# National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has commended the multidisciplinary law enforcement team which intercepted and seized approximately 250 kilograms of cocaine at OR Tambo International Airport. Officials intercepted five luggage bags, which arrived in South Africa from Brazil yesterday, containing 216 blocks of cocaine valued at over 200-million-rand. National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says […]
# The DA’s internal polling data places the party at 28.4-percent, just 1.2 percentage points behind the ANC on 29.6-percent ahead of the local government elections next Wednesday. The data was compiled from a daily telephone tracking poll to produce a four-week rolling average. The polling shows the DA as the biggest party in Johannesburg, […]
# Union federation COSATU has applauded its affiliate, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union, for its victory with Pick n Pay. This follows the retailer’s decision to withdraw its Section 189A restructuring and retrenchment consultation process after reaching a collective agreement with SACCAWU. At least 22-thousand workers would have been affected. COSATU’s […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says motorists are being urged to avoid the N12 in the Lenasia area this morning, as a service delivery protest has forced the closure of the N12 freeway in both directions. The protest flared up at Nana’s Farm in Lenasia, resulting in widespread road closures affecting commuters travelling between Lenasia, […]
# Eastern Cape Police have launched an investigation following the fatal shooting of Mbhashe Local Municipality councillor, Ernest Fiphaza, in Dutywa. The 63-year-old, who is a candidate for the South African Communist Party, was gunned down at his home. Police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says two unknown suspects arrived at the victim’s home and argued with […]
# Minister of Social Development Dina Pule has called on South Africans to promote peace, tolerance and respect for democratic rights ahead of the upcoming local government elections. She was speaking at the Women United for Peace Prayer at Durban City Hall in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. She has called on political leaders, communities and faith-based organisations […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union is stepping up efforts to transform South Africa’s education system through training aimed at strengthening mother-tongue-based education. SADTU spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says the programme seeks to equip Master Trainers with the knowledge and skills needed to support the implementation of mother-tongue-based bilingual education. Cembi says the programme will […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union is calling for greater investment in the development and promotion of African languages as languages of teaching and learning. SADTU spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says the union has consistently challenged the historical marginalisation of African languages in the education system. Cembi says mother-tongue-based bilingual education recognises that African languages […]
# The MK Party has opposed a proposal to transfer the appointment of municipal chief financial officers to National Treasury, arguing that it could undermine local government autonomy and accountability. The party says municipalities are a distinct sphere of government and should not be treated as administrative extensions of the national executive. It maintains that […]
