to Cape Town on Monday when a passenger alerted him to a female traveller who was…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Paul Mashatile led a delegation of the party's top seven officials to visit the Buthelezi family, who have been receiving well-wishers at their home at Ka Phindangene, near Ulundi. Earlier on Tuesday, the Buthelezi family received visits from a government delegation…
Staff Reporter. Two sisters from the Itireleng informal settlement near Laudium, southwest of central Pretoria, who are facing five counts of culpable homicide and child neglect, were remanded in custody on Tuesday as they were unable to pay bail. Thirty-nine-year-old Lindiwe Machaka and Zanele Machaka (37) appeared in the Atteridgeville…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom will add stage 6 load shedding to the mix for the remainder of the week, due to the loss of four generating units. The escalation is due to the loss of additional generating units overnight, which has pushed the group's unplanned outages…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has not ruled out legal action against former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, holding him to account for commissioning an "unauthorised" investigation into corruption at the power utility. De Ruyter did not have authority to investigate the affairs of Eskom and it…
Staff Reporter. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described legal proceedings against former US president Donald Trump as "politically motivated persecution." The Kremlin, seen has having friendly relations with Trump, has repeatedly spoken out in defence of the former president, who is facing a series of charges linked to election…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Former President Jacob Zuma has suffered another blow in less than 24 hours after his leave to appeal application in his private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa was dismissed. – with costs. In a brief virtual sitting that was not attended by Zuma's counsel, advocate Dali Mpofu…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi will be honoured with a special official funeral category 1 in Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal. Buthelezi died early on Saturday morning and will be laid to rest on Saturday. Buthelezi's family confirmed he will be buried in his hometown of Ulundi, northern KwaZulu-Natal…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. @GettyImages. ActionSA's Senate resolved that the party will not support the reintroduction of the death penalty, but rather focus on accountability measures which ensure that life in prison means life in prison. The Senate, the party's highest decision-making body, believes the death penalty is not the solution.…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has once again come under scrutiny for his conduct and rulings during Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. The legal expert Elton Hart says that the judge's conduct and rulings during trial proceedings are concerning. "The judge should now, at some stage, realise that he's a…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Magalies Water welcomed the judgement issued by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) which ruled in its favour against SABC News. The matter relates to a news report broadcast and published on 21 June 2023 across SABC News platforms about water quality non-compliances recorded at…
Staff Reporter. The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed, with costs, an application by Right Play Health Services' director Dr John Marite's application, which sought to compel the Special Investigating Unit (SIU to replace its investigative team for the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) probe.. In a judgment handed down on…
By Zintle Mahlati. The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants the Gauteng High Court sitting in Pretoria to declare the government's inability to prevent the ongoing energy crisis unlawful, arguing that it violates citizens' Bill of Rights. The DA argued its court matter, which is based on two parts, on Monday. The…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. September marks Public Service Month and President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended public servants who get on with their tasks in relative anonymity, serving the South African people with diligence. In his weekly newsletter to the nation on Monday, the President said the task of building a better…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom on Monday has announced that load shedding will be increased to Stage 5 during the night in order to replenish pumped storage dam levels overnight and to maintain sufficient emergency generation reserves. Stage 5 load shedding will be implemented on Monday from…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The funeral of the late Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founding President and Traditional Prime Minister of the Zulu Nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, will take place on Friday, 15 September 2023. The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, as well as the Buthelezi family, made the announcement after a short meeting…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The SA Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) has dismissed an application by the Tshwane metro to be exempted from implementing the last leg of a multiterm wage deal reached in the council in 2021 for the 2022/23 financial year. The SALGBC is a platform for the employer…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The African National Congress (ANC) leadership has congratulated its youth structure for reaching a milestone, just more than two months after its national elective conference, the first since its disbandment in 2013. The party's youth structure held 79th anniversary celebrations at Ga Morwe Kameelrivier Stadium in Dr…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. National Assembly voted in favour of the removal of Busisiwe Mkhwebane as Public Protector after she has failed to prevent the Section 194 committee from adopting its final report, which recommended her removal from office. The ANC, DA, IFP and FF Plus supported the report, including its…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has announced a plan to address pupil suicides after more than 40 suicides were reported in the province's schools since the beginning of 2023. Last week, an 11-year-old Grade 5 girl from Anzac Primary School in Brakpan took her own life after…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Due to breakdowns at Arnot, Duvha and Grootvlei power stations, as well as the delay in returning generating units to service, Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 12:00 on Monday until further notice, Eskom announced. Eskom said the escalation is necessary due to the failure…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The memorial service of Raymond Ackerman was held in Cape Town on Monday morning, where close family including his children and grandchildren paid tribute to the philanthropist. Ackerman passed away on 6 September at the age of 92. He has been described as a visionary entrepreneur, humanitarian…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, appeared in the East London Magistrate's Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday for discharging a firearm. The case dates back to the EFF's 5th birthday celebrations in Mdantsane in 2018 where Malema is seen on a video firing…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Former president Jacob Zuma's application for leave to appeal a recent ruling on his private prosecution of State advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan, has been dismissed by three judges. In delivering judgment on Monday, Judge Gregory Kruger said: "We arrived [at the conclusion] that there…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found a written statement by a witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial does not exist, after defence lawyers had challenged the admissibility of a typed statement by the police witness made on 31 May. Constable Sizwe Zungu, who claimed…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Dr Nandipha Magudumana's, the accomplice of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has been denied bail in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Monday. Magudumana appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Monday for her bail application after she was jailed for her role in Bester's escape from…
