CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: To the matric class of 2020, I wish you the very best

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Dear Fellow South African, In three days’ time the matric class of 2020 will sit for the National Senior Certificate examinations. It is the culmination of 12 years of schooling and a gruelling final year of preparation. For many this is an exciting moment, but one that is also […]

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EC police condemn mob justice killing of alleged child killer in Mdantsane

Angry community members chased the man they accused of raping and killing the girl. They then beat him to death. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – Police have condemned mob justice after community members in Mdantsane murdered a man they’d killed a six-year-old girl. The child was raped and killed last Tuesday. Some locals […]

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Weather experts warn of rainy week ahead, thundershowers over some provinces

Several bridges and low-lying areas were flooded over the weekend due to heavy rainfall in Gauteng. JOHANNESBURG – Weather experts are warning that it will be a wet and rainy week in the country, with widespread thunderstorms over some provinces. Several bridges and low-lying areas were flooded over the weekend due to heavy rainfall in […]

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Rising enforcement orders see criminals scam motorists desperate to clear fines

There are growing concerns as criminals continue to outsmart authorities and unsuspecting motorists by promising to clear traffic fines and this is blamed partly on rising enforcement orders. A general view of a South African driver’s licence. Picture: Supplied. JOHANNESBURG – There are growing concerns as criminals continue to outsmart authorities and unsuspecting motorists by […]

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Zille: Farm murders placing SA’s food security at risk

Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille said that the country only had 40,000 farmers left to feed 57 million citizens, meaning that food security was under threat. FILE: DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille claims that […]

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Mbalula to establish task team to implement changes needed in taxi industry

The national taxi lekgotla was concluded over the past weekend. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the Western Cape taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on 15 October 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that he was in the process of establishing a task team to help implement desperately needed changes to […]

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Police divers rescue motorists after flooding hits part of Tshwane at weekend

The heavy rainfall since Saturday caused several bridges in the city to flood. FILE: Flooding in Gauteng after heavy rain. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Two motorists and their occupants had to be rescued by emergency services after trying to cross low-lying bridges in two separate incidents in Tshwane. The heavy rainfall since Saturday caused several […]

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Bail hearing for Bushiris, co-accused resumes in Pretoria court

Bail hearing for Bushiris, co-accused resumes in Pretoria court They’re facing charges of fraud, theft and money laundering to the value of over R100 million. Members of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) came out in support of self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife Mary Bushiri, who appeared at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 21 […]

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Ramaphosa: Class of 2020 has overcome difficulties that’s tested hardened adults

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 […]

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