Author: newsnote correspondent
Outside the Gauteng Department of Health, hundreds of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) activists have assembled and are requesting that all children be assigned to schools. According to the party, there are 2,000 kids in the province who have yet to find a school. The education department, however, contests this number. Nkululeko Dunga, the regional head of the EFF, claimed that the party had received complaints from parents who claimed that their kids were staying home instead of attending school. “It is an unconstitutional thing for any student to not have a basic right to free and quality education, and that…
The number of fatalities from the Monday night collision between a bus and a truck carrying cash-in-transit in the Limpopo region of Vhembe has increased to 21. The collision wounded almost 60 persons. According to Florence Radzilani, MEC for Limpopo Transport and Community Safety, the bus had been carrying passengers from Makhado to locations around Nzhelele, Siloam, and Tshikombani. The cash-in-transit van’s driver reportedly lost control of it while passing another car, which is how the two vehicles came to crash. After then, the bus fell from the highway bridge into the river below and came to rest on its left…
The family of multi-award-winning hip-hop artist AKA whose real name is Kiernan Forbes will be laid to rest in a private provincial funeral on Saturday. In a statement released on Tuesday, the bereaved family said the renowned rapper’s memorial service will take place on Friday at the Sandton Convention Centre. AKA and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane’s were killed outside a restaurant on the popular nightlife strip on Florida Road on Friday night and their abrupt deaths have since sent shockwaves to the music industry and the nation at large. Grieving fans across the continent continued to pay tribute to the iconic…
The case brought by the UDM and 18 others against the Government and Eskom on the protracted and crippling blackouts will be heard by the full bench of Gauteng Division of the High Court on 20 to 24 March, the Deputy Judge President Judge Ledwaba has ruled. Applicants on the case against the government and Eskom including UDM, Numsa, Saftu, the IFP among other parties are also challenging the manner in which government has responded to the challenges brought about by load shedding that have not only created job losses, but has decimated South Africas’ economy like never before since…
While 13 February marks World Radio Day celebrated globally, some of the media veterans believe the medium has found a way to survive within the changing competitive media fraternity. World Radio Day is celebrated following the establishment of the United Nation’s own station in 1946 to raise public awareness of the importance of radio and to encourage decision makers to use the medium to provide access to information and to improve cooperation and communication among broadcasters. The programs manager at You FM, Tumelo Diaho-Monaheng, said radio as an industry is far from dead although many have predicted that it is…
The Tshwane mayor, Randall Williams, has resigned. Williams stated that he is stepping down to maintain the multiparty coalition’s stability. Williams stated in a statement, “I do not want the political instability that has occurred in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni to cross over into Tshwane.” “Continuous contact and involvement were necessary to maintain the multi-party coalition in order to secure harmony in our community and the achievement of our objectives.” Williams, a DA councillor, resigns before a resolution of no confidence is made against him; party officials had anticipated that he would lose since he had lost the support of his…
According to Lettie-Basani Phume, executive of group human capital at Momentum Metropolitan, there has been an upsurge in criminals taking advantage of gullible job applicants in South Africa. According to Phume, con artists are growing more skilled and persuasive. Impersonator accounts replicate well-known or searchable employers while claiming to provide a career with great compensation and perks or an investment that shouldn’t be ignored. Momentum claims that in order to make the scam seem more credible, fake Facebook and Twitter pages frequently incorporate the impersonator’s same biography and copied photos. Due to South Africa’s intensely competitive employment market, these situations…
An alarming number of South Africans desperately need to start living within their means in light of the current economic reality, says Momentum Investments. The latest Momentum Unisa Household Financial Wellness Index revealed that South Africans spend more than they earn monthly. According to the index, almost 70% of financially distressed households find it difficult to cover monthly expenses and pay bills. “Shockingly, even financially well households find it difficult to pay their bills and debt,” said the group. Bertie Nel from Momentum said that growing inflation and increased interest rates put consumers under pressure and make achieving financial goals…
The corpse of one of the two persons who went missing on Friday in the Eastern Cape’s Mbhashe Local Municipality has been discovered, increasing the province’s total number of flood fatalities to three.The Chris Hani District Municipality had earlier announced the discovery of two remains that had been lost in Komani and other regions due to flooding caused by heavy rains.After last week’s floods at Nqabarha village, two persons from Mbhashe Local Municipality who were traveling in a bakkie with four other passengers capsized while attempting to cross an overflowing river.The K9 unit is still being used in the search…
Elsewhere in Hatay, a 12-year-old girl, Cudie, was saved after being trapped for 147 hours. State media also reported a 13-year-old saved in Gaziantep on Sunday, with rescuers saying: “You are a miracle.” The number of people confirmed to have died in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 33,000. Syria has not reported an updated death toll since Friday, so the true number is likely higher. Hopes are dwindling of finding many more survivors, and on the ground there is a sense that the rescue mission will soon end. The Syrian Civil Defence Force, or White Helmets, which…