GALLERY: Free State ANC members demand accountability from Luthuli House

GALLERY: Free State ANC members demand accountability from Luthuli House Xanderleigh Dookey | ANC members from the Free State marched to Luthuli House in Johannesburg on 19 October 2020. The members, many of whom are beneficiaries of the failed Estina Dairy Farm project, said they wanted corrupt people in the ANC to be held accountable for the […]

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2 children die in fire at Blue Downs informal settlement

The bodies of two boys, aged 4 and 23-months-old, were discovered. FILE: Remains of a mattress following a shack fire. Picture: EWN. CAPE TOWN – Two children have died in a fire in the Blue Downs area. Firefighters responded to reports of an informal structure alight in the Bardale informal settlement just after 1pm on […]

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ANC assures FS members it will address concerns over asbestos, Estina projects

Members were protesting outside the ANC’s headquarters at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Monday. ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe accepts a memorandum of demands from protesting Free State ANC members at the party’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on 19 October 2020. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) has assured its Free […]

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Untu welcomes digitisation of CT rail network, warns more work needs to be done

Untu’s Sonja Castens said that while there was this great digital system in place, not all trains were linked to it because the moderisation of signaling was years behind. Prasa’s Bellville Rail Management and Traffic Control Centre was launched on 16 October 2020 and will oversee all passenger rail operations, improve on-time performance and make […]

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SA planetarium film seeks to draw locals to astronomy research

The 24-minute planetarium film takes viewers on a journey of how astronomy research has evolved and what the future holds for this natural science discipline. Producers of ‘Rising Star’ hope to draw South Africans and international audiences closer to the world of astronomy research being done in the country. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN CAPE TOWN – […]

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KZN primary school suffers 15th break-in since 2018

The principal of Mzwamandla Khanyile Primary School, Roy Ntanzi, said that the school at KwaDabeka near Pinetown had broken doors and windows and had been ransacked. DURBAN – A primary school in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been broken into for the fifteenth time since 2018. The principal of Mzwamandla Khanyile Primary School, Roy Ntanzi, said that […]

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SABC confirms dismissal of employees who were appointed irregularly

The broadcaster contends that they were appointed without following proper procedures during the tenure of former chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture: SABC EDITOR’S NOTES: The article originally stated that the SABC had dismissed employees. This has been corrected below. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) […]

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Sapu describes murder of Limpopo senior officer as ‘heart-breaking’

Sapu describes murder of Limpopo senior officer as ‘heart-breaking’ Groblersdal station commander, Jeffrey Seroka, was gunned down outside his home over the weekend while on his way to attend a funeral. The Police in Dennilton have launched a manhunt after the Station Commander of Groblersdal Colonel Lebyane Jeffrey Seroka aged 57, was shot and killed […]

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Police investigate after elderly couple attacked in Muizenberg home

The incident occurred at a house in Marina Da Gama over the weekend. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN. CAPE TOWN – A probe into the deadly attack on an elderly couple during an apparent home invasion in Muizenberg is still underway. The incident occurred at a house in Marina Da Gama over the weekend. No arrests were […]

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Municipalities in good standing can now generate their own electricity

This follows Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe last week gazetted of amendments to Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity. CAPE TOWN – Municipalities that are still functioning are a step closer to being able to generate their own electricity provided they have settled their power bill with Eskom. This follows Minister of […]

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