# The Protea Magistrate’s Court has transferred the case against the accused in Gauteng traffic warden Chesnay Keppler’s murder to the Johannesburg High Court for a pre-trial hearing from next Thursday. Former policeman Mandla Buthelezi and co-accused Llewellyn Mayers face charges including murder, attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and contravening the Independent Police […]
# Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, has called for calm following learner protests at Tiyelelani Secondary School and nearby schools in Soshanguve. The unrest was sparked by allegations of sexual misconduct involving a teacher and a bus driver, and claims that the principal failed to act on these reports. One learner was injured. The […]
# Union federation Saftu says ArcelorMittal South Africa’s closure of long steel operations in Newcastle and Vereeniging, and the threatened future of Vanderbijlpark, is a national disaster. The federation blames decades of privatisation, corporate greed, and government failure for the collapse, warning thousands of jobs and entire communities are at risk. Saftu’s Asive Dyani calls […]
# Vyf leerders is met skerp voorwerpe gesteek in ‘n rassevoorval by die Glenover Secondary School in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal. Die geweld het volgens berigte losgebars na ‘n onderonsie op die sokkerveld waarby ouers en voormalige leerders betrek en tot polisie- en privaat sekuriteits-ingryping gelei het. Die skool het die aanval veroordeel en inwoners gewaarsku om […]
# Five learners were stabbed in a racially charged incident at Glenover Secondary School in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal. According to reports, the violence began after a soccer field clash escalated, later involving parents and former learners leading to police and private security intervention. The school condemned the attack, warning against community members fuelling tensions. The education […]
# The National Youth Development Agency says its partnership with music duo Scorpion Kings involved no financial exchange. About 150 National Youth Service participants gained hands-on experience at the Live with Friends concert, assisting with event management and stage operations. The agency’s CEO Ndumiso Kubheka says the initiative focused on skills and mentorship, not funding. […]
# Die DA sê die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Polisie moet dringend die broeiende magstryd oplos tussen die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, en nasionale polisiekommissaris Fannie Masemola. Die geskil is veroorsaak deur die terugbesorging van 121 politieke moorddossiere aan die KwaZulu-Natalse taakspan. Lisa Schickerling van die DA glo die magstryd kan ondersoeke vertraag […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Regering het Tasneem Solomons gelukgewens met die verowering van haar tweede Wêreldmeesterstitel in snoeker vir vroue by die Wêreld-agtbalsnoekerkampioenskappe in Ennis, Ierland. Tasneem, van Bonteheuwel, het ook ‘n Ministeriële Aanprysing by die 2024 Wes-Kaapse Sporttoekennings ontvang. Die LUR vir Kultuursake en Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, het haar toewyding en status as rolmodel geprys:
# Die DA in Gauteng sê die Malvern-kliniek in die ooste van Johannesburg benodig dringend herstelwerk en ‘n langtermyn-oplossing. Die party sê watertekorte het die kliniek gedwing om vroeg te sluit, en nietige opgraderings wat die Gautengse Departement van Gesondheid beloof het, is nie voldoende nie. Hy vra dat die kliniek na ‘n groter perseel […]
