The #FeesMustFall movement will be making a return in 2016 when it occupies the Wits University Solomon House on Monday, the first day of registration, the Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) has said. In a statement, the SRC said January 2016 saw students confronted with “a similar problem that we[…]
A woman and her son were rescued on Saturday after they failed to paddle a boat from Cape Town to Brazil, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said. The 50-year-old woman from Durban and her 27-year-old son from Cape Town had reportedly departed from the Royal Cape Yacht Club, intending[…]
Western Cape ANC chairman Marius Fransman told his alleged sexual assault victim to get over discomfort at his advances if she wanted a job, the City Press reported. “She told him [Fransman] that she does not feel comfortable and he said it would be her challenge to overcome if she[…]
The department of basic education hopes a planned new three-tiered school system will eventually see about 60% of pupils completing technical qualifications, the City Press reported on Sunday. “People can laugh at [EFF leader Julius] Malema because of [his having studied] woodwork, but woodwork can make you a very successful[…]
A widespread fire has been put out on Sunday morning after flaring up on Devil’s peak in Cape Town, the city’s fire and rescue services said. About 15 firefighting vehicles responded to the fire at 21:30 on Saturday night, said spokesperson Liezl Moodie. Moodie said 70 firefighters including supporting staff[…]
ANC Western Cape chairperson Marius Fransman will have to wait the weekend to find out whether he will be suspended pending a police investigation into a sexual harassment complaint against him. Provincial party officials are set to meet at their Cape Town office at 10:00 on Monday to discuss the[…]
ANC president Jacob Zuma says those embracing racism and those who are racist live in the past. He called on South Africans to work together to eradicate racism in the country. “It is clear that there is a minority in our country that still harbours a desire to separate our[…]
The ANC Women’s League has pledged to support the woman who lodged a complaint of sexual harassment against the party’s Western Cape chairperson Marius Fransman. “The ANCWL has always been firm that it stands with the victim,” spokesperson Toko Xasa said in a statement on Friday night. The league would[…]
A sexual harassment complaint has been laid against ANC Western Cape chairperson Marius Fransman in Rustenburg where the party is holding its 104th birthday, a spokesperson confirmed on Friday. “We are aware of the sexual harassment charge being laid against Marius,” party spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said. “We have been in[…]
A Cape Town man recounts his experience at the hands of police officers who detained him for filming an arrest, reports GroundUp. Cape Town – Late on Sunday, January 3, I happened upon an arrest taking place in a street close to my home in Observatory. The arrestee was pinned[…]
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