Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader Julius Malema believes free education should have been prioritised when the new government came into power 25 years ago. The African National Congress (ANC) government implemented free higher education for poor students over a year ago following resolutions adopted at its elective conference held in Nasrec.[…]
The bodies of 15 people including six children were found after an explosion at a suspected Islamist militant hideout in east Sri Lanka, police said. Police said the dead also included three women, believed to be family members of the suspected militants. Residents said they heard an explosion followed by[…]
The 9 000 registered voters are expected to arrive at South Africa House, in Trafalgar Square, from 7 am UK time The highest number of South African overseas voters are in London where over 9 000 have registered. Outside of South Africa, London has by far the most amount of voters.[…]
The embattled Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has suspended its head of security and two other security officers in the Western Cape following the torching of two trains worth an estimated R33m. The agency has instituted an investigation into the security lapse that resulted in the burning of the[…]
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane will officially launch his party’s “jobs act” as part of Freedom Day commemorations in Johannesburg on Saturday. The party leader says the DA is determined to go the extra mile in making sure that at least every household has someone who is working, and eliminate the high[…]
As South Africa commemorates 25 years of democracy on Saturday, government, political parties and various organisations will be out and about in different provinces to celebrate the day. Of course, political parties will be using the day to intensify their campaigns leading up to the May 8 elections. On April[…]
By Anees Teladia The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Policy, the Dullah Omar Institute and the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Department of Political Studies held an International Conference on the 2019 National and Provincial Elections looming in South Africa. The conference[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired controversial senior National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) officials Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi. An inquiry, chaired by retired Constitutional Court justice Yvonne Mokgoro, found that Jiba, the suspended deputy national director of public prosecutions, and Mrwebi, suspended special director of public prosecutions, were not fit and[…]
Its all systems go for the 2019 Spice Mecca Ramadaan For All exhibition, which takes place from the 26th to 28th April at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. As South Africa celebrates 25 years of democracy on Freedom Day on the 27th April, the fight for freedom[…]
By Anees Teladia A heart-warming and inspiring story of success and achievement is on the horizon and it all stems from the vision of the Fish Rite Hanover Park Cricket Club. The club from Hanover Park is soon to embark on a tour of England which will to the team’s[…]
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