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March 30, 2026 Tania Haynes How would you like to share the article? The protest turned violent. (Photo: X) The police in KuGompo City (East London) have their hands full after a planned strike turned violent on Monday. There is currently unhappiness among traditional leaders and political parties including ActionSA after a Nigerian man is believed to have been crowned king. Chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko is said to have recently been crowned “Igwe Ndigbo” of KuGompo City. Brig. Nobuntu Gantana, spokesperson for the police in the Eastern Cape, says that initially the protest was peaceful. However, violence later broke out…

The rising price of petrol has prompted the Public Servants Union (PSA), to call for the return of the system that allows workers to work from home due to fears that workers’ salaries will end up in fares.The PSA said that currently workers use 40% of their wages to travel, and warned that the increase in petrol tomorrow, could cause workers to end up spending more than 50% of their wages on travel costs. PSA said fares are expected to increase in the coming weeks due to the increase in petrol.”There are many people who take taxis. We know that…

Archive photo of Dr. Mark Burke at Parliament. (Photo: DA/X) The price of petrol and diesel is likely to rise by more than R5 and R10 per litre, respectively. However, there is currently no parliamentary session scheduled before the price of fuel rises on Wednesday. The party has now written to the speaker of parliament and requested that parliament sit before 1 April. Dr. Mark Burke, DA MP and the party’s spokesperson on finances, says the rules of the National Assembly make special provision for discussions of national interest. This is why the DA wrote to the speaker – to…

KUSINDA is between the Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal and the National School Nutrition Program Service Providers, following the delisting of a lawsuit filed by the organization, regarding the suspension of the school nutrition program.The High Court of Pietermaritzburg removed the case from the list of cases before it, and ordered these organizations to pay the costs of the case.The Ministry has accepted this decision because it says it will continue with the program without interruption. On the other hand, the chairman of the association, Mr. Lindani Matiwane, said they will appeal the court’s decision.”We will definitely oppose the court’s…

Buti Manamela, Minister of Higher Education and Training. (Photo: GCIS) The student union Saus is calling for urgent intervention with the National Financial Aid Scheme for Students (NSFAS) after the auditor general (AG) found that 822 people still received funding from the scheme after their death. The OG report also shows thousands of people who did not qualify for the funding also received payments. Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela instructed the NSFAS board’s forensic unit to work with the Special Investigation Unit (SUI) on cases that are already under investigation and to refer incidents of fraud and misrepresentation…

THE news of the summoning of the National Commissioner of Police, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola, caused a lot of confusion as his colleagues who were in front of him in this position left and retreated, before the end of their contracts. Among the commissioners who left within their term, are the former Minister of Police, Mr. Bheki Cele, and the one who was convicted of corruption charges, Mr. Jackie Selebi, Mrs. Riah Phiyega and General Khehla Sitole. All those commissions did not go well.It seems that the present Commissioner of Police, Masemola, will also follow in the footsteps of the…

Archive photo for illustration purposes only. (Photo: Markus Winkler/Unsplash) A cyber crime group infiltrated one of Statistics South Africa’s (StatsSA) databases and stole 154 GB of data. A total of 453,362 data files were stolen. The cyber crime group called XP95 is now demanding a ransom of $100 000 (or R1.7 million) from StatsSA or the stolen data will be leaked to the public. The institution apparently has until April 20 to make the payment. However, StatsSA has no intention of paying the ransom. Semakaleng Thulare, acting deputy director-general of statistical support and informatics at the institution, told Maroela Media…

NewsFeedIn an exclusive interview, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Al Jazeera that the US will not accept Iran’s claim over the Strait of Hormuz and that it would open “one way or another” after the war was over. Rubio warned Iran that it would face “real consequences” if it continued to block the Strait.Published On 30 Mar 202630 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

WE HAVE STARTED questions about the action of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Indigenous Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal to give luxury cars to kings.The DA has written to the Minister of this department, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, wanting to know more about these 30 vehicles, which were announced during the opening of the home of the indigenous leadership in KwaZulu-Natal, last week. DA Spokesperson for Governance and Indigenous Affairs in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, Mrs Marlaine Nair, said the giving of cars to the chiefs left them with many questions.Mrs. Nair said that they do not object to the department helping the…

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity. (Photo: GCIS/X) Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s agreement with Glencore-Merafe and Samancor should now be used as a blueprint to help other smelters, says Solidarity. The minister recently announced a provisional power tariff of 62c per kWh for Glencore-Merafe and Samancor. Solidarity says there must now be urgent clarity on the conditions of this agreement after it became known that smelters, including Ferroglobe SA, may have to close if they do not also get access to a competitive electricity tariff. Ferroglobe SA announced late on Sunday evening that it will have to cease operations…