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At least 300 police officers have taken their own lives since 2017 – Popcru
A Limpopo sergeant allegedly murdered a senior colleague on Sunday 28 July, later turning his gun on himself. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) responded with sadness, lamenting the working conditions that South Africa’s police are faced with. The union stated that the number of suicides recorded within the police service ranks the…
Analysts dissect how much Zuma’s expulsion will hurt the ANC
Although hit by successive degrees of member dissent since its founding in 1912 as the country’s liberation movement, never before has the ANC had to deal with a breakaway of the magnitude of its expelled former president Jacob Zuma – a factor threatening to weaken the existence of the party, according to analysts. ALSO READ:…
Gwarube’s call for Bela Bill review stirs controversy
New Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has rocked the boat with her call for the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill to be sent back to parliament. It’s up to Ramaphosa to give Bill the nod But it’s up to President Cyril Ramaphosa to give it the nod, her head of communications, Elijah Mhlanga, said.…
Parties plan to report insults and threats to SAHRC
The DA, Freedom Front Plus and EFF in Tshwane each plan to report cases at the Human Rights Commission and the police after a council meeting last week turned ugly between the coalition partners and the opposition with threats and insults thrown around. EFF Tshwane leader Obakeng Ramabodu apologised for losing his cool and saying…
Nokuthula Sibiya’s MUT vice-chancellor appointment ‘win for women’
Academic Prof Nokuthula Sibiya, pictured, has been appointed as the first female vice-chancellor at the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) in Durban. She is taking over at an institution that was previously riddled with maladministration and corruption. This led to it being placed under administration for more than two years. Collective victory for all women…
Roads Agency Limpopo board on verge of dissolution
The board of directors at Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) is on the verge of being dissolved after it allegedly extended its term of office without following procedures. The matter is being investigated by the department of public works, roads and infrastructure and the office of the premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba. After the appointment of new…
Daily news update: Tatjana Smith wins gold | Zuma expelled from ANC | NPA prosecutes 95 Libyans
News today includes Tatjana Smith earned the nation’s first gold medal on a spectacular third day of competition for Team SA on Monday, with the national squad raking in two more podium places as they continued their impressive start to the Olympic Games in Paris. Meanwhile, the African National Congress (ANC) has officially cut ties…
Chinese embassy honours struggle stalwart Dr Tlou Cholo
Anti-apartheid stalwart Dr Tlou Theophilus “Ranka” Cholo, 98, is the oldest war veteran trained by the Chinese People’s Army in 1965 – having been received by that country’s first president, Mao Zedong. Cholo, was last Friday among South Africans honoured by the Chinese embassy in Pretoria at an event marking the 97th anniversary of the…
Winemaker’s story gives hope
It is ironic that the name of Ntsiki Biyela is probably better known overseas than it is in her homeland, South Africa. That’s because wine connoisseurs in the United States, Britain, Europe and Japan have recognised her as one of the world’s best winemakers. That alone is enough to make the South African breast swell…
ANC ignores Jacob Zuma at its peril
This week’s “Are you serious?” award has to go to uMkhonto weSizwe party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela for his comment that it was “shocked and dismayed” that its president, Jacob Zuma, had been expelled from the ANC. Really? You didn’t see the irony, never mind the political legality, of a man admitting he is president of…