# Deputy Police minister Cassel Mathale has revealed that deputy ministers in the Police Ministry currently have no delegated responsibilities. Speaking before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Mathale admitted he has been in office for a year without clear duties but insisted he and his colleagues are not idle. He says the team continues working collectively […]
# The National Employers’ Association of South Africa says the steel sector is in sharp decline, signalling serious concerns for the economy. Over the past five years, the number of employers has fallen by 12-percent, while employment dropped by 23-percent, meaning110-thousand people lost work. NEASA’s Gerhard Papenfus blames high wages, government interference, high tariffs, crime, […]
# The DA says South Africans have a right to know who is managing 20-billion-rand in taxpayers’ money. The party is demanding that Higher Education and Training minister Buti Manamela release the full list of Sector Education and Training Authority accounting authority appointments made last month, including the names, backgrounds, and sectors represented. The DA’s […]
# The South African Weather Service has dismissed claims of governance failures, financial mismanagement, and executive impropriety, calling them unsubstantiated. The entity said delays in acquiring a new High-Performance Computing system are due to strict compliance with procurement laws. SAWS spokesperson Oupa Segalwe stressed robust oversight, probity reviews, and contingency plans are in place, while […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on South African men to unite and mentor young men on accountability and respect for women. Speaking after the killing of two women in Mamelodi, Makaneta said schools alone cannot shoulder this responsibility. Makaneta urged the creation of Men’s Forums in every community to teach conflict resolution and […]
# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement has urged the African Union to reject the results of the recent elections in Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. Afrika Mayibuye says the votes were unfair and helped keep old leaders in power. The movement’s Sydney Baloyi believes Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, re-elected at 92-years-old and the Ivory Coast’s 83-year-old […]
# Die Tsakane-streekhof in Gauteng het ‘n 47-jarige man vier lewenslange vonisse opgelê vir die herhaaldelike verkragting van ‘n 13-jarige meisie tussen 2015 en 2016. Die slagoffer, wat in daardie stadium behandeling vir kanker ontvang het, is swanger en MIV-positief gelaat. Lumka Mahanjana van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag sê die man het geen berou getoon nie […]
# Die polisie se senior forensiese ontleder, Meldon Mkhatshwa, sê vroeë ballistiese verslae in die moordsaak van die ingenieur Armand Swart bevat verskeie foute. Dit sluit in verkeerde saaknommers, foutiewe datums en verwarring tussen patrone en patroondoppies. Mkhatshwa het aan die Madlanga-kommissie verduidelik hoe hy die bewyse noukeurig nagegaan en behoorlik vergelyk het en sê […]
# The Tsakane Regional Court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to four life terms for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl between 2015 and 2016. The victim, who was undergoing cancer treatment, was found pregnant and HIV-positive. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Lumka Mahanjana says the man showed no remorse and was declared unfit to work with […]
