Category: SA News

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has faced questions from angry MPs about how the Bushiris managed to leave undetected at all points of SA entry. FILE: Shepherd Bushiri’s supporters outside court hold a picture of the self-proclaimed prophet and his wife at their bail hearing on 6 February 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN. CAPE TOWN – […]

In an environment where activism against mining is becoming increasingly deadly, Nonhle Mbuthuma’s life may be at risk. Nonhle Mbuthuma. Picture: Madelene Cronje / New Frame Author: Dennis Webster On 15 November, a threat was made via text message on the life of Nonhle Mbuthuma, a prominent anti-mining activist in Umgungundlovu in Eastern Mpondoland. According […]

Urgent COVID-19 hotspot alert issued for WC’s Garden Route George, which currently has 628 active cases, was on Tuesday the highest in the province. A crew of a private ambulance service in Port Elizabeth wear personal protective equipment on 11 July 2020 ahead of checking on a patient affected by COVID-19 coronavirus at her home. […]

Acting Provincial Police Commissioner Major General Patricia Rampota on Tuesday gave an account of the number of crimes committed in Gauteng, particularly during the national state of disaster. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng has recorded a 16% decrease in serious crimes. Police officials on Tuesday presented the provincial July to September 2020 crime stats. […]

SABC Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe on Tuesday presented the public broadcaster’s 2019/2020 annual results for the financial year that ended in March. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has reported a net loss of R511 million. SABC Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe on Tuesday presented […]

The Western Cape Missing Persons Unit has been providing little ones with Christmas lunch since 2017. CAPE TOWN – A Delft organisation aims to feed more than 1,000 children on Christmas Day. The Western Cape Missing Persons Unit has been providing little ones with Christmas lunch since 2017. The unit’s Candice Van Der Rheede and […]

The minister on Tuesday appeared before parliament’s home affairs committee to explain the debacle. CAPE TOWN – Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Tuesday said his department was not the only one responsible for Shepherd Bushiri’s escape from the country. Motsoaledi said a number of other departments in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster […]

The move, seen as a result of factional battles within the African National Congress, was already criticised by political parties and analysts. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala (left) watches as Ravi Pillay (centre) is sworn in as Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC on 17 November 2020. Picture: @kzngov/Twitter DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala […]

Western Cape Education Department (WCED) officials on Tuesday said all grade 11 exams would be rescheduled, but the school would remain open and classes for pupils would continue. Members of the EFF protest outside Brackenfell High School. Image: EFF Western Cape/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – Friday’s exams scheduled at Brackenfell High School were on Tuesday rescheduled […]

The SABC disclosed that 400 people were being served with Section 189 notices, with about 170 posts to be filled. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture: SABC. JOHANNESBURG – The SABC’s News Channel saw a break in broadcasting on Tuesday afternoon with presenters refusing to go on air as the corporation faces retrenchments. […]