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Scores of people injured in Pretoria bus accident

PRETORIA : Scores of people have been injured following a Putco bus crash in Pretoria on Monday evening. Emer-G-Med spokesperson Jurgens Kotze said the bus collided with a SBV armoured truck on Moloto Road. At the moment there is no final count
February 25, 2019

SA Parliament ready for the State of the Nation Address

Parliament says it’s all systems go for Thursday’s State of the Nation Address (Sona). Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete, deputies and house chairpersons conducted an inspection and assessed the state of readiness on Wednesday afternoon. Mbete says parliamentary staff are just
February 6, 2019

Cyril Ramaphosa to become South Africa’s president

Cyril Ramaphosa will be sworn in as South Africa’s president on Thursday after the late-night resignation of Jacob Zuma ended a stand-off in the ruling African National Congress. Mr Ramaphosa, the ANC’s leader who was Mr Zuma’s deputy president, is already acting president, ahead
February 15, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: #SONA2018 has been postponed

 The State of the Nation Address set to take place on Thursday has been postponed, it was announced on Tuesday. A new date will be announced, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete said. Mbete was addressing journalists outside Parliament to announce the official
February 6, 2018

South African ‘Doom pastor’s’ case postponed

A court in South African has been unable to give judgement in the case against the self-styled prophet, who has been accused of spraying his congregation with an insecticide, after his lawyer called in sick, a journalist has tweeted from the court.
January 31, 2018

South African Government to honour free education promise

South Africa’s finance minister has said the government will go ahead with plans to provide free higher education for 90% of new students. President Jacob Zuma announced the plan at ruling African National Congress (ANC) conference in December. Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba
January 12, 2018

Prophert Mboro charged with assault and intimidation

South African prophet Paseka Motsoeneng, well known as Mboro, has formally been charged by police and arrested over last weekend’s incident at his church when a child died in front of congregants. “He was charged with common assault and intimidation,” the police’s
December 30, 2017

#DurbanStorm: Desperate mother killed saving newborn

– As the rains pelted Durban, tragedy unfolded as a mother in desperation to save her week-old baby threw it to a stranger as a wall collapsed on her. Sizakele Chala died at Prince Mshiyeni Hospital on Tuesday just after she had
October 11, 2017