Picture taken from People's Assembly International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor is undertaking a working visit to Qatar and Iran today and tomorrow. In Doha, she will have a meeting with her Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and some of his ministers for a bilateral engagement. In Tehran, Pandor and [...]
Social Security Agency Sassa plans to recover money lost due to irregular and fruitless expenditure within a year. The Department of Social Development revealed that it has racked up two-billion-Rands in irregular expenditure from previous financial years, mainly due to Sassa’s habit of paying contractor invoices for services that were never delivered. Sassa spokesperson, Kgomotso [...]
Picture taken from New24: (Phill Magakoe, Gallo Images, file) The convicted Dros rapist, Nicholas Ninow, is expected to testify in mitigation of sentence when his trial resumes in the Pretoria High Court today. He was found guilty last month of raping a seven-year-old girl in the bathroom of the family restaurant in Silverton [...]
Picture taken from Uefa website. The governing body of European soccer, Uefa, is investigating disciplinary charges after England players were subjected to racist abuse during a qualifier in Bulgaria. Uefa has charged the Bulgarian union with racist behaviour, the throwing of objects and the disruption of the national anthem. The local union’s chairperson, [...]
Energy expert Ted Blom says Eskom is in bigger trouble than anyone is aware of. The power utility is currently surviving on government bailouts and sits with debt exceeding 450 billion Rands, which puts the country’s entire economy at risk. Bloomberg recently reported that government is considering a 160 billion Rands green fund to decommission [...]
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says all form goes out the window ahead of Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Ireland in Tokyo. In their last three meetings, New Zealand has lost twice to Ireland. But Hansen told reporters that Ireland has brought out the best in his team. He adds that flyhalf Johnny Sexton, World [...]
Picture taken from IOL The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says 87 confirmed cases of listeriosis have occurred in the country since the end of last year’s deadly outbreak. But the NICD stresses that there is no cause for alarm. The 2017/2018 outbreak led to the deaths of more than 200 people. The [...]
Picture: Jacques Naude/African News Agency/ANA and posted by IOL National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi says the loss of credibility weighs heavily on the institution. She presented the NPA’s 2018/2019 annual report to Parliament’s justice committee on Tuesday. The NPA achieved a 78-point-three-per cent conviction rate in murder prosecutions during that time. [...]
Picture taken from NDTV website. The European Union’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, says securing a deal at this week’s EU summit will be difficult but still possible. This follows fresh concessions by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the crucial issue of the Irish border. A news conference with Barnier was cancelled this [...]
Picture: Motshwari Mofokeng/African News Agency(ANA) and posted by IOL Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says the media has misrepresented the General Education Certificate for Grade 9. Motsekga told a parliamentary committee today that the GEC is not a school exit certificate. The certificate will in fact enable pupils to continue with their education [...]
