Although we are free, many people – like my grandmother – are not educated. There are shortages of skills that are required in the job market and many people cannot meet those requirements. Take for example my cousin, Sipho. He passed Grade 12 in 2012 and it is difficult for[…]
There was a low-intensity “hidden” civil war in South Africa, and things were going to get worse unless the country moved to full industrialisation to increase the economy, said political economist Moeletsi Mbeki in Durban on Wednesday night. Addressing the audience during the launch of his book A Manifesto for[…]
Young people are significantly more likely than adults to be either victims or offenders of crime, according to a research bulletin by the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention. The bulletin also revealed that the ages between 12 and 21 were the peak years for offending and victimisation. In April[…]
Western Cape African National Congress (ANC) leader Marius Fransman’s return to politics hangs in the balance after cellphone messages surfaced that appear to contradict his claims that the sexual harassment case against him is part of a plotBut‚ in a statement on Tuesday night‚ Fransman’s lawyer said the politician was[…]
Here are eight things you ought to know about the State’s case against Henri van Breda. 1. Henri van Breda handed himself over to the police after they informed his advocate, Pieter Botha, of his imminent arrest. He reported to the Stellenbosch police station on Monday afternoon, where he was[…]
Sentencing proceedings for former Paralympian and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius are expected to continue at the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. Sentencing procedures have been set down for a week before Judge Thokozile Masipa, who originally sentenced Pistorius in October 2014. During Pistorius’s trial on Tuesday, the court was[…]
The structures of the tripartite alliance are not what they should be, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said in Cape Town on Thursday. “Except for during elections and in the build up to conferences, the alliance does not have a coherent and consistent programme of action,” said Ramaphosa in a speech[…]
Police have made contact with ANC provincial leader Marius Fransman’s accuser, she has said in a statement. The 21-year-old Louisa Wynand, through spokesperson Gavin Prins from Red Dot Communication, said she was still puzzled about the true status of the case, but that it was still going ahead. The Stellenbosch[…]
A year and a half since his family was killed in a brutal axe murder, 21-year-old Henri van Breda has handed himself over to the police and will face three counts of murder and one of attempted murder. Henri van Breda handed himself over to the Stellenbosch police on Monday[…]
Sentencing proceedings for former paralympian and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius are expected to continue at the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday. Sentencing procedures have been set down for a week before Judge Thokozile Masipa, who originally sentenced Pistorius in October 2014. In the early hours of February 14, 2013,[…]
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