“We Can Even Kill Each Other” President Zuma

President Jacob Zuma has come out very strong against the militarization of the country’s workers’ federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, warning that there will be dire consequences if the federation continues to, as he says, unravel. He was speaking in Durban on Friday to mark Workers’ Day. President Zuma told the workers that the tension within COSATU could lead to the members killing each other if nothing is done. In an emotionally charg... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, May 1st, 2015

PE Teacher’s Husband Presented a Googled Euology

As the world and South Africa awaits to hear the ‘close relative’ that is implicated in the murder of Port Elizabeth teacher, Jayde Panayitou, it has also emerged that the moving eulogy that was pre... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Thursday, April 30th, 2015

Pretoria High Court Rules in Favour of Assisted Suicide

The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of former advocate Robin Stransham-Ford’s court bid to end his life. 65- year-old Stransham-Ford was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in late 2013. With... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, April 30th, 2015

East Africa Silent About Protests as Burundi Slides into Constitutional Crisis: Amnesty International

As Burundi tightens its hand on all forms of media coverage on the issue of protests against their President Pierre Nkurunziza running for a third term and moved to clamp down on protesters, a rights group has ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Justice Portfolio Committee Meeting Turns into a “Circus” as Madonsela Presents Her Report

What started off as a meeting to allow the Public Protector’s Office to propose to the Justice Portfolio Committee why it required an expanded budget in order to finance its operations degenerated into wh... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Security Guard Shot Dead in Durban Cash Heist

Police in Durban have confirmed that a security guard was, on Tuesday afternoon, shot dead by unidentified gunman at a mall in the coastal town on Tuesday morning. This was in a suspected cash in transit robber... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

One Killed and More than 200 Injured in Johannesburg Train Crash

One person was killed and more than two hundred others injured when two trains collided at Denver railway station in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. According to the Chief executive officer for Prasa Rail Mose... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

Guard Killed and Over 200 Injured in Johannesburg Train Crash

The CEO for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mosenngwa Mofi, has confirmed that a Metrorail guard was killed and a female train driver was airlifted to hospital, while 240 people were injured ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 27th, 2015

Xenophobia: Nigeria Starts Taking Action

The South African government has condemned and described as “an unfortunate and regrettable step”, the move taken by the Nigerian government to recall their two top envoys to South Africa as a react... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 26th, 2015

Social Development Minister Threatens Xenophobia Refugees

A Burundian national is recovering in a coma in hospital after an altercation which involved the police in Durban, the media has revealed recently. He was apparently assaulted by the police with the butt of a p... Read more »