Author: Motlhaping Modise

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…

Former Interpol Ambassador, Strategy and Security expert Andy Mashaile said South African law enforcement agencies will have to double their efforts in devising a crime prevention strategy to address the growing concern of human trafficking in Lombardy East, Gauteng and across the country. This follows the discovery of more than 30 Ethiopian nationals in a house in Lombardy East on Wednesday, where it’s suspected they were kept against their will. Gauteng police said they’re investigating a case of suspected human trafficking and looking for the owner of a house. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said that SAPS members found…

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that it has received 40 representations of political parties on why they shouldn’t be deregistered from its political party register. According to the IEC, the said parties failed to renew their registration by the end of January this year. As the country’s registrar of political parties, the IEC ten days ago issued a notice of cancellation of registration of inactive political parties in the country. The electoral body warned that 192 inactive parties had until 24 March 2025 to make “compelling representations on why they should remain on the IEC political party register.” The…

The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) at Moses Kotane District in the North West, has urged its mother body, the South African Communist Party (SACP) to contest the 2026 local government elections independently from the alliance leader, ANC.The league’s Provincial Secretary Mogale Matsose II told You FM Newshour that decision was taken at the Provincial 6th Congress Committee Fourth plenary meeting that was held over the weekend in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp. “We believe that regardless of the difficulties ahead, it is important for the SACP to contest the local government elections for the sake of the working class…

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is embroiled in a scandal involving allegations of widespread fraud, with a recent revelation shaking the agency to its core. An official from a Johannesburg local office, who had been evading capture, voluntarily surrendered to authorities at the Kliptown Police Station on Sunday, accompanied by her legal representation. This marks a significant development in a case that has seen multiple officials implicated in illegal activities targeting social security funds. With the new surrender, the total number of SASSA officials suspected of various fraudulent activities has risen to eight. This follows the recent arrest…

The North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi said that significant strides have been made to curb the spread of Tuberculosis (TB) in the province. Mokgosi was addressing the provincial World TB Day commemoration in Tshing Township in Ventersdorp in the JB Marks Local Municipality. “Today we are gathered as a province united in our commitment to a course that affects millions across the world, the fight against TB. This is a day which marks Dr. Robert Koch’s ground-breaking announcement of the discovery of the bacteria responsible for TB in 1882, however more than a century later TB remains a global healthcare…