As Child Protection Week begins it has been revealed that the SA Council of Educators (Sace), which has the task of vetting teachers, has not had access to the sexual offenders’ list for a decade. With a spate of reported incidents of teachers sexually abusing schoolkids, this means that many[…]
Senior DA leaders are plotting to form a breakaway “true liberal party” which they hope will contest next year’s general elections. Angry about the direction the party is taking under the leadership of Mmusi Maimane, the senior leaders have been holding consultations and are said to be keen on getting[…]
Security video shows two men opening fire on a woman as she filled her car with fuel at a service station in Cape Town on Friday evening. The woman‚ a 47-year-old believed to be from Kuils River‚ was hit by at least three bullets fired through the passenger window of[…]
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has kept the country’s credit rating at junk status. It says South Africa continues to face economic growth challenges. But, it acknowledges government’s efforts to foster economic and social reform. S&P held its credit rating on rand-denominated government bonds at one tier junk status, BB+[…]
Equal Education (EE) members have met with various role players from the Western Cape Education Department to discuss the recent developments around allegations of sexual harassment within the organisation and their ongoing work in the province. The organisation said they now had three separate processes currently running to investigate allegations[…]
Following an uphill battle, Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille handed over a title deed to the Baitul Ansaar Childcare Centre in Beacon Valley. The centre is the largest such facility in Cape Town taking care of children at risk and providing them with safe accommodation. Addressing guests at the[…]
Africa has a higher percentage of companies affected by fraud, theft, money laundering or other financial crimes than the global average, according to one of the most comprehensive surveys of international business to date, a Thomson Reuters survey showed. More than 2 300 senior business leaders in large companies were[…]
Africa Day is being celebrated across the continent this Friday, with special emphasis in our country. South Africa is celebrating the day under the theme: “A year of Nelson Mandela – Building a Better Africa and a Better World”. President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the Diplomatic Corps in celebration of[…]
Protests have played havoc with roads in Cape Town on Thursday morning, while heavy morning rainfall has also slowed down traffic. Traffic officers have closed the M5 road in anticipation of violent protest action. “Prince George Drive [M5] is still closed, but I don’t think there’s any protest at the[…]
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Federal Executive Council Chairperson, James Selfe says they are prepared to live with the delay in the court case of Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille. It has now been postponed to June 4, because the judges apparently need more time to prepare. De Lille is[…]
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