Category: SA News

In his weekly newsletter on the eve of World Aids Day, the president said the country still had far more to do in the fight against HIV and Aids. FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said that more work needed to be done to prevent HIV among sex […]

There have been more than 20 arrests recently. One of two trucks that were on fire on the N12 in Daveyton, Benoni on 25 November 2020. Picture: Via @EWNTraffic/Twitter

The retired Chief Petty Officer was in the navy for 39 years and served as the noon gunner for 22 years. FILE: Former Chief Petty Officer Dudley Malgas demonstrates the firing of Cape Town’s noon gun on Signal Hill. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN CAPE TOWN – Tributes have been pouring in for Cape Town’s long-serving noon […]

opinion Freedom of expression and media freedom is an integral part of our democracy. The Constitution entrenches the right to freedom of expression, including media freedom. Since 1994 we have been resolute in the belief that an independent and free media are vital partners in strengthening any democracy. Access to information is the lifeblood of […]

Advocate Dali Mpofu is taking Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on about his change of statements on meeting the Guptas. Tom Moyane’s lawyer Dali Mpofu at the state capture commission on Monday, 30 November 2020. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Advocate Dali Mpofu is taking Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on about his change […]

The SAHRC said on Monday the aim of the visit was also to assess progress made by the City of Tshwane in implementing remedial action to ensure that treatment plants produce water that is safe and portable for human consumption. A member of the SAHRC inspects a water treatment plant in Hammanskraal on 30 November […]

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who is chairing the commission, requested the secretary of the commission to lay a criminal complaint against the former president. The Zondo Commission is also seeking a Constitutional Court order to compel Zuma to appear before him. Former President Jacob Zuma arrives at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on […]

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 […]