Grant must be sacked: Cosatu
Western Cape education MEC Donald Grant should be sacked because of 27 schools facing possible closure, Cosatu said. ||| Western Cape education MEC Donald Grant should be sacked because of 27 schools...
View ArticleANC Free State conference to go ahead
The ANC in the Free State will hold its provincial conference this weekend, provincial ANC spokesman William Bulwana said. ||| The ANC in the Free State will hold its provincial conference this...
View Article‘Death squad’ cops to seek bail
A judge has ordered that the bail hearing of 20 members of the now disbanded Durban Organised Crime Unit be heard on Thursday. ||| A Durban High Court judge has ordered that the bail hearing of 20...
View ArticleTextbook issue unacceptable: Motshekga
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga expressed shock after learning of the non-delivery of textbooks for pupils in Limpopo. ||| Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga expressed her shock on...
View ArticleLife sentence for killing shopkeeper
Three men were sentenced to life in prison for murder in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. ||| Three men were sentenced to life in prison for murder in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday,...
View ArticleElderly woman killed in crash
An elderly woman was killed and three people were seriously injured when two cars collided on Munsie Avenue in Krugersdorp. ||| An elderly woman was killed and three people were seriously injured when...
View ArticleChikane: ANC knows something is wrong
Former presidency official Frank Chikane says the government “must turn the ship or slide into a pit of no return”. ||| Pretoria - South Africa is at a crossroads, the former director-general in the...
View ArticleTalks on public holidays begin
Public meetings on the revision of public holidays will be held in Durban today - and in other parts of the country at a later stage. ||| Johannesburg - Public meetings on the revision of public...
View ArticleFiery rage leads to death blaze
His three children burnt to death – but the abusive man failed in his attempt to kill his lover and himself. ||| For giving her boyfriend’s brother a plate of food, Khosi Hadebe was accused of having...
View ArticleChatty drivers to lose cellphones
Cape Town cops will confiscate your cellphone if they catch you using it while driving. ||| Cape Town drivers caught talking on their cellphones without hands-free kits will have their phones...
View ArticleLimpopo textbooks found in warehouse
Textbooks destined for Limpopo schools are gathering dust in a warehouse, past a court ordered deadline for delivery. ||| Thousands of textbooks destined for delivery to Limpopo schools are gathering...
View Article‘Give Limpopo learners free pass’
"We demand that all learners be given the obligatory pass as the situation is stimulated by the government itself." ||| The ANC Youth League on Thursday demanded that Limpopo learners still waiting for...
View ArticleFocus on refugees
The Cape Chamber of Commerce says that, while there were laws in place giving refugees equal employment rights to those of South Africans, this was seldom the case in practice. ||| The Cape Chamber of...
View ArticleRoux owes R10m, so lights out
Services have been cut off at a building at the centre of a legal battle between Public Works and property mogul Roux Shabangu. ||| Businesses operating in Middestad, a building at the centre of a...
View ArticleCT to help unemployed get licences
City of Cape Town planning to provide free driver's licence training to the unemployed. ||| The City of Cape Town wants unemployed people to be able to drive – and is planning to start a programme to...
View ArticlePublic finger most corrupt institutions
South Africans believe the police is the most corrupt public service institution in the country,, according to a survey. ||| South Africans believe the most corrupt public service institutions and...
View ArticleFarm murder confession
A judge was hesitant to accept a 17-year sentence a 26-year-old man had negotiated after he confessed to killing a farmer. ||| A Western Cape High Court was hesitant to accept a plea bargain a...
View ArticleTop eThekwini officials to be sacked
Two top officials named in a report alleging maladministration, fraud and corruption, will no longer work for the municipality. ||| Two top eThekwini officials are to be sacked at the end of the month...
View ArticleFake nurse roams hospital for months
She masqueraded as a nurse for months without raising anyone’s suspicions, until she was caught red-handed. ||| She masqueraded as a nurse for months without raising anyone’s suspicions. It was only...
View ArticleBreytenbach back in court
Suspended prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach will challenge her suspension by the NPA in the Labour Court, according to a report. ||| Suspended prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach will challenge her suspension...
View Article