January is usually a stressful for parents as they deal with the exorbitant costs of basic school requirements such as school uniforms which often can run into thousands of rands. The Competition Commission has issued schools with a memorandum to exclude exclusivity deals with certain retailers, after complaints from parents[…]
The ANC in the Western Cape on Wednesday called for a ‘proper investigation’ into the company which was behind the large “Zuma Must Fall” banner which was erected on the side of a Cape Town building last week. The ruling party has accused officials of the DA-led City of Cape[…]
A religious rights group will investigate the practices at End Times Ministries in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, led by “Prophet” Penuel Mnguni, it was announced on Tuesday. The announcement was made after the religious community last week condemned Mnguni, who convinced his congregants to eat live snakes and rats after[…]
Israel on Sunday defended its conduct in the 2014 Gaza war as “lawful” and “legitimate” in an inter-ministerial report into the deadly 50-day conflict. Israel claimed its forces did not intentionally target civilians or civilian targets, drawing conclusions that were rejected out of hand by the Palestinians. The internal report, which[…]
The Israeli military’s chief legal adviser said on Thursday that he is not concerned about a possible investigation by the International Criminal Court into Israel’s conduct during last year’s Gaza war. Israel’s own internal probes are sufficient, said advocate general Maj. Gen. Danny Efroni. The Palestinians recently joined the Netherlands-based[…]
An investigation has been launched into the death of a prisoner who died at during an alleged gang ritual the Brandvlei Prison in Worcester, Western Cape, The Star reported on Thursday. The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services launched the investigation after a prisoner died in a symbolic “spilling of blood” gang[…]
Hearings into incidents of mass cheating during the matric examination will begin in Durban on Monday, the Department of Education said. “The [investigative] team will conduct hearings, starting with chief invigilators and invigilators, and then the affected matriculants will also appear before the committee to tell their side of the[…]
Despite disparaging remarks from nay-sayers in the general public, the Nominations Committee tasked to facilitate and constitute a new Independent Advisory Panel for the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) said their process to aid the religious body is on track. Addressing the media on Friday, committee chairperson Abdul Waheed Patel said[…]
Iran’s judiciary chief has tasked his deputy with leading a probe into several acid attacks on women that have sown fear across the Islamic republic and provoked rare protests in cities. At least four women had acid hurled at them earlier this month. According to reports on social media, the[…]
Parliament’s Powers and Privileges Committee will commence on Tuesday with disciplinary proceedings against 20 EFF members, including leader Julius Malema, who heckled President Jacob Zuma in the National Assembly. The committee is tasked with probing the actions of Malema and his fellow MPs and whether this constituted contempt of the[…]
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