# Cabinet has condemned the rise in gender-based violence following the brutal murders of thirteen women in Gauteng. Four suspects have been denied bail and remain in custody. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says cabinet is backing a presidential directive for a multidisciplinary police team to quickly hunt down the remaining suspects. She emphasises […]
# The Solidarity Movement and AfriForum announced proposed answers to five questions from the US government. These aim to resolve the diplomatic dispute and protect 500-thousand jobs linked to US trade and the African Growth and Opportunity Act. They cover race-based laws, rural safety, “Kill the Boer”, property rights and the refugee programme. Spokesperson Arno […]
# RISE Mzansi Johannesburg mayoral candidate Lukhona Mnguni says South Africa’s future is at risk as tensions grow between national, provincial and local governments. Speaking at UNISA, Mnguni said the country needs an honest renegotiation of its social contract. Mnguni raised concerns over calls to amend the Constitution and restore the death penalty, saying research […]
# An extensive search is continuing for 85-year-old Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer Sagaria “Saag” Jonker, who was swept away in his Toyota Land Cruiser while trying to cross a low-water bridge over the flooded Olifants River on Sunday. Police divers have launched a second search operation, with emergency services, drone operators, a helicopter, farmers and volunteers […]
# Gauteng’s MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Lebogang Maile, has officially opened the second Africa conference of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. The event, co-hosted by Prinshof School for the Visually Impaired, focuses on inclusive education, innovation, collaboration and accessibility for learners […]
# Die visekanselier van die Universiteit van Fort Hare in die Oos-Kaap, Sakhela Buhlungu, het bedank, maar die universiteit se raad sê hy kan nie onmiddellik uittree nie. Buhlungu het gister bedank net voordat hy sy verdediging sou voorlê in ‘n dissiplinêre verhoor waar hy teregstaan op aanklagte van growwe wangedrag, verset teen gesag en […]
# The South African Council of Churches says a national day of mourning should be considered in light of the recent spate of mass killings. Twenty-eight people were killed in shootings in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend. The council’s general secretary, Reverend Mzwandile Molo, says South Africans have become desensitised to violence, […]
# The Vice-Chancellor of University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape, Sakhela Buhlungu, has resigned, but the institution’s Council says he cannot leave immediately. Buhlungu resigned yesterday just before presenting his defence at a disciplinary hearing where he faces charges of gross misconduct, insubordination and bringing the university into disrepute, including unlawfully appointing two […]
# Independent non-profit think tank Africa Asia Dialogues warns against the lack of a sense of urgency from South African leaders in addressing mass shootings. Twenty-eight people were killed in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend – 18 in a tavern shooting in Carletonville, and ten in Lwandle. Senior research fellow at the […]
