President Jacob Zuma has urged South Africans not to vote for opposition parties because they do not have experience to govern the country. Addressing thousands of ANC supporters who almost filled the 43 000 seat Mbombela Stadium at the provincial launch of the ANC’s local government election manifesto in Mbombela[…]
A black Muslim student at the North West University’s Potchefstroom campus was allegedly told to remove her hijab (religious headscarf) before an examination on Monday, and then forced to sign an “irregularity” form when she refused to do so. “I entered my exam room and was pulled aside immediately and[…]
Commonwealth Games bosses have given their full backing to South Africa’s hosting of the 2022 event‚ despite the country missing three crucial early deadlines. According to reports‚ the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) was unhappy with South Africa’s so-called “noncommittal” attitude towards hosting the 2022 event – which could have resulted[…]
Police had to be called to the provincial ANC’s headquarters in the city after members held deputy secretary Thandi Manikivana and administrator Mvusi Mdala hostage. ANC members and supporters believed to be from Ward 39, which comprises Crossroads and Nyanga, as well as other parts of the ANC’s Dullah Omar[…]
The driving school operators facing a ban from running their businesses at the Athlone Stadium parking area have been given a one-month reprieve. This comes after a group of frustrated driving operators met City of Cape Town officials and Athlone Stadium management to discuss the reasons behind the ban. An[…]
A man who claimed he was on his way to buy drugs in Khayelitsha before police arrested him, led the officers to a home where they uncovered – among others – explosives, police said on Thursday. This led to the arrest of five other male suspects. Western Cape police’s Constable[…]
Advocate Dali Mpofu on Thursday won an apology from Judge Neels Claassen for questioning his objectivity. Economic Freedom Fighters’ national chairperson had to assure the judge that his submissions will be objective considering the fact that he will be dealing with matters involving his political head‚ Julius Malema. Mpofu assures[…]
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has pleaded with ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) not to downgrade South Africa to junk status, ahead of the agency’s decision on Friday. “I want to urge today to S&P. Tomorrow you make a decision about the downgrade – we don’t want a downgrade. The ANC is[…]
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has hit out at people who believe their children were better than others. Lesufi was taking part in a debate with Afriforum’s Kallie Kriel on the preservation of Afrikaans in schools which was held at the Motsu Park Hall in Tembisa, Johannesburg, on Thursday. Lesufi[…]
Today is the last day for political parties and independent candidates to submit their candidate nominations for the 2016 local government elections. The submissions close at 17:00 on Thursday. And so far, over 30 000 candidates had been nominated. Electoral Commission (IEC) spokesperson Kate Bapela said nominations may be submitted[…]
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