Announcing the change on Wednesday, Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber said “Joseph has been working hard at training and waiting patiently for his chance”. Hooker Joseph Dweba has been drafted into the South Africa team to play New Zealand in the Rugby Championship in Johannesburg on Saturday after Bongi Mbonambi injured his knee while training. Announcing […]
The two men accused of the murder of the Collins Chabane Municipality Mayor Moses Maluleke have abandoned their bail application in the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Maluleke was gunned down at his home in Xikundu village in July. The accused, Shumani Nemadodzi, 42, and Avhatakali Mulaudzi, 42, have had their case postponed to September 19 for […]
ANC members picket outside the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court where a group of men will be appearing following the rape of eight women near an abandoned mine The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee member Nomvula Mokonyane has called on the Mineral Resources Department to expropriate abandoned mines for the benefit of communities. She was […]
Rape in South Africa is systemic and endemic. The country’s annual police crime statistics confirm this. There were 42,289 rapes reported in 2019/2020, as well as 7,749 sexual assaults. This translates into about 115 rapes a day. South Africa has one of the highest rape statistics in the world, even higher than some countries at war. The […]
The party said Cele’s recent comments show that he is not fit to hold office. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Police Minister Bheki Cele over his recent comments on the rape of eight women in Krugersdorp. The party said Cele’s comments show that he is not fit to hold office. Cele […]
The newly-elected KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has arrived in Mooi River in the province’s Midlands. That’s where she will be sworn in during a special sitting of the provincial legislature which is under way. Dube-Ncube told SABC News earlier that her priorities included ensuring that communities received basic services such as water and sanitation. “I’m feeling good. […]