“Corruption and Lack of Quality Leaders to Blame for Xenophobia”

Former treasurer in the ANC Matthews Phosa and human rights lawyer George Bizos have blamed the recent spate of violence and other problems facing the country on corruption and the poor leadership. Speaking at the Mail and Guardian and University of South Africa Critical Thinking Forum in Pretoria on Thursday, Phosa said the problem facing South Africa at the moment was due to lack of quality leaders, which resulted in the right people not being appointed to critical jobs. &#... Read more »
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By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Court Orders Immediate Suspension of SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng

The Western Cape High Court has decided to suspend the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) Chief Operating Officer (COO), Hlaudi Motsoening immediately for a period of 60 days. The judgement s... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Man Wanted By Police In Connection with Death Of Nelson Mandela Bay Teacher

The police have reported that they are hunting for the killers of the Port Elizabeth teacher, Jayde Panayiotou, who initially disappeared from her complex and was later found dead in a deserted area in Uitenhag... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

SAPS and Army Raid Jeppestown Hostels, Arresting 11

Eleven people were arrested in Jeppestown for various offences when the police, with the assistance of the national army, raided the hostels in this volatile area in Johannesburg Central, the police reported on... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

Emmanuel Sithole Killers to Stay in Jail

As the four men accused of killing the Mozambican national Emmanuel Sithole in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township on Saturday appeared in court on Tuesday, there was heavy police presence as there has been... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 19th, 2015

Zuma Cancels Trip to Indonesia to Address Xenophobic Attacks in Durban

President Jacob Zuma had to scrap his scheduled trip to Indonesia to attend the Africa-Asia Summit in order to deal with the anti-foreigner attacks back home. The South African President was due to leave on Sat... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Friday, April 17th, 2015

Western Cape Police Commissioner Lamoer in Hot Water Following Allegations of Corruption

Western Cape Police Commissioner, Arno Lamoer and five others had their day in court today. The province’s top cop handed himself over to authorities at the Goodwood Police Station this morning. The six a... Read more »
By Brent On Thursday, April 16th, 2015

Did King Zwelithini’s Controversial Comments Lead to Increased Xenophobic Attacks?

Following the controversial comments by King Goodwill Zwelithini about foreigners in South Africa, we have seen a massive increase in xenophobic violence in some parts of the country. The Zulu King was reported... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 13th, 2015

Mazibuko Not Taking Over From Helen Zille

After the sudden announcement by the current leader of the official opposition in South African politics, the Democratic Alliance, Helen Zille, on Sunday that she will not be standing for re-election when the p... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 12th, 2015

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 see... Read more »