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This article first appeared on The Conversation. Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in South Africa, the question of how to manage the country’s schools has been top of mind. Schools were closed in March and, as part of a phased approach, began returning from June. The risks associated with the pandemic mean […]

Suspended Health MEC Bandile Masuku has threatened legal action against Bloom, saying he was spreading false information. FILE: The Nasrec COVID-19 field hospital, which cost about R350 million, was meant to accommodate at least 1,500 patients – but Bloom claims only 700 patients were admitted. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Jack Bloom […]

Former FS Human Settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane was asked by the state capture commission on Friday if he should be held accountable for fraudulent expenditure amounting to R1.4 billion on low-cost housing. A screengrab of former Cabinet minister Mosebenzi Zwane appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 25 September 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube JOHANNESBURG […]

Zane Killian made a brief appearance in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Friday, exactly a week after Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear was shot dead in front of his home. The lawyers representing the accused in the Charl Kinnear murder case arrive at the Bishop Lavis court on Friday, 25 September 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN […]

The group, as well as the Unemployed Graduates of South Africa and some taxi associations, on Friday took to the streets of Durban blocking the N3 highway. FILE: An ANC flag. Picture: EWN. JOHANNESBURG – A faction in the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) in KwaZulu-Natal has called for the provincial executive of […]

Andile Lungisa has been fighting to avoid prison, having submitted multiple appeals of his conviction, even approaching the Constitutional Court. FILE: Andile Lungisa. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa will remain behind bars, despite being granted bail in the High Court in Makhanda. Lungisa was granted R10,000 […]

The Foschini Group entered into an agreement with Edcon’s BRPs to buy commercially viable stores and selected assets of Jet for R480 million. Earlier this week, the Competition Commission said all the conditions for the group’s acquisition of Jet stores in South Africa had been met. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – Edcon’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) […]

Minister calls on business, civil society to join hands with govt to address GBV Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said one of the critical roles which the private sector could play was by economically empowering women. FILE: The Minister was speaking at a webinar which included private […]

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo defined his estimate as ‘horribly wrong’ because his department said in a statement the figure stood at 400 and 600 houses. A screenshot of Mosebenzi Zwane appearing before the state capture commission on Friday, 25 September 2020. Picture: SABCNews/Youtube JOHANNESBURG – Former Free State human settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane on […]

Nehawu leadership met with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday. Nehawu leadership on 25 September 2020 met with President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cabinet ministers in Pretoria following concerns raised by the union with regards to COVID-19 working conditions for health workers. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The office of the Presidency on Friday said government and the […]