Author: Motlhaping Modise

The North West Department of Health has activated its teams to be on high alert following confirmation of one case of cholera in the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the Province. The case was confirmed on Monday after the said patient was admitted at Life Peglerae Hospital in Rustenburg on Saturday. The Department’s Media and Communications Director Tebogo Lekgethwane said that a male patient who is a miner at the Northam Platinum mine in Limpopo is still admitted and being monitored at the hospital. “According to the reports we received the patient presented himself to the hospital with the symptoms…

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has committed to paying outstanding student accommodation providers or landlords as they are commonly known by next Wednesday. The scheme was reacting to the growing threats of evictions meted against the students due to non-payments of their accommodation. Speaking on YOU FM Newshour this evening, NSFAS spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi said that they regret the situation “The situation is regrettable. However, it arises because of non-compliance with NSFAS regulations or rules or policies that govern student accommodation. “We have a very simple arrangement where NSFAS funded students must sign an agreement with the…

The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has raised concerns that several legal representatives are facing possible disbarment for alleged misconduct including but not limited to misuse of client’s funds. According to a statement released by the council, 15 legal practitioners might be disbarred if found guilty of misconduct this year. Amongst them are prominent legal practitioners including the country’s first impeached Judge (former Western Cape Judge President), Dr. John Hlophe, Advocate Barnabas Xulu and the country’s first impeached Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Speaking on You FM Newshour, LPC spokesperson Kabelo Lebetele said that the council dealt with over 1 000…

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) in the North West Province is calling for an immediate and transparent investigation into what it called an “appalling and disgraceful” conduct of the acting North West Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng. This after he allegedly publicly “assaulted” a police officer during a funeral service over the weekend in Swartruggens. The union said an appropriate disciplinary action must be taken against the acting Provincial Commissioner.In a 49-seconds long widely circulated video clip, Major General Asaneng is heard shouting “in uniform” several times to the allegedly intoxicated police member, before removing his…

A scathing Gqeberha High Court judgment in the Eastern Cape that acquitted a self-proclaimed prophet Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho of all the 32 charges preferred against them has sparked controversy, anger and public outcry on how the country justice system handled the matter.Judge Irma Schoeman acquitted the trio due to insufficient evidence and inability by the state to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused before her are linked to the crimes they are accused of.The accused were facing charges of rape, human trafficking and money laundering.Chapter nine institutions, the Commission…

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it has noted with deep concern the recent revelations in the alleged rape of seven-year-old girl in Matatiele, in the Eastern Cape. The commission said that while certain aspects of this tragic case may fall outside its direct mandate, it nevertheless presents a critical moment for reflection and urgent advocacy around the systemic failures in the country’s child protection systems. This tragic incident has ignited public support and sparked a countrywide protest. Speaking on You FM Newshour on Tuesday evening, SAHRC’s Commissioner Nomahlubi Khwinana said that children’s interests must always take precedence…

Former North West MEC’s Dr. Manketsi Tlhape, Wendy Nelson and Lenah Miga are amongst the eight newly appointed interim board members who’ll serve at the North West Housing Corporation (NHWC) with effect from 1st April 2025 until the appointment of new board. The North West Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs said that MEC Oageng Molapisi made the appointment in terms of Section 3(2) of the North West Housing Corporation Act No. 24 of 1982. The board also includes Kabelo Mataboge, former member of provincial legislature, Dikeledi Moagi, Samuel Tsagae, Sarah Nkatlo, and Ephraim Lepomane. According to…

The North West Transport Investment (NTI) Business Rescue Practitioner (BRP) Thomas Samsons’s attempt to hold on to his position has hit a snag again, following another Gauteng North High Court decision to dismiss his application to appeal his removal. In November, the Pretoria High court found that was not fit enough to hold the position. The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has welcomed the judgment, saying that it presented a compelling case against the BRP, and the court agreed with them that Samsons is incompetent and therefore unfit to occupy the office as he has failed to…

The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West said that arrests of other service providers who were involved in a syndicate that defrauded the Municipality more than R25 million between December 2018 and May 2019 are imminent.The Municipality has welcomed the recent apprehension of four of its former employees and one service provider, by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks on 17 March 2025. The suspects include Patrick Pogisho Shikwane, Leslina Olga Ndlovu, the former municipality Chief Financial Officer; Patrick Tlhapi, the Chief Whip; Gontse Kekana, the secretary to the former municipal manager;…

Twenty-three South Africans who were held captive in Myanmar after they were lured to Thailand under false pretenses of lucrative jobs, have been rescued and safely arrived home today. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has confirmed that the 23, form part of 7 000 other individuals from various countries. DIRCO spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said that the department facilitated the repatriation of the victims and provided financial assistance. “Before leaving South Africa last year, these men and women were enticed to the Kingdom of Thailand under false pretences by an employment agency that promised them lucrative jobs that…