Category: SA News

Schafer said the exams are important as they would guide schools on which topics and subjects need additional attention in the remaining seven weeks before the final National Senior Certificate exams start. Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer. Picture: @DebbieSchafer/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer has wished the class of 2020 […]

Gobodo stepped down from the board on Monday over the ad that labelled black hair dry, frizzy and damaged. Nonkululeko Gobodo. Picture: https://nkululekoleadership.co.za/ JOHANNESBURG – Having resigned as a non-executive director at Clicks, Nonkululeko Gobodo said she’s been deeply affected by a racist ad published on the retailer’s website. Gobodo stepped down from the board […]

He briefed the media on Wednesday afternoon along with Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz and Safety and Security Mayco member JP Smith. Police Minister Bheki Cele says a steering committee has been set up to deal with protection rackets in Cape Town. Picture: Kaylyn Palm/EWN CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Bheki Cele has set up […]

The DA has expressed sadness at the death of the deputy mayor who died on Wednesday after suffering a stroke. John served as the Deputy Mayor in the Breede Valley Municipality for two consecutive terms after being elected in 2011 and again in 2016. Picture: Facebook CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has expressed […]

The case emanates from a 2002 arrest of several individuals suspected of smuggling gold and platinum. The Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Picture: EWN. JOHANNESBURG – The Constitutional Court has ruled that failure to grant a postponement to crime suspects while they seek funds to obtain their preferred legal representation does not amount to an unfair […]

The group, led by secretary general Ace Magashule, was in Harare this week for talks with the governing ZANU-PF following fresh reports of human rights violations in South Africa’s northern neighbour. JOHANNESBURG – The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has added its voice to growing calls for the government to be held accountable for the […]

Eyewitness News has independently confirmed this, while the findings are expected to be released on Sunday by the African National Congress (ANC)’s provincial executive committee. Personal protective equipment (PPE). Picture AFP JOHANNESBURG – The report into alleged irregularities in the awarding of tenders for COVID-19-related personal protective equipment (PPE) in Gauteng has been concluded. Eyewitness […]

The party has been accused of abusing state resources for a government-sponsored flight to the neighboring country by the leadership of the governing party. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on a COVID-19 compliance tour of the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on 12 September 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has refused […]

It’s understood that 30-year-old Leroy Oliphant was in the custody of the SAPS’ anti-gang unit at the time of his passing. CAPE TOWN – Police watchdog Ipid is investigating the death of an Elsies River man in the Western Cape. It’s understood that 30-year-old Leroy Oliphant was in the custody of the SAPS’ anti-gang unit […]

Attempts to retrieve their bodies were abandoned for safety reasons but the families believe it is possible. The Lily Mine. Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The families of three miners whose bodies were never recovered after they were trapped underground at the Lily Mine in Mpumalanga are hoping that a Constitutional Court challenge against the […]