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Last week, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande announced that he’s proposed a 4.7% increase on university tuition fees for the 2021 academic year and a 6.7% hike on accomodation fees. FILE: A group of Wits University students staging a small demonstration at Solomon Mahlangu House on 5 February 2019. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Student […]

The bodies of six-year-old Gift Dlamini and eight-year-olds, Ernest Dekwa and Buhlebuyeza Jili, were recovered from a stream, which contained illegal electric cables on Saturday. The bodies of six-year-old Gift Dlamini and eight-year-olds Ernest Dekwa and Nomagaba Jili were recovered from a local stream on 28 November 2020. They died after being electrocuted in a […]

The baby was found covered in a brown jacket under a tree on Monday morning. CAPE TOWN – Delft police detectives are investigating the death of a newborn baby girl who was found dumped on an open field. The baby was found covered in a brown jacket under a tree on Monday morning. “We have […]

Former Sars Commissioner Tom Moyane was granted permission to cross-examine ublic Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and this has seen accusations of racism against Gordhan and Moyane being belittled, all of which has been denied. Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Tom Moyane at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 30 November 2020. Picture: […]

MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe told Eyewitness News that while the statement issued earlier was a mistake, the association remained concerned about the Zondo Commission going after former President Jacob Zuma. FILE: Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association president Kebby Maphatsoe. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

Student leaders have rejected Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande’s proposal of a 4.7% university fee increment. FILE: Demonstrating students hold up placards during protests over tertiary education fees in Pretoria. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Student leaders have vowed to fight for the commitment of the Fees Must Fall movement of a zero percent fee increment […]

Bad news for those living in private estates! Private estates are allowed to come up with their own traffic rules and can fine you how ever much they please. Picture: Pixabay. JOHANNESBURG – Bad news for those living in private estates! Are estates allowed to come up with their own traffic rules? The answer is […]

Provincial Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, said that as of Sunday, more than 1,100 people were admitted to hospital, with over 700 in Cape Town and 242 in the Garden Route. FILE: A healthcare worker organises COVID-19 tests. Picture: AFP. CAPE TOWN – Over the past week, there were more than 6,400 new infections. […]

Moyane’s lawyer, Advocate Dali Mpofu, presented a transcript of a conversation at the state capture commission that he said proved that the minister was arrogant and racist. Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) Commissioner Tom Moyane consults with his lawyer before he starts cross-examining Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan at the state capture inquiry in […]

The province’s biggest dam was at 99% full this week. FILE: A view of the Theewaterskloof Dam near Cape Town. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The average dam level in the Western Cape currently stands at 78.6%, which is a slight drop compared to last week. The province’s biggest dam was at 99% full this […]