# AfriForum Youth is demanding access to North-West University’s full investigation report into last Sunday’s disturbance at the Eikenhof women’s residence. This follows allegations of a sangoma performing rituals at the residence, with students reporting disturbing screams. The university has since denied the allegation, however, AfriForum’s Yvonne Gerber is calling for a clear policy on […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Hoër Onderwys eis gevolgsbestuur by die Walter Sisulu Universiteit ná die noodlottige skietery van ‘n student, Sisonke Mbolekwa. Hy is na bewering Dinsdag tydens ‘n studentebetoging deur ‘n koshuisbestuurder geskiet. ‘n Verdagte is reeds in hegtenis geneem. Die komitee se voorsitter, Tebogo Letsie, het aan Newzroom Afrika gesê die […]
# KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams are on high alert following a Level 5 warning for heavy rain and possible snowfall over this Easter weekend. The South African Weather Service forecasts disruptive conditions, including flooding and infrastructure damage. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila has reiterated calls to residents to monitor weather updates […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Mthatha het die uitsettings van studentekoshuise by die Walter Sisulu Universiteit gestaak. Dit volg nadat die kampusbestuur die studente opdrag gegee het om teen 4-uur gistermiddag die perseel te ontruim. Die uitsettingsbevel volg in die nasleep van gewelddadige studentebetogings wat Dinsdagoggend uitgebreek het en tot die dood van ‘n student gelei […]
# Mpumalanga wildlife officials have captured one of four lions that escaped last Sunday from Kruger National Park. The male lion was located in Huntington and is now in the care of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Three lions remain at large, with search efforts ongoing in villages. The agency’s Simphiwe Shungube has urged […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli has urged collective prayer and action to address crime and stimulate economic growth in the province and nationally. Speaking at a service hosted by the Diakonia Council of Churches in Durban on Friday, Ntuli emphasised the importance of unity among communities to tackle social ills. He highlighted the need to […]
# Die KwaZulu-Natalse Vervoerdepartement het ‘n beduidende afname in padongelukke aangeteken op die N2 naby Ashburton ná die bekendstelling van die anti-misdaadtegnologie, Ummemezi Wezimoto. Die departement se woordvoerder, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, sê ongelukke het vanjaar gedaal tot minder as vier vanaf 13 in 2024, en geen sterftes is aangeteken nie. Hy bevestig ook meer as ses-duisend-800 […]
# The Mthatha High Court has halted evictions from student residences at Walter Sisulu University. This comes after campus management instructed students to vacate the premises by 4pm yesterday afternoon. The eviction order comes in the wake of violent student protests that broke out on Tuesday morning, leading to the death of a male student. […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Higher Education is demanding consequence management at Walter Sisulu University following the fatal shooting of student, Sisonke Mbolekwa. He was allegedly shot by a residence manager during a student protest on Tuesday. A suspect has been arrested. Committee chairperson, Tebogo Letsie, told Newzroom Afrika that it is unacceptable that the […]
