Author: Dimakatso Genkoe
A manhunt has been launched after the transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and her two VIP protectors were robbed off their belongings by armed robbers between N3 Vosloorus and Heidelberg in Gauteng. It is reported that the minister and her security detail had stopped on the side of the highway in the early hours of Monday to change a punctured tyre, when three armed men emerged from the nearby bushes. The protectors were robbed of two service pistols and other personal belongings while Chikunga was provided with alternative resources. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says they are investigating the circumstances surrounding…
With the 2023 matric examinations expected to start next week, 198 inmates will sit for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) final examinations at different Correctional Services Centres across the country. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said the inmates are ready to tackle the English Paper 1. According to DCS the class of 2023 is well prepared, and it is confident of an improved performance. In a statement, the department emphasized the importance of these exams. “The NSC examinations are an important yardstick for the department as we seek to inspire positive change within the correctional system, empower inmates with…
The North West Department of Education has confirmed that about six learners from the Monthusi Primary School in Utlwanang Location, near Christiana were rushed to a local clinic after suspected food poisoning on Tuesday morning. The Department spokesperson Mphata Molokoane said the learners started feeling sick after eating snacks they allegedly bought from a local tuck-shop while on their way to school. “Upon arrival at the school around 07H30, the said learners started complaining with stomach ache. They were vomiting before they were rushed to a clinic where they were kept for four-hours under observation,” said Molokoane. Molokoane added that…
Two North West educators are receiving counselling after they were physically assaulted by angry community members of Dingateng village in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District. The two are, aged 27 and 46 from Mathateng and Dingateng Primary Schools respectively, were allegedly attacked on Wednesday morning on their way to the work, following two months of no schooling in the area. The department said the situation was returning to normalcy, but community members barred educators and learners, removed the teachers off their transport and assaulted them. “This barbaric incident follows the two months of no schooling at Masamane Village, due to…
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has confirmed that Eskom Board Chairperson Mpho Makwana has resigned. Makwana will officially step down from the position at the power utility’s Annual General Meeting scheduled for the end of this month. “Makwana is expected to be replaced by current board member, Mteto Nyati, as Chairperson, with a handover process to be done throughout this month. Minister Gordhan thanked Makwana for his contribution during the most difficult time for Eskom. He wished him well in his future endeavours,’ said the Department spokesperson Ellis Mnyandu in a statement. The statement also added that Gordhan emphasized the…
The Constitutional Court has confirmed that Paralympian and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius qualified for parole in March this year. The highest court in the land ruled on Monday that Pistorius has already served half of his 13 years imprisonment for killing his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013 in Pretoria. There was confusion at his parole hearing earlier this year, where the former Paralympian was widely expected to be released. He then approached the apex court to challenge the parole board’s decision that he was not eligible to be released. The Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho…
While the country was celebrating 29 years of freedom on Thursday, two inmates from the Nqeleni Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape, took the opportunity to free themselves from prison by escaping from a sports field where activities were taking place. The Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Singabaho Nxumalo says a manhunt has been launched after the two convicted rapists broke free during the Freedom Day outdoor activities. Xumalo says Siyabulela Khohliso serving a 10-year sentence and Athini Nothi Mzingelwa serving 8 years, escaped about 15h30 from the sports field. ”Additional resources have been deployed in support of the Emergency Support…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Eastern Cape hopes that justice will be served following the appearance of Enyobeni Tavern owners Vuyokazi and Siyakhangela Ndevu for the tragic deaths of 21 teenagers at the tavern in the Eastern Cape. The trial against tavern owners Vuyokazi and Siyakhangela began this morning in the East London Magistrates court where the proceedings were halted due to load shedding. The first state witness Mncedisi Kwenana told the court that he stopped drinking at that tavern after it started becoming popular among young boys and girls who were calling him using names such as…
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is expected to shed light on his allegations that Eskom is riddled with corruption when he appears before the Scopa in the National Assembly on Wednesday. De Ruyter made the startling allegations during a TV interview in February that high ranking ANC politicians are using Eskom as a “feeding through” and estimated that R1 Billion is stolen from the entity monthly. After the well-publicised interview, political parties including the ANC and the Build One South Africa called on de Ruyter to name and shame the politicians implicated in the destruction of Eskom. The DA…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the inclusion of former South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) Head of News Phathiswa Magopeni in the newly appointed board of the public broadcaster. President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday appointed the 12-member non-executive board after leaving the SABC 6 months without a board in what the DA said was done deliberately because of his dislike for Magopeni. The party’s Communications Shadow Minister Dianne Kohler Barnard said the president gave in to its pressure and that of Parliament and civil society groups. “Parliament voted and agreed unanimously to the list of candidates on 6 December 2022, and…