Milestone Moment: Girls4Tech™ Reaches 1 Million Girls in 30 Countries

Mastercard aims to inspire 5 million girls by 2025 to pursue STEM-related futures Mastercard’s signature science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programme, Girls4Tech™, today reached its initial goal of educating one million girls. The programme has a new and inspiring ambition to reach five million girls by 2025. The programme, which launched in 2014, offers activities and […]

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Tzaneen police probing murder cases after family of 3 die in fire

Tzaneen police probing murder cases after family of 3 die in fire Police say the 51-year-old used a highly flammable substance to set the house alight on Monday resulting to his death and that of the children, aged nine and 13. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – A father and his two daughters have died […]

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Malema maintains that he & Ndlozi did nothing wrong in assault case

EFF leader Julius Malema maintains that he and party MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi did nothing wrong and they have been dragged to court because they pushed a white man. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema addresses supporters after appearing in the Randburg Magistrates Court on 13 October 2020. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter RANDBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters […]

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Community near Wellington in shock after missing boy (3) found dead

Diego Booysen and a four-year-old girl were found inside a vehicle on a property in Newtown this morning after they went missing yesterday. Little Diego Booysen was found dead inside this car on Tuesday morning, 13 October 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN NEW TOWN, Cape Town – A community near Wellington is in shock after a […]

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ActionSA’s Mashaba calls for end to union power, collective bargaining

Delivering his alternative economic recovery plan, Herman Mashaba said that the African National Congress (ANC)-led alliance movement had given trade unions more power than any other stakeholders in the country’s economy. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba (centre) makes a point during an engagement in Dobsonville on 11 October 2020. Picture: @Action4SA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Founder and leader […]

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Cele: Unacceptable that Brendin Horner murder suspect had 16 previous arrests

Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the family of 21-year-old Brendin Horner, who was killed earlier this month, apparently by stock thieves. FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele releases the first quarter crime statistics for 2020/2021 at a media briefing on 14 August 2020. Picture: GCIS BETHLEHEM – Police Minister Bheki Cele said that it was unacceptable […]

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Media granted permission to record proceedings in Malema, Ndlozi assault case

The case against Malema and Ndlozi was due to begin today but was delayed due to an application by the media to record the proceedings. EFF leadership showing support at the at Randburg Magistrates Court on 13 October 2020 for party leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi who face assault charges. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter RANDBURG […]

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Ngubane explains Essa email involvement in Zola Tsotsi’s removal at Eskom

Advocate Pule Seleka asked ben Ngubane if he was communicating with Essa about Tsotsi’s removal through an email called ‘businessman’. A screengrab of former Cabinet minister and former Free State housing MEC Mosebenzi Zwane Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 13 October 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – […]

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Nxesi: System overhaul needed at UIF, Compensation Fund

Nxesi said this was necessary following a report by the Auditor-General into disbursements during the lockdown, which found a number of risks. FILE: Labour and Employment Minister Thulas Nxesi addresses a media briefing in Pretoria on level 3 lockdown regulations on 29 May 2020. Picture: @GCISMedia/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi […]

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Report reveals damning findings against senior Ugu Municipality officials

Revelations include failure to follow adequate procurement processes in the awarding of tenders, nepotism and paying suppliers for incomplete work. Samwu-affiliated workers gather outside the Ugu District Municipality offices demanding that the mayor addresses them on 30 January 2020. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/EWN DURBAN – A report commissioned by the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance Department into the […]

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