Staff Reporter. Niger's military has accused France of gathering forces and equipment in several West African countries with a view to launch a "military intervention" against Niamey. Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman for Niger's coup leaders, made the claim on national television late on Saturday. He said France was continuing…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the Indian Presidency's efforts to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Ramaphosa stated on Saturday that "the SDGs must continue to be at the center of international financing discussions to ensure that finance is mobilized in sufficient quantities and of suitable…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Deputy President, Paul Mashatile has sent condolences to the Kingdom of Morocco following the death of over 2000 people in an earthquake. In a statement on Saturday, Mashatile said the thoughts of the people of South Africa are with the families that have lost their loved ones…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The National Treasury remains tight-lipped about the country's cash crunch amid a crucial medium-term budget policy statement in November 2023. The Sunday Times reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa held secret meetings with ministers, at the Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch. Treasury told Ramaphosa that South Africa will…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom is forecasting that load shedding will drop to Stage 2 on Wednesday, after alternating between Stage 3 and 4 at the start for the week. "Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 today until 05:00 on Monday. This will be…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi – the Prime Minister of the Zulu nation, and founder and emeritus president of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) – died in the early hours of Saturday morning. King Misuzulu delivered a short speech at the annual reed dance ceremony held at the Enyokeni royal…
Staff Reporter. The African Union's entry to the G20 on Saturday was welcomed by leaders across Africa who said the move would give the continent a "voice". Until recently, South Africa was the only African country that was part of the grouping. "Kenya welcomes the addition of the African Union…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister in the presidency responsible for electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says that the government and Eskom will not compromise on the ramping up planned maintenance, which will keep the grid under pressure with little room for failure. Addressing the media thismorning, the minister said that the recent escalation…
Staff Reporter. Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped. Authorities declared three days of national mourning, but the Red Cross warned that it could take years…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa says global reconstruction in the wake of Covid-19 presented an opportunity to accelerate the transition to low carbon, climate resilient and sustainable society. In his address to a plenary session, He said developing economies were bearing the brunt of climate change, despite "carrying the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deepest condolences at the passing of veteran activist and esteemed member of the Order of Luthuli, Amy Thornton. Ramaphosa, in a statement, said his thoughts are with the family, friends and comrades of the late activist who was born in Cape…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister in the Presidency for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has concluded his working visit to Nairobi, Kenya, where he was handed the chairmanship of the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance (AGHA). South Africa will use its Chairship of the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance (AGHA) to advance the green…
Staff Reporter. A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco killed more than 600 people, officials said Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT) Friday,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. @GettyImages. Former Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) founder and President Emeritus Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi has died at the age of 95. "It is with utter grief that we, the family of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi MP, announce the passing of South Africa’s truest champion and greatest servant, our…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The African Union (AU) became a permanent member of the G20 on Saturday, following a proposal put forth by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that was welcomed by all member countries. Thereafter, PM Modi invited the President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Inkatha Freedom Party founder and president emeritus Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who served as traditional prime minister to a succession of Zulu kings, has died at the age of 95. Buthelezi's death was announced in a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa. "Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has been an outstanding…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on Friday convicted Mdumiseni Zuma of inciting public violence during the 2021 July unrest. Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on Friday and was found guilty of contravening Sections 17 and 18 of the Riotous Assemblies Act, where he incited people to…
Staff Reporter. Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande says the National Plan for Post-School Education and Training (NPPSET) showcases government's continuous effort towards achieving an improved, transformed, expanded, responsive and articulated Post-School Education and Training. Nzimande was speaking at the launch of the National Plan for Post-School Education…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has given South African doctors trained abroad a ray of hope that backlogs of foreign qualifications will be handled before the end of 2023. In recent weeks, doctors from South Africa who had acquired foreign qualifications complained of how…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom says nine people were arrested at the Kusile power station on September 7 for theft of coal and fraud. Eight of the nine were weighbridge operators employed by Eskom Rotek Industries (ERI), with the ninth being a coal truck driver. "A thorough…
Staff Reporter. The African Union looks set to become the newest member of the G20, officials said Friday, as the bloc's bid won backing from existing members gathered for a summit in India. G20 host and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the pan-African organisation to become a…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula declined African Transformation Movement (ATM) and the United Democratic Movement (UDM) calls for a secret ballot vote on the impeachment of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The parties wrote to Mapisa-Nqakula this week calling for a secret ballot vote after the Section…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Rugby fans can expect slightly fewer interruptions to their TV time this weekend, with scheduled power cuts expected to ease a little from early on Saturday morning. This follows the implementation of Stage 6 when Eskom recently suffered several breakdowns at the same time as it ramped…
Staff Reporter. Britain's King Charles III on Friday thanked the public for their support in his first year as monarch, as he marked the one-year anniversary of the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. In a short statement, the 74-year-old British head of state recalled the "great affection" for…
By Anthony Sguazzin. KFW, the German development bank, has offered a R4 billion ($214 million) loan to South African power utility Eskom so that it can boost its transmission grid in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The sovereign loan, part of an R163 billion ($8.5 billion) energy transition…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on social partners to work with government to deal with the country's pressing issues, especially unemployment. Mashatile took to the podium at the National Economic Development Labour Council's (NEDLAC) 28th Annual Summit in Johannesburg on Friday to reflect on the COVID-19…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The presiding judge in the murder trial of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa had to admonish the accused after one of the five men was caught on camera making threatening gestures at the witness. This comes after accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, was caught on camera on Thursday…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. ActionSA has slammed the African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) on their decision to vote for salary increases for councillors in the City of Johannesburg. During the meeting of the council, the DA and ANC voted in support of the increases, while the EFF and…