#UKZNMedBust: University drags feet over investigation: The University of KwaZulu-Natal failed to provide answers regarding a major investigation into the sale of places at its medical school and at the faculty of health sciences, during a council meeting . The university’s council gathered for the first time since the Hawks arrested three suspects in May linked to a syndicate allegedly selling places at the institute. This included the owners of Durban’s popular Little Gujarat restaurant, Varsha and Hiteshkumar…
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Squatters say no to Solly’s wall: Pretoria – Solly’s wall will not be built here. This was the declaration by angry informal settlement residents at Mahube Valley, far east of the city, who were rebuilding their shacks damaged during last week’s clashes with their formal home neighbours. They were referring to the wall separating the areas proposed by executive mayor Solly Msimanga following last week’s unrest. Social media lit up after the announcement, with critics likening the proposal to the Berlin Wall and the apartheid-era Group Areas Act. Msimanga’s spokesperson Samkelo Mgobozi yesterday told the Pretoria News the mayoral office would provide…
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Deputy police minister ‘sponsors ANC faction’: Deputy Police Minister Bongani Mkongi’s “head of office” Jabu Mfusi stayed in a hotel, paid for by the Police Ministry, where he called for the disbandment of ANC’s provincial executive committee (PEC). Mkongi on Sunday also confirmed he had paid for a boardroom where a press conference was held, which called for the disbandment. Mfusi, who until last year’s local government elections had been a councillor in the City of Cape Town, insisted that he had not been a guest at the Townhouse Hotel, but a call to reception confirmed that he had stayed there and that his accommodation was paid for by the Police Ministry. Mkongi said he had paid for…
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SA teachers celebrate ‘making a difference’ in Korea: Pretoria – South African teachers have spoken highly of the Korean culture of respect and kindness which was shown to them during their stays in there. They shared these views during a reunion celebration at the Korean embassy in Pretoria for teachers who taught English in Korea. Megan Kearney, a Fine Arts student from the University of Pretoria, went to Korea in 2015 and taught English to elementary students, something she…
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Activist Ahmed Timol’s inquest set to begin: The first sitting of the inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol 45 years ago, is set to begin in Johannesburg. ……
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Man accused of murdering Eskom employee expected in court: A man who has been arrested in connection with the murder of Eskom employee, Thembisile Yende, is set to appear in the Springs Magistrate’s Court. ……
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Nurses must rewrite exams after alleged leaks: Cape Town – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) intends to take legal action against the South African Nursing Council (SANC) for insisting that all students must rewrite their May exams. The exams were annulled following allegations that the May paper was leaked, and SANC came up with new dates for when the exams will be rewritten. SANC has also said the students must not contact it directly regarding the matter, but should…
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‘White monopoly capital’ in spotlight at Gauteng ANC’s PEC: Johannesburg – The African National Congress in Gauteng has banned the use of the words “white monopoly capital”, deemed a populist term to earn political mileage. Speaking at the close of the ANC’s Gauteng provincial executive committee (PEC) policy conference on Sunday evening, provincial chairman Paul Mashatile said ANC members should be cautious about the use of “concepts and language to advance political arguments”. “We [PEC] agreed that the ANC will continue to fight against white domination and other forms of domination within our society. We also agreed that monopoly capital…
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City of Cape Town condemns torching of MyCiTi bus: Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has condemned the torching of a MyCiTi bus in Joe Slovo Park in Milnerton on Sunday afternoon. A nine-metre MyCiTi bus was attacked, allegedly by a group of young people, along Freedom Way in Joe Slovo Park shortly after 2pm. The bus was operating along feeder route 261 at the time and was set alight and…
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South Africa: Economy, Land Belongs to All – Dlamini-Zuma: [News24Wire] The economy and land must belong to all who live in South Africa, former African Union committee chair and ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Sunday. ……
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