Author: Tshwarelo eseng Mogakane

Education

Grade R pupil killed after scholar transport bus runs her over at Mpumalanga school

A five-year-old Grade R learner from a Mpumalanga school has died after she was allegedly run over by a scholar transport vehicle during afternoon dismissal, in... Read more.
MKP fail at ConCourt
News

Jacob Zuma suffers another court setback in a week in bid to remove Billy Downer

Former president Jacob Zuma has suffered two separate legal setbacks in the same week in his long-running effort to have lead prosecutor Billy Downer removed from... Read more.
News

R130bn Afreximbank deal partly ignites SA’s mineral beneficiation push

South Africa has formally acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), unlocking a R130-billion (US$8-billion) country... Read more.
DD Mabuza high court ruling
News

David Mabuza’s ex-partner wins court order to secure support for children

The ex-partner of the late former deputy president David “DD” Mabuza has obtained an urgent high court order compelling the appointment of an independent... Read more.
News

Witness D | Ipid sends Ekurhuleni metro cops murder docket to NPA amid pressure

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has moved to refer the finalised investigation docket into the murder of Emmanuel Mbhense to the National... Read more.
US, Iran tensions
Big Reads, Business

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN SA: Donald Trump signs AGOA extension despite genocide claims

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) said the United States’ one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) will provide... Read more.
Sobukwe honoured
News

Renaming Graaff-Reinet after Robert Sobukwe stokes political debate

The renaming of Graaff-Reinet, a historic town in the Karoo region of the Eastern Cape, to Robert Sobukwe, has deepened a political and ideological standoff between... Read more.
Mandla Ndlovu asks for prayers for the ANC
Politics

Mandla Ndlovu invokes prayer as ANC seeks redemption after 2021 vote bloodbath

Mpumalanga Premier and provincial ANC chairperson Mandla Ndlovu on Sunday braved the line between church and campaign, stepping behind the pulpit to predict a decisive... Read more.
Rivers
News

Fossil fuel dependence, La Niña devastate Kruger in climate ‘perfect storm’

The continued global reliance on traditional energy sources, particularly fossil fuels, collided with a powerful La Niña weather system to unleash a climate “perfect... Read more.
News

Farmers take legal action as John Steenhuisen misses FMD vaccine deadline

South African farmers organisations have instructed their attorneys to approach the courts after Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen failed to meet the deadline... Read more.