National Heritage Council Calls for the Fast Tracking of Policies on National Statues

The National Heritage Council has called for the fast tracking of the proposals to deal with the issue of statues of former leaders in the apartheid era in order to help protect them from the vandalism that seems to continue unabated by various members of the community. The call was made on Saturday as more and more statues were being vandalised all across the country. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Heritage Council, Sonwabile Mancotywa said that the council woul... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, April 10th, 2015

Zuma and Gigaba Condemn KZN Xenophobic Attacks

Following unrests in which foreign nationals were attacked and assaulted by local people in the current spate of xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal, some government officials have condemned these attacks and c... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Friday, April 10th, 2015

President Zuma Declares Chris Hani’s Grave a Heritage Site

President Jacob Zuma is to honour the late struggle icon Chris Hani today in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, by declaring his grave as a heritage site. The presidency has also announced that they will unveil the Chris H... Read more »
By Nonzuzo Dlamini On Thursday, April 9th, 2015

Rhodes Will Fall

Cape Town – After weeks of protests and debates at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Rhodes will fall. The “Rhodes Must Fall” debate began when students threw human waste on the statue of British Col... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

Mugabe in South Africa for First Official Visit in 20 Years

The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe is in South Africa on a state visit that is expected to last a number of days, the South African foreign affairs department reported. This is Mr Mugabe’s first offi... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

CCL Takes Media and Government to Court to Protect Zephany Nurse’s Identity

The Centre for Child Law (CCL) along with 4 other organisations is taking 14 media houses and government institutions to court. They have launched an urgent application to the courts, to temporarily prevent the... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

South African Girl Nabbed Before She Joins the Islamic State

The South African government has announced that it had to stop a fifteen year old girl from travelling in a plane to join the militant Islamist group, The Islamic State. This was reported on Tuesday by the spok... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 6th, 2015

EFF Members May be Prosecuted for Defacing Paul Kruger Statue

Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters have admitted responsibility for defacing the statue of Paul Kruger in Church Square, Pretoria on Monday. The statue was reportedly doused with lime green paint and this... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Monday, April 6th, 2015

SAPS denies that suspect has been arrested in N3 cop killings

The South African Police Services say that a report by News24 claiming that the police had arrested a suspect involved in last week Sunday’s Freeway cop killing in Modderfontein is not true. In the report New... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, April 4th, 2015

Still More Accidents This Easter

As the Easter holidays progress, more and more accidents are being reported and the death toll on South African roads keeps increasing despite the warnings and measures that have been put in place by the police... Read more »