# The Gauteng Health Department is encouraging eligible young people who are passionate about caring for others to apply for the 2027 student nurse intake at the Gauteng College of Nursing. Successful students will study towards a diploma in Nursing at four Gauteng College of Nursing campuses. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says applicants must be South African citizens […]
# Tshwane District Police arrested 394 suspects for various criminal offences during Operation Shanela in Olievenhoutbosch and Wierdabrug over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related offences. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says the operation also focused on immigration compliance, resulting in the detention […]
# RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi has warned against normalising violent intimidation of the judiciary, saying such actions threaten democracy and the rule of law. Durban and Johannesburg have been in the grip of demonstrations that turned violent, following the Constitutional Court ruling on asylum applications. The court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. Zibi […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers Union says the National Senior Certificate examinations represent the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, perseverance and sacrifice by learners, teachers, parents and guardians. A record 962-thousand-832 candidates are registered to sit the October/November examinations, which get underway tomorrow. SADTU’s spokesperson Nomusa Cembi says learners are encouraged to […]
# The DA is calling for an independent investigation into 12 disputed insolvent estates pursued by Land Bank, citing a possible conflict of interest for Angelena Poole. She is one of the two investigators appointed to examine these disputes, and has several existing professional ties to Land Bank matters. The DA’s Igor Scheurkogel, says farmers […]
# Government plans to ask the Constitutional Court for more time to implement its ruling that removed procedural barriers to asylum applications. The court declared sections of the Refugees Act, which allowed for immigration officials to deport an asylum seeker if they are in the country without a transit visa, unconstitutional. Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration […]
# Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has welcomed the arrest of a pastor allegedly linked to the murder of a four-month-old baby, describing it as an important step towards ensuring that justice is served. The 36-year-old suspect was arrested in Diepsloot on Saturday and is expected to appear before the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court today. His two […]
# The Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says government will continue enforcing immigration laws, including the deportation of illegal foreign nationals. Kubayi was outlining the legal implications of the Constitutional Court judgment on asylum in Pretoria. Kubayi says the foreign nationals who are in the country illegally without having applied for […]
# The Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says South Africa remains a constitutional democracy governed by the rule of law, stressing that matters relating to asylum, migration and border management must be addressed through lawful processes. This follows the arrest of 30 people include individuals identified as ringleaders for public violence […]
