Year: 2020

The matric class of 2020 has been tested on many fronts, more so than their predecessors with a hard lockdown and a global pandemic. President Cyril Ramaphosa during his address on COVID-19 measures on 16 September 2020. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the matric class of 2020 had overcome difficulties that […]

The agency said that this provision has been removed from the Aarto Act and the only way that law enforcement could get motorists to pay their outstanding fines was through issuing enforcement orders. JOHANNESBURG – The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) said that motorists could not be issued with a warrant of arrest for failing […]

Outgoing president of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, Dr Kgosi Letlape, said that an under-resourced public health sector was a major problem for South Africa. FILE: A hospital ward. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Outgoing president of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Dr Kgosi Letlape, claims that “apartheid is still alive […]

The Bushiris are trying to secure bail after they were arrested for fraud, theft and money laundering to the value of over R100 million, along with their three co-accused. FILE: Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary. Picture: facebook.com/shepherdbushiriministries JOHANNESBURG – Self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife, Mary, will spend two more nights at the […]

How does the AARTO Act differ from its proposed changes? Justice Project SA summarised it for you. The draft new road traffic infringement system differs considerably from the current system. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter. Much confusion surrounds the AARTO Act that has been in force in Johannesburg and Tshwane since 2008, and its Amendment Act which is […]

More than 1 million grade 12s will sit for English Paper 1 on Thursday, after months of uncertainty, disruptions, homeschooling and online learning with the world firmly gripped by the coronavirus pandemic. JOHANNESBURG – The Basic Education Department has called on all South Africans to rally behind the matric class of 2020 as they prepare […]

The murder accused is due to face a charge of murder in the George Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – A 16-year-old boy from George has been apprehended following the alleged murder of another teenager over the weekend. The incident, which resulted in the death of 17-year-old Franzlin Willemse, happened […]

CT sites for foreign nationals not fit for human beings, says Parly committee Hundreds of refugees were accommodated at the two sites earlier this year after staging protests in the CBD for months. FILE: One part of a group of about 630 people, refugees originally from Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Bangladesh, and […]

Police officer, accomplice accused of murder appear in court They were arrested on Friday and will remain in custody following a postponement of their case. Picture: Pixabay.com. CAPE TOWN – A Stellenbosch police officer and his accomplice linked to the murder of an Ethiopian shop owner on Monday appeared in court on charges of murder […]

The DA suffered a bruising few years after getting into a coalition with the EFF, where disagreements resulted in the DA eventually losing control of the City of Johannesburg. DA leader John Steenhuisen addressing party delegates on 31 October 2020 at the DA’s virtual federal congress. Picture: @Our_DA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) […]