More than 20 people have drowned in rivers and dams across South Africa’s northern Limpopo province in less than two months amid persistent rains, the police have said. The police said they were attending to “numerous calls” of drowning cases in all the five districts of the province. “From the …
Read More »Britain and South Africa sign health partnership
Britain and South Africa on Wednesday announced a new health and science partnership to mark the second day of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit to London. On Wednesday, Britain announced a new set of research collaborations as Ramaphosa toured the Crick Institute, the biggest biomedical research facility in Europe, and …
Read More »South Africa: prison authorities refuse to return Jacob Zuma to prison
Prison authorities in South Africa have said they will challenge the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision to return former President Jacob Zuma to prison. “Having carefully studied the judgement, Correctional Services is convinced that another court may arrive at a different conclusion,” the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said in …
Read More »Three dogs burnt to death after attacking a young girl
Three pit bulldogs who had attacked a young girl were stoned to death and then burnt by members of a community in Cape Town, South Africa. The incident comes amidst growing calls for a ban on the breed in South Africa. A local animal welfare organization said the child was …
Read More »South African student accused of rape kills himself
A Kriel High School student in South Africa has hanged himself in a storage area of their classroom, after being falsely accused of raping a female student. A snapshot of the deceased’s last note was shared by a lawyer identified as Barry Roux on Twitter where he maintained his innocence …
Read More »South African police arrest Israel’s ‘most wanted gang leader’
An Israeli fugitive, described as the country’s most-wanted gang leader, has been arrested in South Africa’s commercial capital, Johannesburg. He was arrested together with seven others during an early morning house raid, according to a police statement. The 46-year-old man is believed to be connected to a criminal organisation in …
Read More »Division around unisex toilet plan in South African schools
A group of South Africans have started a petition against plans by the department of basic education to introduce unisex or gender-neutral toilets in schools, local media reported The petition has been signed by over 60,000 people so far. “Toilets are private and suggesting that girls and boys share toilets …
Read More »South Africa: anger after 8-year-old boy killed by pit bull
Voices are being raised in South Africa for pit bull dogs to be banned as pets, after an eight-year-old child was allegedly mauled to death last Saturday by a pit bull. According to reports, South Africa has one of the highest numbers of deaths related to dog attacks in the …
Read More »Church treasurer jailed for stealing tithes and offerings
A 43-year-old Zimbabwean church treasurer has been sentenced to three years in prison on 128 counts of theft by the Pretoria Specialist Commercial Crimes Court in South Africa. As a treasurer, her responsibilities was to transfer tithe and offering money deposited to the church account, to the Northern Conference of …
Read More »South Africa: civil servants on strike for better working conditions
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants in South Africa have started a nationwide strike over wages and working conditions. Local media have described it as the first major strike by public servants in the decade. Members of the Public Servants’ Association (PSA) had for weeks staged lunchtime pickets, but have …
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