Joburg city council set to elect new speaker after Nobuhle Mthembu’s removal

Joburg city council set to elect new speaker after Nobuhle Mthembu’s removal

Mthembu was fired through an Al Jama-ah motion of no confidence last week. The Johannesburg city council is set to elect a new speaker following the recent removal of ActionSA’s Nobuhle Mthembu. Mthembu was fired through an Al Jama-ah motion of no confidence last week. Although her removal marks the end of the African National Congress (ANC)’s partnership with ActionSA in Johannesburg, both parties said they will continue to collaborate […]

03/07/2025 1

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Nkabane: Parties rejecting budget of Higher Education Dept punishing SA students

She said those calling for her head are misogynistic and against transformation in the post-school sector. Embattled Minister of Higher Education Nobuhle Nkabane said political parties who are rejecting the budget of her department are not punishing her, but rather South African students. She said those calling for her head are misogynistic and against transformation in the post-school sector. Nkabane was motivating her budget in the National Council of Provinces […]

02/07/2025 2

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City of Tshwane budgets over R500 million to protect municipal assets

The money will be spent on new technology, motion detection, and other tools to assist its security personnel. The City of Tshwane has budgeted more than R500 million to protect its municipal assets. The money will be spent on new technology, motion detection, and other tools to assist its security personnel. It said the additional funds will also assist law enforcement in arresting corrupt officials. Three municipal workers were arrested […]

02/07/2025 2

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NPA confirms 12 murder-accused SANDF members facing two other counts of murder

The group appeared at the Randburg Magistrates Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday, over the murder of Hawks investigator Frans Mathipa. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that the 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members charged with the 2023 murder of a Hawks’ investigator are also facing two other counts of murder. Frans Mathipa was shot in the head on the N1 near Hammanskraal, while probing claims that […]

02/07/2025 1

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Man accused of defrauding special needs school of R6m handed 12-year sentence

Christopher Fischer appeared at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday over 11 counts of fraud, committed between July 2018 and April 2022 at New Hope School in Pretoria. A man convicted of defrauding a special-needs school of more than R6 million was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Christopher Fischer appeared at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday, over 11 counts of fraud, committed between July […]

01/07/2025 4

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Kamogelo Baukudi kidnapping: Police sergeant appearing in court for bail hearing

Earlier in June, the teen was allegedly abducted by two men who posed as police officers. A police sergeant linked to the kidnapping of 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi will appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court later this week for a bail hearing. Earlier in June, the teen was allegedly abducted by two men who posed as police officers. Forty-two-year-old Nzima Adoons was arrested for the crime and appeared before the court, […]

01/07/2025 2

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Eyewitnesses who saw toddler mauled to death by pack of dogs left traumatised

On Friday, Sibongakonke Hosiyana was attacked while walking through the Marathon informal settlement in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. Eyewitnesses who saw a three-year-old mauled to death by a pack of dogs have been left traumatised by the ordeal. On Friday, Sibongakonke Hosiyana was attacked while walking through the Marathon informal settlement in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. The incident has left the community shocked, with some calling for all dogs in […]

01/07/2025 1

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Zuma says Mbalula sent intimidating messages to his representative before his ANC disciplinary hearing

Jacob Zuma has launched a high court application challenging his expulsion from the ANC, saying that it was procedurally flawed. Expelled African National Congress (ANC) member, Jacob Zuma, said that the party’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, sent intimidating text messages to his representative a day before his disciplinary hearing. Zuma has launched a high court application challenging his expulsion from the ANC, saying that it was procedurally flawed. Zuma was expelled […]

27/06/2025 3

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KZN govt taking fight against undocumented foreign nationals to Kosi Bay border gate

As part of plans to address cross-border crime, various law enforcement agencies are heading towards the Kosi border that separates South Africa and Mozambique. The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government is taking its fight against undocumented foreign nationals to the Kosi Bay border gate on Friday. Authorities want to curb the crime scourge reported on the border line in northern KZN. This includes the influx of undocumented foreign nationals crossing into the […]

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