Judges Matter is concerned that the Special Tribunal relies too heavily on President Ramaphosa issuing proclamations. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks. The Special Tribunal is responsible for ruling on matters related to the Special Investigating Unit. It is key to anti-corruption efforts. But from 4 March to 1 May the Tribunal couldn’t hear new cases because the contracts of … [Read more...] about Expiry of judges’ contracts delays fight against corruption
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Home Affairs does nothing to help disabled learners get IDs
Learners from Itumeleng school in Gauteng have been struggling to get their IDs from Home Affairs for years. Photo supplied The future is uncertain for 18-year-old Dudu Setoe who has never had a birth certificate or an Identity Document (ID) despite many back-and-forths to Home Affairs offices. Although Setoe recently came first in an in-house athletics competition, she is … [Read more...] about Home Affairs does nothing to help disabled learners get IDs
Nelson Mandela Bay residents threaten to shut down metro over water crisis
Members of the Nelson Mandela Bay Water Crisis Committee met with residents at the weekend to discuss the impending Day Zero in the metro. They agreed to lay a formal complaint with the Human Rights Commission but warned that they would shut down the city should the municipality continue to ignore them. Photo: Joseph Chirume Residents and members of the Nelson Mandela Bay … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay residents threaten to shut down metro over water crisis
“I stood there watching the blaze kill my family”
Khayelitsha resident Pozisa Gqomfa points out where the bodies of four of her relatives were found after the shack they were sleeping in caught alight on Sunday morning. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik Four family members and their friend died tragically when the shack they were sleeping in, in France Informal Settlement in Site B, Khayelitsha, burnt down in the early hours of … [Read more...] about “I stood there watching the blaze kill my family”
Mbalula tears into PRASA management
Raymond Maseko, PRASA regional engineering manager, shows Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula (right) progress on repairs to the line between Pinelands and Langa. Photo: Tariro Washinyira Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has rebuked management of the Passsenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). Speaking during an oversight visit to Cape Town’s suspended Central Line on … [Read more...] about Mbalula tears into PRASA management
