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Crawford College teacher given the boot over racial slurs

The Grade 8 substitute teacher at the centre of a racist incident at the Crawford International Pretoria College has been shown the door. The 82-year-old woman was dismissed and reported to the South African Council for Educators (SACE) after a video recorded by learners of her during an English class went viral. In the video, the teacher can be seen writing offensive phrases, which are derogatory to black people in […]

todayJuly 27, 2023 115

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“Xolani Khumalo is doing the Lord’s work,” says McKenzie as support pour in for anti-drug show host

Minority party, Patriotic Alliance, has added its voice in support of the host of Moja Love's anti-drug show, Sizokuthola, Xolani Khumalo. Party leader, Gayton McKenzie, says the PA stands with Khumalo who is cleaning the streets of drugs - a feat that law enforcement agencies should be doing. McKenzie's remarks come amid investigations into the death of Robert Varrie, an alleged drug dealer who died after the crew's visit to […]

todayJuly 25, 2023 114

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ANCWL urged to include young women in its leadership structure

As the ANC Women's League (ANCWL) prepares to address the nation on its state of readiness for this weekend's 13th National Conference, political analyst, Asanda Ngoasheng, has raised concern about the intergenerational conflict facing the league. She says the priorities that the older generation thinks the league should focus on are different to those of the younger generation. The ANCWL has committed itself to finally hosting the conference this weekend, […]

todayJuly 20, 2023 208

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Convicted paedophile Gerhard Ackerman to be sentenced next month

Convicted paedophile, Gerhard Ackerman, will have to wait until next month before he finds out how hard the justice system will come down on him. The sex ring kingpin, who is convicted of more than 700 charges including those of rape, attempted murder and child trafficking counts, appeared before High Court in Johannesburg yesterday. It is alleged that Ackerman ran a sex abuse ring, which fronted as a massage parlour […]

todayJuly 19, 2023 284

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Store’s exclusion of gay people slammed as queer apartheid

A business owner in the Eastern Cape has been receiving flak over a sign outside his shop that has social media users up in arms. The spices and dairy shop, called La Gardi in Gqeberha raised the ire of some South Africans after a sign which says, “LGBTQ not welcome at La Gardi. Save our children!!! Right of admission reserved!!" - went viral on social media. An rights organisation that […]

todayJuly 17, 2023 147

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“Councillors’ inability to read and write symptomatic of SA’s broken education system”

  The level of educational skills exhibited by some South African leaders is a clear reflection of the country's broken education system, says Political Analyst, Tessa Dooms. She was reacting to news that almost 300 councillors in KwaZulu-Natal are unable to read or write. The skills audit report on 1 944 councilors in the province, show that 298 out of them were unable to meet the standards. Dooms says the […]

todayJuly 14, 2023 118

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Truck companies warned things will get worse if they don’t stop hiring foreigners

The All Truck Drivers Foundation blames the employers for the spate of truck attacks that's recently rocked the country. The organisation says while it doesn't support the recent torching of trucks, government should also shoulder a portion of the blame as it's been turning a blind eye to their concerns over the hiring of foreign nationals within the sector. At least four other trucks were torched overnight, leaving one person […]

todayJuly 13, 2023 160

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Attacks on trucks aimed at destabilising the economy: Satawu

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has slammed the recent attacks on trucks, describing them as sabotage tactics aimed at destabilising the country's economy. The union says the road freight industry is one of the biggest sectors that contributes billions of rands to the economy. The union has also raised concern over the safety of its members within the sector, saying these attacks show that truck drivers […]

todayJuly 12, 2023 93

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COPE ECape rejects Madisha, Nhleko’s sacking as nothing more than a witch-hunt

Divisions and political mudslinging continue to threaten the existence of the Congress of the People (COPE), as election season looms ever closer. Last week, Deputy President Willie Madisha and Elections Secretary, Mzwandile Hleko, were expelled from the party for convening unconstitutional meetings, abusing state resources and acting in positions that were not approved by the Congress. However, Cope's Eastern Cape Interim Chairperson, Webster Ntongana, has rejected the expulsions as nothing more […]

todayJuly 4, 2023 193