The Road Incident Management task team says it will embark on a campaign to strengthen its work at the scene of road crashes by implementing stricter rules. This comes after crash victims were identified after being filmed and the video posted on social media before their next-of-kin were notified. Twelve[…]
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the time for race politics, particularly in schools, has passed. Speaking at the opening of Centurion Primary School on Wednesday, Lesufi touched on the Schweizer-Reneke primary school controversy, after a photo emerged showing black children sitting at a desk, separate from their white counterparts.[…]
By Zaahidah Meyer Submissions of written testimonies to declare Bo-Kaap a Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ) are expected to begin on Friday. Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato announced the proposal to declare Bo-Kaap a heritage site in early December, a decision welcomed by all. “Many families have been living there[…]
The Department of Basic Education says the deadline for applications for re-marking or writing supplementary exams for the class of 2018 is next Tuesday, 22 January 2019. Only candidates who were registered for and wrote the November 2018 NSC examination will be able to take part in the “Supplementary Examinations”[…]
Since the start of 2019 nearly fifteen people have been arrested for train related crimes. In the latest incident six suspects were arrested for cable theft and stolen property. Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott says the arrests were made in areas like Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Stock Road, Philippi, Langa and Bonteheuwel. “The[…]
The Automobile Association (AA) predicts a further reduction in the fuel price by the end of this month. Current data showed a drop of around 12 cents a litre for petrol, 36 cents for diesel, and 33 cents for illuminating paraffin. The AA was commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned the public to be aware of fraudsters selling SASSA cards on social media. This follows the discovery of a post by Thabiso Cele, who is offering to sell Sassa cards on the Facebook group “Ballito Jobs”. The cards are offered at[…]
Gunmen have stormed an upscale hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital, setting off loud blasts and sending people fleeing for their lives following a coordinated assault claimed by the Somalia-based al-Shabab armed group. More than 16 hours after the attack began at Nairobi’s Dusit hotel complex, which also[…]
European Union leaders have warned Britain is running out of time after UK politicians resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit agreement, deepening the country’s worst political crisis in decades. Following the crucial vote on Tuesday in Britain’s lower house of parliament, frustrated officials in Brussels and other European capitals[…]
At least 15 children displaced within Syria have been killed by sub-zero temperatures and lack of access to medical care, the United Nations said on Tuesday. According to Unicef, the UN’s agency for children, eight were killed by the freezing cold in the Rukban camp on the Syria-Jordan border. Another[…]
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