Month: October 2020

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said that while learner numbers were increasing gradually, she was concerned that there were still learners who had not returned to school yet. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga. Picture: GCIS. CAPE TOWN – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is appealing to parents to send their children back to school. […]

Mlamleli case politically motivated, say supporters ahead of court appearance Former Mangaung mayor, Olly Mlamleli, is among the seven suspects expected to appear in court for the R255 million Free State asbestos contract. ANC supporters of former Mangaung mayor, Olly Mlamleli, gather outside a Bloemfontein court on 2 September 2020 where the former mayor is […]

Western Cape head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that national and provincial experts were examining all the experiences of countries currently battling a second wave of coronavirus infections. FILE: A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) monitors a patient in a tent dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients at […]

Six people were killed and four more wounded in a shooting this week. A view of Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Picture: 123rf.com CAPE TOWN – There are fresh calls for the beefing up of policing in Khayelistha. It follows a shooting in which six people were killed and four more wounded this week. No arrests […]

Economists have weighed in during a webinar on investment outlook beyond COVID-19. FILE: A business notifies customers of its closure due to power cuts. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Economists are warning that South Africa needs to urgently address energy shortages and the low growth rate while implementing economic structural reforms and restoring business and consumer […]

The province recently recorded a 6% increase in infections in the space of just one week. JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Premier David Makhura has warned residents against complacency as the country tries to avoid a second wave of coronavirus infections. The province recently recorded a 6% increase in infections in the space of just one week. […]

WATCH LIVE: ANC MP Frolick puts spotlight on Bosasa at Zondo Commission ANC MP Cedrick Frolick is giving evidence on Bosasa at the state capture inquiry. Cedric Frolick. Picture: Facebook. JOHANNESBURG – ANC MP Cedrick Frolick is giving evidence on Bosasa at the state capture inquiry. WATCH: ANC MP Frolick puts spotlight on Bosasa at […]

Officials have been rounding up suspects this week, with top government officials and business owners being handcuffed over the dodgy multi-million rand asbestos project in the Free State. Hawks arrest one of seven on 30 September 2020 in connection with the R255 million Free State asbestos project. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Hawks said […]

The NPA’s Sipho Ngwema said that one of the suspects was in even more trouble now. Members of the People’s Movement hold placards outside a Bloemfontein court on 2 October 2020 where 7 suspects are appearing on corruption charged related to a multi-million rand Free State asbestos project. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The National […]

Hawks KZN spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo said that the four accused join five others who were arrested in July. FILE: A Hawks vehicle. Picture: SAPS. DURBAN – The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a senior official in the Office of Premier Sihle Zikalala for fraud and corruption linked to a R20 million catering tender. Three service […]