The Department of Basic Education is in continued engagement with various stakeholders on the state of readiness for schools to resume from 1 June.Minister Angie Motshekga was expected to give an update on preparations for the reopening schools on Monday, but ongoing engagements resulted in another postponement to Tuesday.The department is mapping ways to ensure…
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2020-05-18 13:30 In the past 50 days of lockdown, those incidents (of police brutality) represent a tiny fraction of my personal dealings with hundreds of other police. And their behaviour has told a vividly different story.The policeman grabbed the journalist's nipple. Squeezed hard. And twisted painfully. The same policeman elbowed another journalist in the throat. It was…
The Hawks have made a second significant drug bust in less than a week.Just days after seizing MDMA (ecstasy powder) worth an estimated R6.3 million in Cape Town, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation intercepted a haul of cocaine worth more than R30.4 million at a fuel station near Cape Town.Thirty-eight 1kg packages of cocaine…
Absa Premiership 2020-05-17 16:20 Kaizer Chiefs fans (Gallo Images) South African Players' Union (SAFPU) president Thulaganyo Gaoshubelwe insists Absa Premiership players should be included in discussions regarding the resumption of football.The PSL held talks with the South African Football Association (SAFA) this week to plan a way forward, but Gaoshubelwe believes players should also have…
More than 5 000 schools in areas regarded as Covid-19 hotspots in parts of the country could remain closed if Cabinet approves a new proposal by the Department of Basic Education, according to the Sunday Times.The publication said the proposal, which was discussed on Wednesday with the National Alliance of Independent Schools Associations (Naisa), will…
A Mpumalanga taxi driver has been sentenced to almost four decades behind bars for raping passengers.Police say this will send a stern message to men to stop abusing women, especially during the Covid-19 lockdown.The 37-year sentence was handed down to Collen Mandla Ndala, 43, on Friday, and has been welcomed by Mpumalanga's police chief, Lieutenant…
The president of South Africa is loving every moment of Level 4 liberation, it seems.In Rosebank in Johannesburg on Sunday morning, Cyril Ramaphosa was spotted by several early morning walkers - in a potluck encounter captured by Sowetan editor Nwabisa Makunga. Makunga captured a trio of women on video, persuading SA's first citizen to pose with…
International 2020-05-17 14:41 Bundesliga logo (Getty Images) The restart of the Bundesliga behind locked doors on Saturday attracted over six million viewers watching in Germany, a new record for broadcasters Sky, according to specialist website DWDL.de.When the German league resumed on Saturday afternoon after a two-month break due to the coronavirus, Sky had 3.68 million…
The DA's Federal Executive (FedEx) will recommend to the party's Federal Council (FedCo) that they hold their leadership election via a virtual platform at the end of October – a development believed to work in favour of interim leader John Steenhuisen's bid to become the permanent leader.On Saturday, the party held a virtual FedEx meeting.…
A Cape Town comedian has begged public forgiveness for spoofing a sign language interpreter during President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent address to the nation.This came after DeafSA threatened legal action. "It is offensive to mock anyone's language, DeafSA respects all spoken languages used in South Africa, the same respect for SASL [South African Sign Language] is…
One moment Free State journalist Paul Nthoba was snapping a picture of police officers on patrol near the Caledon River, separating South Africa and Lesotho, and the next he was allegedly being beaten for taking the picture.Nthoba, who is the editor of the Mohokare News, named after the Sesotho word for the Caledon River, told News24…
I have been received with the "utmost warmth" by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and have been consulted on cases, Deputy Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka told the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.Slightly more than three months into the job, Gcaleka appeared on Saturday for the first time as deputy public protector before the committee…
Stay up to date with the latest news, views and analysis as the number of coronavirus cases in SA increases. 'We must unite and work together' - Mkhize speaking at funeral of Dr Clarence MiniHealth Minister Zweli Mkhize has lauded President Cyril Ramaphosa as a consultative leader in the country's ongoing battle against the Covid-19…