The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called for legal reforms to prohibit businesses from trading on election day, arguing that declaring the day a public holiday is not enough to ensure equal access to voting. The party believes many people from poorer communities choose to work on election day to earn additional income, making it difficult for them to cast their ballots. EFF Treasurer-General and Tshwane mayoral candidate Omphile Maotwe made the remarks while speaking to the media in Montana,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the second interim report submitted by the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, saying it represents an important step towards restoring integrity within South Africa’s criminal justice system. The report, handed over to the President on Friday, contains the Commission’s findings and recommendations following investigations into allegations of criminality, corruption and political interference within the justice system. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the ANC’s election campaign trail in Diepsloot on Saturday, Ramaphosa expressed confidence…
Here’s the corrected version in UK English with improved grammar, punctuation and journalistic style: The children and siblings of slain community activist Thato Molosankwe have shown remarkable strength by urging South Africans to accept his passing and celebrate the life he lived. They made the appeal during his funeral service at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in Mahikeng on Saturday. Molosankwe’s younger brother, Neo, described him as a man who deeply loved his family and community. “We have a siblings’ WhatsApp…
What was meant to be a night of mourning turned into a powerful celebration of a life that touched countless people across Mahikeng. As family, friends and community members prepare to lay activist Thato Molosankwe (48) to rest at the Mmabatho Convention Centre on Saturday morning, hundreds gathered on Friday night to honour the man many described as a hero, a brother and a servant of the people. Molosankwe was shot and killed at his home in Lomanyaneng, outside Mahikeng,…