City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has dismissed suggestions that the handover of 48 Breaking New Ground (BNG), formerly RDP, houses at Dube Hostel in Soweto is part of the ANC’s election campaign ahead of next week’s local government elections. Morero was speaking to the media alongside the MMC for Human Settlements, Mlungisi Mabaso, during the official handover of the housing units on Thursday. The mayor insisted that the allocation was taking place at the appropriate time, saying the City…
The Information Regulator has renewed its efforts to challenge the longstanding practice of publishing matric results in newspapers, taking the matter to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). The action follows previous unsuccessful legal bids in the High Court concerning the enforcement of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). During an exclusive interview on YOU FM’s Breakfast With You, the Regulator’s Senior Manager of Communications and Media, Nomzamo Zondi, sought to clarify its position, saying the application aims to…
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has expressed concern over the impact of ongoing gang-related gun violence in Westbury on learners, educators, parents and school communities. The concerns follow reports of another shooting in the area on Monday, in which five young people were reportedly shot. Three people were killed and two others sustained critical injuries. The Gauteng Department of Education has confirmed that one of those shot is a learner from R.W. Fick Secondary School. The identities of the other…
The Johannesburg High Court sitting in Palm Ridge has granted the State’s application to restart the case against Sithembiso Mdlalose, who is accused of starting a fire that killed 76 people at the Usindiso Building in Marshalltown in August 2023. The court heard that the matter needed to be restarted due to issues surrounding the identification of some of the deceased victims. State prosecutor Thami Mpekane explained why the case should begin afresh. Mpekane said the new evidence the State…