Close to 400‚000 matric pupils are being collectively punished by having to rewrite two leaked examination papers while only 195 pupils had access to one of the leaked papers. Pupils were being collectively treated as culprits to cover the tracks of a leak aimed to benefit a chosen few. These allegations were contained in an […]
EFF leader Julius Malema has come under fire this week‚ after inflammatory comments he made about SA Police Service (SAPS) members at the weekend. On Sunday‚ Malema condemned the use of force by the police‚ who shot rubber bullets at the party’s recent protest against racism at Brackenfell in Cape Town. Malema describing the police […]
Discussions on the reopening of schools are being held this week to seek an all-inclusive way forward. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who on Wednesday evening took part in a virtual imbizo‚ answering questions from ordinary South Africans on their concerns amid the pandemic that has led the country to a harsh […]
Eskom hit another hurdle as it announced on Wednesday that stage 4 rotational power cuts would continue “until further notice” — an IT breakdown. The power utility downgraded power cuts to stage 2 overnight‚ but ramped them back up to stage 4 after 9am on Wednesday as it grappled with a shortage of generation capacity […]
Rulani Mokwena has surfaced at Chippa United after Orlando Pirates announced on Wednesday that their assistant coach had left the club to join the Port Elizabeth-based side until the end of the season. Mokwena becomes the fourth mentor to coach Chippa this season and steps into the seat vacated by Norman Mapeza‚ who resigned on […]
Kaizer Chiefs have suffered a massive blow after it emerged on Wednesday that injury could rule Willard Katsande out for the remainder of the season. The hard-tackling midfielder was injured in the 75th minute of Chiefs’ pulsating 1-0 Absa Premiership win against traditional rivals Orlando Pirates in the Soweto derby at FNB Stadium on Saturday. […]
Former world champions Hekkie Budler and Tulz Mbenge looked relaxed but confident on Tuesday as they spoke about their comeback fights on the same bill later this month. They laughed off a vociferous crowd of DRC supporters there to support Katembo Kuvesa‚ Mbenge’s opponent for the vacant ABU welterweight title at the Riveira on the […]
Increasingly pressured Kaizer Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp has bemoaned “a run of unfortunate decisions” against his team since the beginning of the year as the formidable lead his charges once enjoyed continues to be shredded with each passing week. Chiefs started the year seven points clear at the top of the Absa Premiership standings but […]
The Lions crashed to a 38-8 defeat in their Super Rugby opener against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Sunday morning. Although the Lions were still in the contest trailing 10-8 at the break‚ the home side streaked clear as they preyed on errors in a ruthless second half performance that saw them score 28 […]
Tender corruption in mega projects for the construction of water infrastructure is putting the nation’s water security at risk‚ says President Cyril Ramaphosa “Mismanagement of water resources and corruption in the water sector has in no small part contributed to the situation we currently face‚” he said in his weekly president’s letter. “Serious accountability and […]
