IEC Chairwoman Pansy Tlakula Resigns

Things appear to have come to a head at the Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday with the resignation of the chairperson, Pansy Tlakula. This follows a protracted struggle which started with the opposition political parties calling for her head prior to the elections and ending with her failed attempt to clear her name with the courts. The main argument emanated from the procurement by the commission of its Riverside Office Park Building in Centurion, Pretoria. The mai... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, September 1st, 2014

Male Student Commits Suicide at the University of Pretoria

Another man was, on Monday, reported to have committed suicide at the University of Pretoria Campus. Details of the suicide were initially, still sketchy apart from the fact that the person who had committed th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, August 29th, 2014

Supreme Court of Appeal Orders the NPA to Release the Zuma Spy Tapes

The now notorious Zuma Spy Tapes will have to be released by the National Prosecuting Authority to the Democratic Alliance within five days. This was after a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal, whic... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, August 25th, 2014

ANC Attacks Madonsela After letter to Zuma

The ANC and it allies have come out with guns blazing following the Public Protector’s letter to President Zuma about his response to the recommendations she made in her report about the upgrades at Zuma&... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

Nkandla: Ad hoc Committee to be Established

The National Assembly has stated on Tuesday that an ad hoc committee will be established in order to review the response of President Jacob Zuma with regards to the reports on his Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-N... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

Police to fight taxi violence

The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Gauteng Department of Transport have issued a statement, saying that they will be collaborating in order to bring down taxi violence in Gauteng, after it has seen... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, August 18th, 2014

Another Ebola Scare for South Africa

Only less than a week after Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi spoke of the arrangements that have been put in place by his department, they have had to be tested. A South African man had to be rushed through the... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, August 17th, 2014

Resounding Mathunjwa Welcome as Government Shuns Marikana Commemorations

On Saturday, AMCU president, Joseph Matunjwa, arrived to a resounding welcome to Wonderkop near Marikana to a gathering was to commemorate two years after the fateful day when when forty four people were killed... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, August 17th, 2014

Ambrosini, who Wanted Marijuana Legalised Dies at the Age of 53

A veteran lawyer turned law maker for Inkatha Freedom Party who, in February this year, called on President Zuma to legalize the use of Marijuana or cannabis for medicinal purposes, Mario Ambrosini died on Satu... Read more »
By Robert On Thursday, August 14th, 2014

President Zuma Submits His Response On Nkandla Upgrade

South African president, Jacob Zuma, has submitted his full response with regards to the Nkandla reports to parliament on Thursday, according to spokesperson for the presidency, Mac Maharaj. “The report h... Read more »