The University of South Africa (UNISA) and the North West Department of Education are collaborating on a pilot program to empower high school learners to make informed career choices as early as Grade 9. This initiative was discussed during a meeting convened by the North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi, with senior management of the North West Department of Education and representatives from UNISA, led by the President of the UNISA Convocation, Justice Dabampe, on November 19. In a…

Kwazulu-Natal police, led by Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, have raided a factory in which expired and contaminated food items are stored before distribution to the various wholesalers and spaza shops. This is part of a campaign against contaminated food announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week following the deaths of 22 schoolchildren nationwide from food poisoning.

The former minister of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Bheki Cele, has shed more light about the criminal incidents that have happened at his home since he left office. Cele told SABC’s Face the Nation last night that he is being followed by unknown cars and recently, there was a break-in at his house in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Cele was speaking about the matter for the second time. He first made some scant revelations about this while speaking to Vuma…

The MEC for Economic Development and Finance in Gauteng, Lebogang Maile has set out the strict procedures to be followed by foreign nationals who want to register their spaza shops in the province. Maile said the Home Affairs guidelines are clear on the matter. He was announcing the guidelines to be followed after some Soweto residents blocked foreign nationals from registering their spaza shops, claiming that they are not eligible. Among the requirements Maile listed is that the foreign national…

ActionSA President Herman Mashaba has asked the business rescue practitioner of the Mpumalanga mine in which three workers perished eight years ago for permission to recover their remains. Mashaba said his party had written to RC Devereaux and the Department of Minerals and Energy for the green light to hire professional mining rescuers to retrieve the bodies of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda. The trio were trapped in a collapsed container at the Lily Mine near Barberton in…

The first wife of King Misuzulu KaZwelithini of the Zulu nation has broken silence regarding several issues within the royal family and herself.  Queen Ntokozo Mayisela says despite her absence during several royal events, she is still committed to the throne and marriage to the King. “I would like to assure the Zulu nation that I remain fully dedicated to the Zulu throne. My love and passion for this beautiful nation, along with my commitment to building and supporting it,…

As Limpopo school children are admitted to hospital for food poisoning, lobby group the Foundation for Education and Social Justice Africa has called on South Africa’s intelligence community to get to the bottom of the crisis that has left scores of learners either killed or hospitalised.  The foundation’s Deputy Chairperson, Hendrick Makaneta, has taken a jab at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government, accusing it of being reactive to national crises.  This included matters of national importance, such as the food poisoning…

Protesters occupied National Road 4 near the Ressano Garcia border, blocking the largest land crossing between Mozambique and South Africa, in the first of three days of protests called by presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane. The border, approximately 90 kilometres from Maputo, fully reopened on Saturday after clashes instigated by protesters restricted crossing for about a week, which led to an increased police presence around the border. Access, however, was once again blocked this morning as people resumed their protest. Presidential…

The Deputy Director of the North West Department of Public Works and Roads, Mmapitsi Virginia Seate appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 13, facing 54 counts of fraud related to falsified travel expense claims.  According to a joint statement by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Seate (51) was arrested earlier in the day by the Mahikeng-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit. Her arrest follows an investigation into alleged fraudulent…

During a reception for participants of the ongoing “World Without Hunger Conference” in Addis Ababa, President Taye Atske Selassie said Ethiopia is making significant progress in achieving food self-sufficiency and enhancing food security. President Taye praised the government’s successful wheat initiatives, which have made Ethiopia self-sufficient in wheat production and enabled Ethiopia to export surplus crops. The President thanked Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his effective leadership and support for the development of agriculture in Ethiopia. Emphasising the importance of cooperation,…