Author: Silver Sibiya
The last group of South Africans stranded in war-torn Sudan arrived on Sunday following a rescue mission described by Dirco as ‘dangerous’ when civilians got caught up in the crossfire in clashes between government forces and the rebel group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Several people have lost their lives in skirmishes recently because of the power struggle in Sudan which intensified recently when the Sudanese armed forces loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the country’s ruler, clashed with the RSF forces aligned with General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti. The situation forced many countries to evacuate their citizens…
The family of one of the two Soweto children who were brutally slain and their bodies left in the fields in White City and in Rockville last week said they had their suspicions all along that those nabbed by the police could have been behind the death of their child. The killing of the two boys Nqobizitha Zulu and Tshiamo Ramanye caused outrage in the Soweto community following the arrest of a 50-year-old grandmother of one of the murdered children and her 39-year-old partner after they were found with body parts. Nqobizitha Zulu’s grandfather, Anderson Mdingi said during the sidelines…
The families of the two boys whose mutilated bodies were found in Rockville and White City in Soweto yesterday morning, were devastated by the brutal killings. Six-year-old Tshiamo Ramanye and Nqobile Zulu (5) were allegedly kidnapped on Thursday afternoon while playing in the area. The community gathered in the veld where the bodies were found and in an emotional outpouring threatened to unleash violence on those responsible for the heinous crime. A community member who preferred anonymity said the person who did the horrendous crime didn’t deserve to live but to be burned alive. “We are very hurt as the community…
The leader of the newly formed political party, Rise Mzansi, Songezo Zibi, has lambasted the DA’s approach to lure political parties with its so-called ‘Moonshot Pact’. This emerged during the launch of a new political party called Rise Mzansi, at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein. Over the weekend DA leader John Steenhuisen claimed 15 parties have endorsed his Moon Pact which entails entering into a pre-election agreement with the hope of parties coming together to unseat the ANC in the 2024 general elections. Steenhuisen said newly-formed parties and movements who have not yet contested elections are more than welcome to join…
Convicted murderer Rosemary ‘Nomiya’ Ndlovu is back in court, this time for conspiracy to kill a friend’s husband Justice Mudau so that his wife Nomsa Mudau could allegedly benefit from life insurance worth R1,5 million. Nomsa Mudau appeared alongside Ndlovu in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court, where Justice Mudau told the court that his wife Nomsa had already confessed to plotting to kill him. Justice said Nomsa met Ndlovu at the Tembisa Police Station and influenced her to kill her husband. “She said a friend influenced her; she arranged that I should be killed,” he told the court and said…
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng is trying to persuade the Patriotic Alliance’s (PA) Gayton McKenzie not break ranks with the coalition partners to join ActionSA and support the party in its motion of no confidence against Mayor Thapelo Amad. This week McKenzie apologised to the City of Joburg for supporting the elections of Amad for the Mayorship of Joburg following a television interview where Amad battled to explain what he said was a loan procured by the City to deal with its debt. ANC Provincial Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi in a media briefing in Johannesburg today said the party…
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said 225 people lost their lives on our roads during the Easter weekend, 64 more lives than we lost last year during the same period. Chikunga said this in Midrand today when she was releasing the statistics on road fatalities during the Easter weekend when many people go on holiday or others go back home in different parts of the country. Chikunga said she was disappointed at the high rate of crashes and fatalities which occurred during Easter. “The total number of fatal crashes this year is 185 resulting in 225 fatalities as opposed to the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the energy sector remains the foremost priority for his administration while addressing the Fifth South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg yesterday. Ramaphosa said the conference affirms local and international investor confidence in the structural reforms the government has been driving to improve the business environment. He said the Energy Action Plan presents a clear path to reduce the severity and frequency of load shedding in the short term and achieve energy security in the long term, adding that he has been implementing wide-ranging reforms in the electricity sector to enable private investment…
The African National Congress (ANC) has refused to divulge details of the meeting of its senior leaders with former President Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki met the officials yesterday following the leaking of his letter criticising the party for using its parliamentary majority to protect President Cyril Ramaphosa whom he believes has a case to answer about his Phala Phala farm scandal. Mbeki, in the scathing 17-page letter to the ANC top brass raised concerns about the manner in which the party dealt with the Phala Phala scandal and made comparisons with Nkandlagate which involved former President Jacob Zuma, who parliamentarians also…
The City of Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad has cautioned motorists and pedestrians to be responsible on the roads this coming Easter to avoid unnecessary accidents which may lead to fatalities. Amad was speaking during the launch of Public Safety Department City’s Easter Safety Campaign in Woodmead today. He said his aim is to make it possible for the City of Joburg to be a safe space at all times. “Today officers must do their work to make sure that both motorists and pedestrians are safe and everyone reaches their destination in a safe mode,” he said. Ahmad said the officers…