News

By: Zilungile Mkhize Deputy Finance Minister, David Masondo, says the reliable supply of electricity is one of the areas Operation Vulindlela is focused on. Operation Vulindlela is an initiative driven by the Presidency and supported by the National Treasury aimed at accelerating the implementation of prioritised economic structural reforms. Eskom has announced that it is […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize I-EFF seyitshele inkantolo yamajaji ePitolo ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuvulwa kudalulwe emphakathini yonke imniningwane ekhona mayelana nezimali ezasebenza emkhankasweni wokhetho kaMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa. Ummeli we EFF, uAdvocate Ishmael Semenya, uthi ukuvulwa kwalamafayela nezitatimende zikaRamaphosa, kungasiza kakhulu empini ekhona yokunqanda inkohlakalo ezweni. Leliqembu lisenkantolo ukuyozama ukuthola imvume yokuba kudedelwe lemniningwane emphakathini, kulandela ukuvalwa kwayo […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has confirmed that the late King Goodwill Zwelithini will laid to rest tomorrow night. Buthelezi has been briefing media on the King’s funeral plans. On Sunday, the family announced that Isilo’s wish was to be buried at night and only by men […]

By: Bongani Gina Njengoba izwe lonke lisaqhubeka nokubhonga emswanini kulandela ukukhothama kweSilo, kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi izindaba zokukhothama kukaNgangezwelakhe zidalulwe emphakathini nguNdunankulu wesizwe samaZulu, iNkosi uMangosuthu Buthelezi. UBongani Gina usibhekela kabanzi ngendima edlalwa nguNdunankulu wesizwe samaZulu.

Parliament may go ahead with the inquiry into Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness for office. This is after the Constitutional Court dismissed her application for direct access to appeal a Western Cape High Court’s ruling against it. Mkhwebane last year approached the High Court for an interdict to stop proceedings. A hearing over her application […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Umholi we EFF, uJulius Malema, usephonse inselelo kumndeni wonke wobukhosi bakwaZulu, ikakhulu amazinyane eSilo esesikhotheme, ukuthi uhambe ezinyathelweni zikaNgangezwelakhe khona imisebenzi yakhe ingeke ibe yizeleze. uMalema usho kanjena ekhuluma nabezindaba ngesikhathi esephuma ngaphakathi esigodlweni sesilo, ukuyobhong’emswaneni Kwakhethomthandayo KwaNongoma, enyakatho yesifundazwe. Uthi useke waxoxa neSilo izikhathi eziningana mayelana nodaba lomhlaba nokubaluleka kokuba abantu […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule says the late AmaZulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini KaBhekuZulu, always called for unity within the ruling party. Magashule has joined a long list of high profile politicians who have travelled to KwaKhethomthandayo Royal Palace, in KwaNongoma north of the province, to pay their respects. He has been leading an […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe The Department of Public Service and Administration has revealed that an amount of R4.5 billion has been spent to pay salaries of suspended government employees. This comes after the Democratic Alliance called for a full update on staff members who are under investigation, but continue to receive full benefits. The audit report […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize UNgqongqoshe wezokuthutha kuzwelonke, uFikile Mbalula, uthi azikho izimpendulo anazo njengamanje mayelana nodaba lwa e-Tolls nezikhalo zabashayeli ngokukhokhelwa kwawo. uMbalula usetshele abezindaba ePitoli ukuthi useyoze akwazi ukuphendula ngaloludaba ekupheleni kwenyanga. Uthi indela eya phambili mayelana nalokho okufanele akushu mayelana nama e-tolls, izoyithola kukhabhinethi likazwelonke kanye nomnyango kamgcinimafa. Indaba yama e-tolls ialokhu iyinkinga kuzakhamuzi […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Motorists can expect another huge increase in fuel prices at the beginning of next month. The Central Energy Fund’s mid-month data points to increases of around 90 cents per litre for petrol and 65 cents for diesel respectively. On top of that, fuel taxes are set to increase by 27 cents per […]

