Religious fraternity a powerful voice against injustices – Mashatile

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Deputy President Paul Mashatile says churches, mosques, synagogues and other religious platforms are pillars of society, doing valuable work in education, feeding ...

Call for tight biosecurity as bird flu outbreak spreads

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The Department of Agriculture says the country is dealing with a number of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks and over one million chickens have already ...

Mashatile to convene engagement between government and inter-faith leaders

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According to a Presidency statement, the engagement will consider practical steps towards institutionalising partnerships between government and inter-faith leaders ...

NUM devastated as 22 mine workers die in a collision

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NUM said the two vehicles caught fire, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.

Libya and Morocco’s pain is SA’s too, said President Ramaphosa

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Ramaphosa said South Africa shared the pain and loss felt by the people of eastern Libya and Morocco.

Malema heading to court over firearm discharge

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EFF leader Julius Malema is expected to appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday for allegedly discharging a firearm in a public ...

Government hails late Derek Watts as voice of reason

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GCIS acting director General Nomonde Mnukwa has hailed veteran journalist Derek Watts as a voice of reason and an advocate for transparency and accountability.

Minister Kubayi calls for policy review on joint home ownership

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The Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has called for a policy review on joint home ownership to respond to particular cases of gender-based violence ...

‘Soviet Union’s support sustained Struggle,’ says Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa, while in Russia, said South Africa remembered with deep gratitude how the support of the people and the government of the then-Soviet ...

NUM welcomes Oberholzer’s departure from Eskom

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The National Union of Mineworkers said that Eskom did not deserve its former COO, Jan Oberholzer, and has welcomed his departure.

PSA concerned NHI being used as election campaign strategy

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The Public Servants Association says it is concerned that the ANC government is using the introduction of the National Health Insurance as an election campaign strategy ...

Students can now check their NSFAS funding status

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has announced that students whose statuses were “pending decisions” have now been assessed and the outcome is reflected ...

IEC partners with social media giants to curb disinformation

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With the national and provincial elections around the corner, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has once again partnered with social media giants Google, ...

Four cops among seven arrested for armed robbery

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According to the Hawks, four police officials, a Tshwane Metro police officer and two civilians were allegedly involved in an armed robbery that took place on June ...

Father jailed to two life terms for raping his son, 6, twice

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NPA regional spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa, says that both incidents occurred in 2020 in Standerton, Mpumalanga, at the Sakhile location.

‘Killing of children cannot be a normal thing,’ says Social Development Minister Zulu

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The minister said this as Child Protection Week came to an end, calling for communities to be more vigilant for possible perpetrators of abuse, rape and violence. ...

National Health Insurance Bill set for heated debate

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The Portfolio Committee on Health has adopted its 75-page report on the National Health Insurance Bill, which will be debated in the National Assembly, but there ...

Electricity minister announces two additional hydrogen projects

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The Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced that two additional hydrogen projects have been approved by the Eskom board.

High-level Department of Defence delegation heads to US to engage on military matters

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A delegation of 13 members of the Department of Defence is jetting to the ...

Numsa rejects Eskom’s new, revised wage offer

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Numsa says that it rejects the proposal because it feels that Eskom can do better.

DA questions R93 million spent on maintaining 97 ministerial mansions

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According to the DA, parliamentary questions have revealed that over a period of two years the government spent R93 million on maintaining the 97 mansions, valued ...

Defence welcomes Presidency’s decision to institute an enquiry into the docking of Lady R

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The Department of Defence and its entities say that they have noted and welcomed the decision by the Presidency to institute an enquiry into the docking of the Russian ...

Woman in dock for R14. 7m theft and tender fraud at Eskom

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A Portuguese woman was granted bail of R100,000 relating to R14. 7 million theft and tender fraud at Eskom.

Gordhan defends himself after AG’s scathing report on SOEs

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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has come out swinging, rebuking assertions that he should vacate his post in the department.

Man gets life for raping girl, 9, under pretence of attending his child’s party

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The accused, who was a family friend of the victim, invited the victim and her younger brother to his residence under the pretence that they were going to attend ...