Author: Bongani Mdakane

Reign of terror as NW municipality defies court, rewards ‘violent’
Politics

Tswaing Community Resistance Front accuses Samwu of sabotage

Drama is escalating in the troubled Tswaing Local Municipality in the North West, where the South African Municipality Workers Union (Samwu) is being accused of... Read more.
News

‘Innovative programmes can mitigate impact of HIV management funding crisis’

As effective management of HIV continues to be a cause of concern in the country, a combination of strategies, including innovative programmes by the private sector,... Read more.
Breaking News, Education

Over 200K pupils recorded as Gauteng kicks off Grade 1 and 8 online applications

The Gauteng Department of Education has announced that it has processed 213 000 applications for learners who will be in Grade 1 and Grade 8 next year. Applications... Read more.
Sowetan executive editor and versatile media executive Pearl Sebolao passed on
Breaking News, News

Sowetan executive editor Pearl Sebolao dies

Celebrated journalist and editor, Pearl Sebolao passed away in the wee hours of Saturday morning, aged 50. Sebolao died peacefully after a short-illness at Johannesburg... Read more.
Graft-accused CFO Morufa Moloto lands North West Parks top job
Politics

PSA wants North West Parks to reverse appointment of graft-accused CFO Morufa Moloto

The Public Servants Association (PSA), a workers union that mainly represents thousands of government employees across the country, is up in arms over the appointment... Read more.
'Ramaphosa doesn't have power to suspend minister Mchunu'
Politics

‘President Cyril Ramaphosa doesn’t have power to suspend minister Senzo Mchunu’

The lawyers of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa stating that he does not have the power to place the minister... Read more.
Nation hoping there be consequences this time 
Politics

AfriForum blames Cyril Ramaphosa, ANC for the 30% tariff hike by Donald Trump

President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC have been accused by the AfriForum of being responsible for the hike of the tariffs on local imports to the US. This comes... Read more.
SAHRC, SACC, NFP want Mkhwanazi’s claims on Mchunu probed
Crime, National, Police, Politics

SAHRC, SACC, NFP call for inquiry into Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Senzo Mchunu claims

Following the explosive allegations revealed by the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, over the rogue unit operating within... Read more.