“As you can see for yourself, it’s hard to enter our school because it has been raining since yesterday,” says Addo Primary’s school principal. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani A new primary school for Valencia, Eastern Cape, was first promised in 2007. Fed up parents say they will bring the citrus-producing town to a standstill if a contractor is not on site by April. The current … [Read more...] about Fed up parents threaten to close down Valencia if a new school is not built
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Glebelands Eight trial: Hitmen handed life sentences
The men known as the Glebelands Eight were sentenced in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday. Photo: Lucas Nowicki The Pietermaritzburg High Court has handed down the long-awaited sentencing of a group of hitmen known as “Glebelands Eight”. The men were convicted of several murders and other crimes between 2014 and 2016 at the notorious Glebelands hostels in uMlazi, … [Read more...] about Glebelands Eight trial: Hitmen handed life sentences
Gandhi’s legacy in South Africa threatened by lack of government interest and dwindling funds
Broken spectacles adorn the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the museum home where he lived. Photos: Benita Enoch The sadly neglected Inanda heritage route has the homes of ANC founder John Dube and also Mahatma Gandhi. The Gandhi museum is becoming run-down and the City has not renewed the lease on which it depended for income. The Gandhi Development Trust, which does many good … [Read more...] about Gandhi’s legacy in South Africa threatened by lack of government interest and dwindling funds
Police fire rubber bullets at Geluksdal students
Police fire rubber bullets at students protesting about how the case of a fatal stabbing at Geluksdal Secondary is being handled. Stones were thrown at police according to witnesses. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Students have been protesting about how the case of the fatal stabbing of Shawn Mphela of Geluksdal Secondary is being handled. The case has been twice … [Read more...] about Police fire rubber bullets at Geluksdal students
Learners march to Eskom as school has been without electricity for several months
Learners from Bloekombos High marching in Kraaifontein, Cape Town on Thursday to demand that Eskom restore electricity supply to their school. Photo: Vincent Lali Learners from Bloekombos High marched through the streets of Kraaifontein, Cape Town on Thursday and again on Friday morning to demand that Eskom restores electricity supply to their school. They say the school has … [Read more...] about Learners march to Eskom as school has been without electricity for several months
