# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has reaffirmed the department’s zero-tolerance approach to sexual abuse after a grade four learner was allegedly sexually assaulted by a teacher at Busisiwe Primary School in Soweto. The teacher has been placed on precautionary suspension pending disciplinary proceedings. Maile visited the school today and arranged psychological support for the […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum is holding all political parties in Tshwane responsible for the water crisis in Bronkhorstspruit. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says contaminated water is endangering lives, while residents who cannot afford bottled water are forced to drink unsafe supplies. Bloem accuses political leaders of making empty promises and alleges the water tanker […]
# Tributes are pouring in for 65-year-old Janine Lochrenberg, who died in a shark attack at Orient Beach in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape yesterday. The retired nuclear radiographer and medical physicist was also a talented musician and passionate open-water swimmer. She has been described as intelligent, thoughtful and brave. The East London Open […]
# The EFF, led by Tshwane mayoral candidate and Treasurer-General Omphile Maotwe, are lodging complaints with the Public Protector and South African Human Rights Commission over the city’s water crisis. The party says the failure to provide safe water and warn affected communities timeously puts residents’ health and lives at risk. The EFF is demanding […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse polisie het ‘n multidissiplinêre reaksiespan ontplooi ná ‘n bomdreigement oor ‘n vliegtuig op die King Phalo-lughawe in KuGompo City. Woordvoerder Nobuntu Gantana sê ‘n anonieme oproep het beweer daar is ‘n bom aan boord. Al 184 passasiers het die vliegtuig veilig verlaat, terwyl dit ingevolge veiligheidsprosedures beveilig word. Die reaksiespan sluit plofstofkundiges, […]
# Eastern Cape police have activated a multi-disciplinary response team following a bomb threat involving an aircraft at King Phalo Airport in KuGompo City. Spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says an anonymous caller alleged there was a bomb on board. All 184 passengers have safely disembarked, while the aircraft is being held under security protocols. The response […]
# Die Patriotic Alliance, onder leiding van minister Gayton McKenzie, het ‘n algehele verbod op media-onderhoude ingestel voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing op 4 November. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Redakteursforum veroordeel die besluit en vra dat dit teruggetrek word. Kritici sê die beperking van mediatoegang ondermyn deursigtigheid en aanspreeklikheid tydens die verkiesingsveldtog. McKenzie het in Westbury, Johannesburg, […]
# The Patriotic Alliance, led by minister Gayton McKenzie, has imposed a blanket ban on media interviews ahead of the November 4 local government elections. The South African National Editors’ Forum has condemned the move, calling for the boycott to be withdrawn. Critics say restricting media access undermines transparency and accountability during the election campaign. […]
# Die GOOD-party in Stellenbosch sê hy beplan om sy skoonmaakveldtog na ander gemeenskappe in nood uit te brei, saam met inwoners te werk om verwaarloosde gebiede te identifiseer en langtermyn-verbeterings te ondersteun. Die party het sy skoonmaakveldtog verlede week in Klapmuts bekendgestel waar raadslede, aspirant-kandidate, inwoners, aktiviste en plaaslike leiers saamgekom het om ʼn […]
