Vusi Skhosana runs a car wash with his business partner, William Masilela. Like many others in Zakheni, near KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, they have no consistent water supply. Photos: Warren Mabona Households in Zakheni Village near KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga say they have been without consistent running water for about five years. Residents say they are tired of fetching water in … [Read more...] about We have to buy water, say families in Mpumalanga villages
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Popular TV show fined for domestic violence episode
The BCCSA has ruled that the Mojo Love the channel knowingly broadcast an incident of GBV and neglected to “proactively rectify the violent content”. The reality television show Isencane Lengane showed a scene in which a husband smashed his wife’s phone and admitted to hitting her. Dozens of people lodged a complaint with the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa … [Read more...] about Popular TV show fined for domestic violence episode
South Africa and the International Criminal Court: what next?
International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Wikimedia user Hypergio (CC BY-SA 4.0) The International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia for alleged war crimes, and his possible participation in the Brazil, China, India, Russia (BRICS) summit later this year, has put South Africa’s relationship with the ICC in the … [Read more...] about South Africa and the International Criminal Court: what next?
New National Lotteries Commission Board appointed
A new board has been appointed for the National Lotteries Commission. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new board for the National Lotteries Commission, after the term of the interim board that was appointed for a year in 2022 ended. The new board replaces the four-member board appointed by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition … [Read more...] about New National Lotteries Commission Board appointed
For years, subsidies have been withheld from poorest Eastern Cape schools
Eastern Cape schools have for years been paid less than the allotted amount per learner. Graphic: Lisa Nelson For years, almost two-thirds of the subsidy per learner has not been paid over to no-fee schools in the Eastern Cape by the provincial education department. Thousands of the province’s no-fee schools have been crippled by budget cuts since 2020, with parents and … [Read more...] about For years, subsidies have been withheld from poorest Eastern Cape schools
