Close to a quarter (22%) of the 165 059 teaching and managerial staff in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector do not have any formal training or qualification, underpinning the enormity of the sector’s challenges, the country’s first-ever census has shown. It is not all doom and gloom, however, as the ECD 2021 Census conducted […]
A case of monkeypox has been reported in Limpopo, bringing the number of confirmed cases in South Africa to three. On Sunday, Limpopo Health MEC, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, said her province’s first case was confirmed by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. The confirmed case is that of a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland who […]
Police Minister, Bheki Cele and National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, are expected to visit the tavern in Orlando East, Soweto, where 15 people were shot dead. Eight others have been hospitalised. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning, when two gunmen allegedly opened fire on patrons at the establishment. Source: eNCA
The Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma be incarcerated last year and was on this day taken a prisoner. Today marks a year since former President Jacob Zuma was jailed for contempt of court. The Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma be incarcerated last year and was on this day taken a prisoner. Some people are still […]
Taxi operators in various parts of Mpumalanga have embarked on protest action over the massive fuel hikes. The shutdown is taking place in Mbombela, Barberton, Pienaar, KaNyamazane, Kabokweni and White River. One person was killed when a motorist opened fire at protesters in Mgcobaneni near White River, Mpumalanga. Police are at the scene. Visit […]
Members of lobby group Equal Education are expected to hold a picket at the Basic Education Department’s offices in Pretoria on Friday. This is with regard to what they say are the drastic and unacceptable changes that Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga wants to make to the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure. They say […]
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a national shutdown to respond to escalating food, electricity and fuel costs. SAFTU General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is encouraging South Africans to turn up in their numbers to speak out. Vavi says the current state of the country is not the freedom that people should be […]
Agriculture body, Agri SA, has warned that the recent escalation in rolling blackouts has seriously disrupted farming operations, posing long-term risks to consumers and the economy. Farmers are reporting huge losses due to damages to machinery, equipment and stock amid power outages. Agri SA’s Executive Director Christo van der Rheede says, “The agriculture sector really […]
Convicted serial killer Nomia Ndlovu is expected back in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Ndlovu is now accused of plotting to kill the officer who investigated the killing spree in which she murdered members of her family. In a separate case, she is being charged alongside another officer for conspiracy to commit murder. […]
Motorists will face large fuel price hikes on Wednesday 6 July 2022, as the petrol levy cut falls from R1.50 a litre to 75c. Petrol prices will be hiked by R2.37 (93) and R2.57 (95) a litre, while diesel prices will rise by R2.31 (0.05% sulphur) and R2.30 (0.005% sulphur) a litre, the Department of […]