Minister Angie Motshekga Says Schools to Remain Open, Teachers to Be Vaccinated

The minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, announced on Saturday that schools in South Africa would remain open in order to facilitate the vaccination of members of staff both in public and private schools. Minister Motshekga was making the much-awaited press announcement regarding the decision on whether schools would close in response to the mounting pressure from many sectors following the spiking of Covid 19 cases in the country. Motshekga said that they have taken... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, June 18th, 2021

Buyani Primary School Principal Shot Dead in Suspected Hit

The principal of Buyani Primary School in Freetown just north of Orange Farm in the south of Johannesburg city died on Friday morning in a hail of bullets as he drove into the school premises. This was confirme... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Zambia’s First President Kenneth Kaunda Dies at 97

Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, has died at the age of 97. Kaunda, who is the first democratically elected president of the southern African nation, was admitted to a military hospital on Monday... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

Tembisa 10: Mystery Deepens

As the mystery of the decuplets deepens, it has been revealed that the mother of the children has also been looking for the babies herself. According to the authorities at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Gosi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, June 12th, 2021

Despite the State of Covid in SA, the Worst is Yet to Come

Even though it appears that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit us in South Africa, experts in the field have warned that the worst is yet to come. This warning was sounded by the Covid-19 expert, P... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 10th, 2021

Ramaphosa Approves Amendment of Electricity Regulation Act to Address Load Shedding

In an unprecedented move, the president of the republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa made a statement on Thursday in which he addressed a number of issues that have been bedeviling the power utility, Eskom.... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

Health Minister Mkhize Placed on Special Leave

Amid claims that there is a political agenda in the Digital Vibes debacle, health minister Zweli Mkhize has been placed on special leave to allow him to attend to the allegations and investigations surrounding ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, June 7th, 2021

Mkhize Most Likely to Be Replaced by One of Two Women

As the skeletons come tumbling out of the cupboards, new brooms are said to be on the ready. This is the picture that has been presented by the news doing the rounds in the political circles as it emmerges that... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, June 6th, 2021

TB Joshua Condolence Messages Flood Social Media

Fans from all over the world and across the continent of Africa have sent messages of condolences and solidarity to the family of popular preacher, prophet and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, who was po... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, June 5th, 2021

A Call for Zweli Mkhize to Step Down as Health Portfolio Committee Meets

In spite of the fact that he did not attend the meeting on Friday, the Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize, came under heavy criticism from the health portfolio committee as well as members of the opposition. Mkh... Read more »