Author: Kgaogelo Magolego
In a bid to improve access to justice the justice department is expected to facilitate the appointment of over 250 additional magistrates to be assigned to courts across the country. Some 1000 candidates are to be interviewed in what is by far the largest intake of judicial officers in the country. The first round of interviews scheduled to start on the 17th of this month will be for candidate eying positions in the North West, Northern Cape and the Western Cape. There’s been increased interest in the selection of judicial officers and researcher at interest group Judges Matter Zikhona Ndlebe…
Egypt has rejected a proposal by Israel and the West to allow Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula as fighting continues between the Israel Defense Force and resistance movement Hamas. The Egyptian government is instead insisting that the blockade around Gaza be lifted to allow aid into the besieged area where tens of thousands have been displaced, more than 5 thousands injured while over 1200 have been killed as a result of heavy bombardment by Israeli forces. The Egyptian government website said President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak and conveyed…
Following Israel’s threat to stop Egyptian aid trucks from traveling to Palestine yesterday, there are fears that a full-fledged Middle East war will break out. This comes as tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes in the West Bank due to Israel’s week-long indiscriminate bombing campaign, which has also claimed the lives of 2,000 civilians, including women and children. Egypt has refused to heed the Islamic state’s warning with the government reiterating its intention to send truck loads of supply to besieged Palestinians and warning its forces would respond ruthlessly to any bombing. The tension between…
There’s increased pressure on Israel to end its 75 year old brutal occupation of Palestine and negotiate peace based on the so called ‘two-states solution’ negotiated previously with the help of the international community which would see the Jewish State exist side by side with an Independent Palestine that would have the currently disputed East Jerusalem as its capital. The call for peace talks have been accompanied by condemnation of Israel’s continued occupation of Palestine. Saudi Arabia which was normalising relations with Israel, a process that was to result in among others diplomatic ties and trade has since abondoned the…
The government is pursuing criminal charges against the man who has been exposed as an imposter after shooting to fame as one of the youngest doctors. Social media users unmasked Matthew Lani as a fraud after he assumed several identities including that of Sanele Zingelwa while he posed as a doctor working at a state hospital. The Gauteng Health Department whose facilities the 27 used to film himself purporting to be a medical practitioner at work says it has laid criminal charges.. The department said in a statement Lani was never in its employ but rather gained access into facilities…
WITS University has disassociated itself from a man who has been trending on social media for several days after being exposed as a fraudulent doctor following the posting of a statement on their X page. The man, who identifies as “Dr Matthew Lani” , Matthew Bongani Zingelwa or Sanele Zingelwa has claimed to be a medical doctor and that he graduated from the institution at the age of 22 becoming the youngest doctor in the country. “Based on the names presented to the institution, and the facts on hand, the University cannot find any person who graduated by the name…
Blade Nzimande, minister of higher education, science, and innovation, has been prohibited from placing Unisa under administration by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. At least not in the near future, the government will not take control of the University of South Africa.This follows the institution’s council’s successful attempt to prevent Blade Ndzimande, the minister of higher education, from taking over the institution’s management. Earlier this week, the minister cited a recent report that found gross mismanagement at UNISA as the basis for placing the organisation under administration. The Council of Unisa approached The High Court of South Africa…
There is a possibility that several political parties will campaign under one banner, that of a yet-to-be-formalised “Super-Pact”, in the 2024 general elections. Two days of talks are being held in Johannesburg between the Congress of the People led by Terror Lekota, African People’s Convention led by Themba Godi, and BOSA led by Mmusi Maimane. Leader of the Independent Citizens Movement Dr Joe Mojapelo led proceedings with a detailed presentation showing actual figures based on previous elections, on how votes of smaller parties are dumped when they don’t make up what’s required for a parliamentary seat. “Imagine having thirty thousand…
After a holistic review triggered by concerns raised by stakeholders, the government is set to announce a major boost for child support grant. It is likely that the current budget of R 77 billion will be increased to benefit some 13 million children through the Child Support Grant, which pays out R510 per child. Specifically, the Foster Care Grant will be able to be paid directly to foster parents, legally appointed guardians, or caregivers for orphaned children, and it will be R 1130, which will increase every six months by R10. A comprehensive review of child poverty and the value…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will intensify what his office described as a fight against corruption. The comments were made by presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya moments after Ramaphosa comfortably defeated former health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize to secure a second term as leader of the ruling ANC. Magwenya who is confident the current leadership will lead the ANC to victory in the 2024 general elections and that Ramaphosa is going to continue the implementation of programmes that he has been busy with. Key among Ramaphosa’s programmes is the so-called just energy transition, the district model development initiative as well as purported renewal…