Scott-Crossley to hear if he will get bail: A decision on whether or not to grant Mark Scott-Crossley bail could be delivered in the Lenyenye Magistrate’s Court. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
SONA 2017: What Zuma had to say on fees, land, corruption: President Jacob Zuma says government will look at increasing the R122 000 household income threshold for students needing full NSFAS bursaries. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Joost to be honoured at Loftus memorial service: Former Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen will be honoured with a public memorial service at Loftus Versveld. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Arms dealer in court for pre-trial hearing: The pre-trial hearing of a Vereeniging arms dealer, who faces gun-related charges ranging from racketeering to theft, is expected to start in the Western Cape High Court. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
VIDEO: South Africa’s Parliament Breaks Out In Brawl During Protest Over President Zuma: During a session at South Africa’s parliament Thursday, lawmakers were thrown into a chaotic tussle as far-left lawmakers fought with orderlies while interrupting the speech and the main opposition party staged a walk out, according to Reuters. Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) questioned the president Jacob Zuma for more than an hour over a series of scandals while halting the state-of-the-nation speech.Speaker Baleka Mbete ordered the EFF contingent ejected after their leader Julius Malema called Zuma “rotten to the core” with a short time later being followed by opposition Democratic Alliance party leader Mmusi Maimane who said the president was unfit to hold office. 400…
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.com | Tourism business index impacted as South Africans not travelling enough locally: Despite the tough operating environment, the travel and tourism industry experienced slightly better than normal business performance in the last quarter of 2016, says the Tourism Business Council of South Africa . The Council published its 25th edition of the quarterly Tourism Business Index , ahead of the #SONA17 in Parliament on Thursday. ……
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South African hospital uses video to train cardiologists: The Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town is using remote video learning to teach paediatric cardiology surgery to medical students Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital has equipped its cardiology department with a Polycom video-conferencing solution to help teach life-saving surgery techniques to medical students and bring world-class expertise into to its operating theatres. Although South Africa is one of the most developed countries in Africa, it still suffers from deep-rooted structural inequality which, in turn, has major repercussions for paediatric care. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Zuma serenades supporters: President Jacob Zuma has treated the thousands of supporters who waited for him at the Grand Parade to his belly laugh and a reprise of Mshini ‘Wam after a fraught #SONA2017. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
South Africa: ‘Please Leave, Baba’ – Ndlozi to Zuma: [News24Wire] National EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi told President Jacob Zuma to leave Parliament on Thursday ahead of his State of the Nation Address. ……
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Zuma Has Broken SA – DA’s Steenhuisen: [News24Wire] President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address was delayed by more than an hour following massive disruptions by the EFF who had been thrown out and other opposition party MPs leaving the house. ……
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