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Police officers Simon ‘Scorpion’ Ndyalvane, Caylene Whiteboy and Voster Netsiongolo have been charged for the roles they played in 16-year-old Julies’ murder and the cleaning up of the scene. Scorpion Ndyalvane, Caylene Whiteboy and Voster Netsiongolo on 10 September 2020 made a brief appearance at the Protea Magistrates Court for the alleged murder of 16-year-old […]

The UIF resumed payments on Monday after the scheme was suspended in August due to defects being identified in the controls of the system. The extended UIF call centre in Johannesburg. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has assured South Africans that it has introduced smarter technology to prevent the circumvention […]

Corruption in the healthcare sector has life-threatening effects on those who desperately need these services. COVID-19 has exposed the precarious state of the public healthcare system in South Africa on a shocking scale. In 2019, as in preceding years, the system continued to deteriorate, with services all but completely collapsed across many fronts and in […]

Seven people, calling themselves queer artivists and operating under the #WeSeeYou, formally booked the house last week and now say they won’t move in protest. A view of Camps Bay in Cape Town. Picture: 123rf.com CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town group who have occupied a Camps Bay mansion said that they were hoping to […]

Police Minister Bheki Cele had convened the meeting to ease tensions between community members following the killing of a prominent local farming couple last month. Police Minister Bheki Cele (seated right), along with the national police’s top management, listens to farmers and workers during a visit to the Normandien area in KwaZulu-Natal on 21 September […]

Weddings these days will be monitored by COVID-19 safety officers, who’ll be keeping a close eye on proceedings and watching guests on the dance floor to make sure that they abide by social distancing regulations and keep their masks on at all times. JOHANNESBURG – The wedding industry has noted a spike in the number […]

‘I really can’t complain about the lack of political support and also the flip side of that, political interference,’ Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter said. FILE: Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter at a briefing at Megawatt Park on 31 January 2020. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter […]

JMPD officer recovering in hospital after being shot in the stomach Malvin Maswanganyi was attacked in Lehae on Sunday night. FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – A Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the stomach. Malvin Maswanganyi was attacked in […]

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The DAK Network advocates for the rights and culture of the Khoisan people. The Namaqua Wines logo. Picture: @Namaquawines/Twitter CAPE TOWN – A network advocating for the nation’s Khoisan people wants Namaqua Wines to remove Khoisan branding from one of its liquor products. The three-liter box wine is called Rain Dance and the box bears […]