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Mbeki: Report tackles education dept for racism smears, unfair suspensions
The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has criticised how allegations of racism at Pretoria High School for Girls were handled by the Gauteng education department,...
Why there’s a rush of African satellite launches
One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and other gizmos – detached from their...
M1 South Bridge between Smit and Carr Streets reopened to traffic
The far left of the M1 South Bridge (between Smit and Carr Streets) has been reopened to traffic following the completion of extensive...
Transnet’s privatisation of Durban container port needs a do-over
The plan to hand over management of the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 to Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) has hit...
Grey list: Regulators target trusts and NGOs in compliance drive
Entities such as public benefit organisations (PBOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have never been considered high-risk terrorist financing or money laundering organisations. However,...
Home Affairs in ‘dire’ condition, spends millions on deportations – ActionSA’s Ngobeni
South Africa may be its own worst enemy when dealing with foreign nationals, says an ActionSA parliamentarian. Lerato Ngobeni held a series of...
Woman killed by ‘malfunctioning’ Ottoman bed that suffocated her
A 39-year-old woman was killed after a malfunctioning Ottoman bed fell on her neck and suffocated her. Helen Davey, a mother of two from Seaham...
Woman got contracts from Eskom while employed by the power utility
The Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court has convicted 41-year-old Thandi Ruth Magagula, a former safety risk officer at Eskom, on charges of corruption...
Severe thunderstorms with flooding expected to hit Gauteng – emergency services on alert
Following a scorching heatwave, Gauteng residents will now have to contend with a level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms and potential flooding. The...
Assessment of Thabo Bester cell showed ‘security violations’, says DCS
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said an assessment of the cell from which Facebook rapist Thabo Bester assessment escaped from showed numerous...
