Politics
R500m spaza shop support fund to finally be launched
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and the Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Tembisa Ndabeni, will next Tuesday officially launch the R500-million...
Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga details young rape victim’s test results
On Thursday, the Women, Youth, and People with Disabilities minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said they received a report from the hospital doctor who examined the...
Number of Home Affairs deportations surge by 18% annually
The Department of Home Affairs has deported 46,898 undocumented immigrants in the past financial year. This is in an increase of 18% compared to...
Advocate Dinkie Dube recommended as deputy public protector
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has recommended advocate Portia Dube as the deputy public protector.
According to the committee’s chairperson, Xola Nqola,...
North West beauty scoops Miss Phenomenal South Africa title
Winning Miss Phenomenal South Africa last weekend at the Encore Theatre in Pretoria was a monumental achievement for 27-year-old Unathi Sishawu, who sought to...
Justice Minister requests report on Omotoso acquittal
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has invoked Section 33(a) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Act in relation to the acquittal of...
Athol Trollip cautions ANC to stop stating VAT hike was approved
The ANC should not give South Africans the impression that the 0.5% value-added tax (VAT) increase has been approved, according to Athol Trollip, the...
Women’s league calls for review of Timothy Omotoso rape case
The ANC Women's League (ANCWL) is calling for a review of the ruling in the rape case of Timothy Omotoso, a Nigerian televangelist.
Additionally, the...
Seventh-day Adventist told to pay pastor for unfair dismissal
Lerato Makombe, a pastor in the Cape Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has sued the organisation.
This followed her allegations of constructive dismissal, mental...
UJ distances itself from Zim ‘lecturer’, says he is an ex-tutor
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has been trending since the news of Joel Sangweni, a man who claimed to be a lecturer at the...
