Drugs disguised as toilet seats, toys worth nearly R1m seized at OR Tambo Int’l

Drugs disguised as toilet seats, toys worth nearly R1m seized at OR Tambo Int’l Police on Wednesday said drugs worth about R1 million were seized at the airport’s cargo section on Monday and Tuesday. Police this week seize drugs worth R1 million at OR Tambo International Airport’s cargo section declared as artwork, teabags, baby toys, […]

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Govt urged to do better with implementing social safety net interventions

The nation has been through months of varying stages of lockdown, mass job losses and an increase in the number of vulnerable people depending on government for the bare minimum to get by. Food parcels are packaged at a food storage facility in Springs, Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg on 21 May 2020. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN […]

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700 residents have 1 litre of water per day in Eastern Cape village

This article first appeared on GroundUp, by Buziwe Nocuze. About 700 villagers in Khwanyana outside Port St Johns share two 5,000-litre water tanks for 14 days at a time. Alternative water supplies are expensive and far away to access. The ward councillor says he has done all he can but he knows people are suffering. […]

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President Ramaphosa to address SA tonight

The Presidency confirmed in statement that the address is scheduled to start at 7pm tonight. President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans on Wednesday night on developments in the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Presidency confirmed in a statement that the address is scheduled to start […]

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SAHRC to conduct inspection at R82m Tembisa school built on unsuitable land

Recent media reports exposed major flaws in the project, which cost taxpayers a whopping R82 million. Mayibuye Primary School in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni. Picture: @HermanMashaba/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will on Wednesday conduct a site inspection at Mayibuye Primary School in Tembisa after the school was built on an unsuitable site. […]

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‘Corruption is greed’: Church leaders take silent stand against PPE corruption

Church leaders across the nation took a stand on Tuesday, staging silent protests in major cities against COVID-19 corruption. Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba leads a silent protest against government corruption in Cape Town on 15 September 2020. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN CAPE TOWN – Church leaders across the nation took a stand on Tuesday, staging silent […]

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Govt failed to provide fair access to education during lockdown – PSC report

The PSC published its quarterly report on Tuesday which reflected on the impact of the nationwide lockdown on the education system, among other issues, in the public service. JOHANNESBURG – The Public Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday said that government had failed to achieve the constitutional principle of providing impartial, fair services equitably and without […]

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Gauteng Hawks, intelligence services join forces after drug seizure at ORTIA

In two separate incidents, the Hawks received tip-offs regarding suspicious cargo destined for Australia, the Netherlands and Canada at the OR Tambo International Airport and FedEx in Meadowdale. Some of the drugs confiscated at OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter DURBAN – The Hawks in Gauteng said that they had joined efforts with intelligence services […]

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Tourism SA hoping Ramaphosa announces reopening of borders in address

The tourism sector has been among the hardest hit since the introduction of the lockdown but there are fears that travellers from outside the country could spur on a second wave of infections. President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on 23 July 2020. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – Tourism South Africa is hoping that the president […]

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