The State Capture Commission of Inquiry has told the highest court in the land that former president Jacob Zuma sought to exploit his status as head of state by refusing to testify at the commission. The Commission, chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, has filed its heads of argument at the Constitutional Court in […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Umholi we EFF, uJulius Malema, usenxuse izakhamuzi kuzwelonke ukuba zikubeke eceleni okwesikhashana ubuzwe, amasiko kanye nezinkolelo zabo, kodwa zikhumbule izimfundiso ezinhle neziyalo zeSilo, uGoodwill Zwelini KaBhekuzulu. UMalema uthi isigungu esiphezulu seqembu lakhe sizolibangisa KwaNongoma namhlanje, ukuyodlulisa amazwi enduduzo nokuzithoba kwabo emndenini wasebukhosini bakwaZulu. Uthi amagalelo nobuholi beSilo kwabonakala kakhulu ngeminyaka yango 1990 […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Uphiko oluphenya ukuziphatha kwamaphoyisa, i-IPID, selubophe amaphoyisa amane ngokubulawa kuka-Mthokozisi Ntumba ngesikhathi kuqhubeka umbhikisho wabafundi eWits. Lamaphoyisa amane asebenzela uphiko iPublic Order Policing. uNtumba kusolakala ukuthi wabulwa yilamaphoyisa ngesikhathi ehlakaza isinxuku sabafundi ngezinhlavu zenjoloba ngesikhathi bebhikishela ukuthi inyuvesi iWits ivumele abafundi abanezikweletu ukuba bakwazi ukubhalisela ukufuna kulonyaka. uNtumba ushiye emhlabeni unkosikazi wakhe […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Eskom Group CEO, André de Ruyter, says the power utility needs more than R300 billion to comply with emission control regulations. De Ruyter has been briefing media on Eskom’s operational performance. On Sunday, the power utility announced the extension of load-shedding to Wednesday due to constrained generation capacity. De Ruyter says this […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Inhlangano yabafundi, i-SASCO, isifunge yagomela ukuthi imibhikisho isazoqhubeka ezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme kuzwelonke, kuze kube izikhalo zabafundi zemfundo yamahhala ziyezwakala. Abafunda bafuna umnyango wezemfundo ephakeme ubalekelele ekutheni nalabo abanezikweletu bakwazi ukubhalisela ukufunda kulonyaka. Lesiteleka sabafundu esibizwe yinhlangano i-SASCO, silandela umbhikisho owaqubuka eWits nokwashona kuwo umuntu oyedwa, ngesikhathi amaphoyisa evulela ngezinhlamvu zenjoloba. Umengameli walenhlangano, […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe & Mfundo Mabaso Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande, says government doesn’t have the money to support students who want their historical debts cleared. Nzimande is responding to the 15 demands submitted by the South African Union of Students (SAUS). South African Union of Students says it will be conducting a national shutdown […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member, Fikile Mbalula, has admitted wrongdoing in the recent utterances made against fellow party member, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. This follows Mbalula’s tweet, attacking Dlamini Zuma, insinuating that she had vied for the party’s job at the behest of her former husband, ex-president Jacob Zuma, who had wanted to […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula says the appointment of the PRASA Group CEO, Zolani Matthews,  was another step closer to stabilising the organisation. Mbalula says this during a Governance Workshop of the Board, in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon. This workshop is meant to deal incisively with Corporate Governance and the role of the […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso EFF Leader Julius Malema says police have no respect for Black people because they see how their minister, Bheki Cele, behaves and treats this race. This follows the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba, who was was shot and killed by the police during student protests. The incident is currently under investigation by the […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso The AmaZulu Royal family has confirmed that King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu will be laid to rest in a private ceremony in line with his wishes. Isilo samabandla passed away in the early hours of Friday morning, due to COVID-19 complications. Yesterday, the Khethomthandayo Royal Palace, in KwaNongoma north of the province, was […]

