Author: Motlhaping Modise

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for the revision of the country’s laws related to Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) to ensure they harshly address persistent abuse of women and children in the country.Hlabisa welcomed the decision by the Head of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), Dr. Bongani Elias Sithole, to classify GBVF as a national disaster in terms of Section 23 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002. The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) said that after evaluating the persistent and immediate life-safety risks posed by ongoing acts of violence, it concluded that GBVF…

Anti-Corruption Movement is calling for justice to be served in a case against a 24-year-old-man who allegedly raped a 13-year-old victim in Mogwase near Sun City in the North West. The case against the alleged perpetrator was disregarded without trace and the victim’s mother openly confronted the mother of her daughter’s alleged perpetrator, during a recent GBVF march in the area. In a widely shared disturbing video, the victim’s mother can be heard confronting the alleged perpetrator’s mother during the march. “She had no concern to become an organiser of GBVF when she allowed her own child to violate my…

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has reiterated her call for the revision of visa regulations, specifically highlighting the implementation of visa enhancements like the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) and the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS). Speaking on the side-lines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, De Lille insisted that the changes in the visa regulations will focus on simplifying processes for tourists from key markets like China and India to boost tourism, support economic growth, and create jobs. She said that Tourism has strongly featured in some of the declarations made at the Summit.…

The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) President Collen Malatji and Secretary General Mntuwoxolo Ngudle have been instructed to withdraw letters of suspension issued against each. The intervention came after a meeting held between the ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, and the National Executive Committee of the ANCYL where the league outlined the challenges it had recently confronted and the steps it undertook to address them.“The meeting resolved that all suspension letters issued in relation to the matter be immediately withdrawn. It is agreed that the Secretary General of the ANCYL Mntuwoxolo Ngudle will issue a public apology as part of restoring…

The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has confirmed that preparations are complete for its third annual prayer day, set to take place at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo. The event will focus on pressing national concerns including gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), taxi violence, drug abuse and the high rate of road fatalities. With millions expected to travel during the upcoming festive season, SANTACO said the initiative forms part of its efforts to reduce the 1 502 road deaths recorded during the 2024/25 period. National spokesperson Rebecca Phala said the prayer day will also renew calls for…

The South African Policing union (SAPU) has called on the newly trained police constables to be vigilant and protect themselves against criminals within the parameters of the law. The officers will be appended into the South African Police service (SAPS) after their pass out parade today across the country’s police academies. Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia, together with his two Deputy Ministers, Dr Polly Boshielo and Cassel Mathale will welcome 3 558 newly trained constables at various police training academies across the country. National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, will join Cachalia, who will preside over the largest parade featuring…

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said it has noted a growing interest of aspiring independent candidates and new political parties who continue to register to contest next year’s much talked about municipal elections in the country. The commission has launched a series of nationwide information workshops aimed at empowering would-be candidates and new political parties for the elections. Speaking on YOU FM Newshour, the commission’s acting General Manager for Electoral Operations James Aphane said that the workshop is also targeting those that have not yet registered to contest elections. “We do have a structure called political liaison committee which from…

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the North West has warned that it’ll not hesitate to take legal steps against municipalities that continue to disregard its recommendations.This emerged at the launch of the commission’s Investigative Report into the State of Municipal Service Delivery in the province. The report emanates from a comprehensive investigation conducted by its North West Provincial Office following a series of complaints regarding service delivery challenges across several municipalities in the province. Speaking on YOU FM Newshour, SAHRC’s Provincial Manager Shirley Mlombo said that the report made several findings against the North West Provincial Government…

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has hailed a landmark Pretoria High Court ruling declaring the Madibeng Local Municipality’s failure to provide basic water services to Klipgat C residents unconstitutional and in breach of the Water Services Act. The commission said the judgment marks a major victory following years of complaints, monitoring, and litigation aimed at securing residents’ constitutional right to sufficient, safe, and reliable water. In its order, the court directed the Brits-based municipality — or the North West Cooperative Governance MEC Oageng Molapisi should the municipality be under administration — to take “immediate and concrete” action to…

The North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT) has undertaken to settle the long outstanding debt of Unemployment Insurance Fund, Provident Fund and employees Tax returns owed to the workers at the Golden Leopard Resorts (GLR) in the province. This after the department MEC Bitsa Lenkopane told the North West Provincial Legislature that she is taking decisive steps to restore trust, sustainability, and value across the province’s key tourism and conservation assets, which includes both GLR and the province’s protected areas, such as the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. Speaking on YOUFM Newshour, Lenkopane said that she has…