Author: Larson Thebe
Fourty-two of the 46 victims of horrific Easter bus accident at the Mamatlakala bridge on the R518, have been positively identified through the DNA processes. The number includes the six that were identified immediately after the accident. The victims, from Molepolole in Botswana, were on their way to attend a service at the St Engenas Zion Christian Church in Moria, when their bus plunged nearly 50 metres off the bridge last month. The DNA process was conducted by a multidisciplinary team which is currently responsible for coordinating the recovery and positive identification of the victims. “We are short of words…
The family of one of the learners who drowned during a discipline camp at Rock Falls Adventure Ranch in Centurion on Monday, Siphamandla Peterson, wants justice. Peterson, 15, passed away during the school excursion together with fellow learner, Sibusiso Sibiya, who was 17years-old. This emerged during a visit by the Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane to the school and the deceased family members. “We’re very shocked about the news. We saw it on TV, and we were waiting to see the MEC. We want the department to do justice and investigate the matter. We’ll be glad if the department, the…
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has announced that the annual consumer price index (CPI) inflation dropped from 5.6% in February to 5.3% in March. According to Stats SA this is the biggest increase in two-months. The rate has been lingering between 5% and 6% since September 2023. “The categories with the highest annual price changes in March were miscellaneous goods & services increased by 8,5%, education increased by 6,3%, health increased by 6,0% and housing and utilities increased by 5,9%,” said the Chief Director for Price Statistics at Stats SA, Patrick Kelly The figures also revealed that it is expensive…
The United Arab Emirates sees over 14cm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year-and-a-half, as rain floods motorways and homes, causes schools to stay shut and forces people to work from home as flights are affected. There are claims cloud seeding is responsible. Record rainfalls in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf region have On Wednesday morning, Dubai International Airport said on X the flooding had left “limited transportation options” and “recovery will take some time”. More than 14cm (5.6 inches) of rain soaked Dubai on Tuesday, around as much as normally falls…
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has welcomed the High Court in Pretoria judgement on the National Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association matter. This after the court dismissed with costs the National Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association’s application to declare that the appointment of the Boxing SA Accounting Authority as irregular and invalid. “The judgment marks a salutary corrective measure on the path to restore stability and ethical governance at Boxing SA. “For too long, Boxing SA has been bleeding as an institution, with athletes losing match time, and promoters and trainers losing their market share,” said Kodwa’ spokesperson,…
The Soshanguve Magistrates’ Court has granted the Sizok’thola presenter on Moja Love, Xolani Maphanga and the director and owner of Tshenolo Private Investigation company, Bongani Mkhabela, R 5000 bail each. The two are facing three counts of attempted murder and trespassing, a schedule five offence. “It is alleged that on 14 March 2024, the two together with other crew members of Moja Love that have not been identified went to the complainant’s house in Soshanguve, looking for drugs that they allege the complainant was selling. When they could not find the drugs, it is alleged that the two started to…
Two learners from the Daveyton Skills School, in the East Rand, have drowned in a man-made dam at a private camping site near the Hennops River in Centurion during a school excursion on Monday. According to the City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department, it received a call around on Monday afternoon, where the drowning incident was reported. “Emergency Services arrived on the scene to find that two boys aged between 13 years and 16 years of age had drowned. It is alleged that the boys were engaged in a water activity as part of a school excursion. The bodies were…
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has recalled two batches of Benylin Paediatric Syrup, after high levels of diethylene glycol were detected in a batch of the Syrup. Diethylene glycol is toxic to humans when consumed and can prove fatal. Toxic effects can include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, inability to pass urine, headaches, altered mental state, and acute kidney injury which may lead to death. The authority said the syrups are from the affected products come from batches 329303 and 329304. “The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) received a report from the Nigerian National Agency for…
The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has called for maximum restraint in the Middle East. This after Iran launched hundreds of more than 200 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday. Tehran said it was in retaliation to a strike earlier this month by Israel at its consulate in Damascus, Syria, that killed its officials and Syrian residents. Iran’s attack prompted the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday. “The Middle East is on the brink. The people of the region are confronting a real danger of adevastating full-scale conflict. Now is the time to…
The African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa said he has no regrets in granting his predecessor Jacob Zuma remission of sentence. Zuma was granted “special remission” last year August, shortly after he reported to the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, to complete his 15 months sentence, after he defied the Constitutional Court order to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture. Ramaphosa’s comments come a the “special remission” has now emerged as a legal tussle between the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Zuma, as the IEC is arguing that Zuma isn’t eligible to contest a…