By: Bright Ntuli Prime Minister to the Zulu Monach and nation, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has confirmed the passing of his majesty, King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu. In a statement chief Buthelezi, who is also the official spokesperson of the Royal Household, says his majesty passed away in hospital in the early hours of this morning. […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Usekela Mengameli wezwe uDavid Mabuza uthi umkhankaso kahulumeni wokuvundulula futhi kuvalwe izikhungo ezidayisa imigomo yeCOVID-19 engombombayi, usuthele isithelo ezinhle. uMabuza usetshele indlu yabaholi bendabuko ukuthi izinhlaka zobomthetho zakuleli nezangaphandle, sezikwazile ukushaqa inqwaba yalemishanguzo mbumbulu. Selokhu kwaqala umkhankaso oholwa ngumnyango wezempilo wokugoma abasebenzi bezempilo ngenyanga edlule, imibiko yemikhonyovu eyahlukene ilokhu izwakale njalo. uMabuza […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha President Cyril Ramaphosa says Traditional Leaders must work with the Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development department to avail more land for development and to benefit. Ramaphosa has been replying to a debate in the National House of Traditional Leaders. Since 2018, around 1, 5 million hectares of communal land has been […]

Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says Cabinet has agreed to extend the national state of disaster, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak to the 15th of April this year. Ntshavheni has been briefing the media on this week’s Cabinet meeting. The latest extension marks a full year since the first state of disaster […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande, says deserving first year students can continue their registration to institutions of higher learning, as government has sourced additional funding for NSFAS. Nzimande has been addressing media following Cabinet’s meeting on tertiary education funding for the 2021 academic year. The announcement follows mass protests at Wits University […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha President Cyril Ramaphosa says Traditional leaders must be deeply involved in the implementation of the District Development Model. Ramaphosa is replying to issues raised during a debate in the National House of Traditional Leaders. The District Development Model builds on the White Paper on Local Government, which seeks to ensure that local […]

By: Bright Ntuli UNgqongqoshe wezemfundo ephakeme, uBlade Nzimande, uthi ngeke kulunge uma ngase kuphazamiseke ukufunda kulonyaka njengoba vele iskhathi sesidliwe yinja ngenxa yokubambezeleka kwemiphumela ka matric. Imiphumela ka Matric iphume ngasekupheleni kwenyanga eyedlule, kulandela ukuthi unyaka ka 2020 uphazamiseke wonke ngenxa yobhubhane i COVID-19. Kanti kumanje iyaqhubeka imibhikisho enyuvesi iWits njengoba abafundi befuna ukuthi labo […]

By: Mthokozisi Manqele Inhlangano eyengamele ukhetho, i-Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) KwaZulu-Natal, isiqalile ivivela ukhetho lohulumeni basekhaya. Lolukhetho lubhekeke ukuthi lube noma inini sukusela mhlaka 4 August kuya ku 27 October kulonyaka. Ichaza esithangamini sabezindaba ebesibanjwe ngezobuchwepheshe, lekhomishini ithi iskhathi samakhansela siyaphela mhlaka 3 August. Iqhuba ngokuthi ngokwezibalo zokuklanywa kwemingcele osekuzophothulwa, kulindeleke sande isabalo samawadi njengoba […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize & Lindelani Mbatha Umholi weEFF uJulius Malema uthi ukhathazekile ukuthi amaphoyisa asaphatha abantu abamnyama ngendlela ababephethwe ngayo ngezikhathi zobandlululo. uMalema ubekhuluma nabezindaba njengoba bekuqhubeka icala lokushaya iphoyisa abhekene nalo enkantolo yaseRandburg. Ukhuluma kanjena nje, kunamaphoyisa asesolwa ngokudubula abulale umlisa obezihambela ngesikhathi abafundi benyuvesi iWits bebhikisha ngoLwesithathu ekuseni. Lomlisa oneminyaka engu-35 ubudala osekuvele […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize & Lindelani Mbatha Sekudutshulwe kwashona owesilisa ngesikhathi amaphoyisa evulela ngezinhlamvu zenjoloba kubafundi abaqhuba umbhikisho eWits University, eBraamfontien eGoli. Labafundi bafuna lesikhungo sivumele ozakwabo abanezikweletu ezilanganiselwa ku R150 000 kuya phezulu, ukuba nabo bakwazi ukubhalisa baqhubeke nokufunda. Babalelwa ku-6000 abafundi abatshelwe ukuthi ngeke bavunyelwe ukuba babhalise njengoba abanye bekweleta. Okhulumela iWits, uSharona Patel, […]