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Maj. Gen. Wally Rhode. (Photo: DA) The report on the sensational theft on Phala Phala, pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm contains serious findings regarding members of the presidential protection unit. The findings contained in the report are a scandal for Maj. Gen. Wally Rhoode, the unit’s head, and his members, says Michael Beaumont, national spokesperson for ActionSA. “Yet Rhoode remains in his position without being held responsible, regardless of clear evidence of wrongdoing.” ActionSA obtained and published the report after a year-long struggle. This comes after Beaumont said on Wednesday that the Independent Police Investigation Directorate’s (Opod) latest request for a…
ENTERING other fields or starting to do certain things, makes you open your eyes to something that you have not paid attention to, until you see the need to continue with it for the rest of your life.This was the case with Ms. Mashoto Mokgethi, the head of the department responsible for promoting tourism in the country, under SA Tourism, a job she has been doing for seven years.Ms Mokgethi (45) who was born in Atteridgeville, grew up in Hammanskraal in Pretoria, revealed that she now has 17 years of experience in tourism, a job she entered into to research…
NewsFeedNASA’s Artemis II astronauts have safely splashed down on Earth, completing a landmark mission that carried humans around the Moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years.Published On 11 Apr 202611 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
10 April 2026 Helene Mocke How would you like to share the article? Photo van die wit sebra. (Photo; Ronald Mutero/ Sabi Sabi Private Game reserve) A rare and striking sighting was recently made in the Sabi Sabi private nature reserve when an almost completely white zebra foal was spotted together with a small herd of plains zebras. According to the reserve, the foal’s rare appearance can probably be attributed to albinism, a genetic condition where pigment cells do not develop properly. This results in little or no streaks. Photo van die wit sebra. (Photo; Ronald Mutero/ Sabi Sabi Private…
CHILDREN with autism do not suffer because they do not try to do better to control their condition but the biggest problem is that the people around them are not ready to understand how they communicate, how they play and how they deal with the changes that are happening in their lives.This is what Dr. Onyinye Nwaneri, the executive director of Sesame Workshop International South Africa, says about the challenge facing the whole world in the fight against autism, as on Friday, the World Autism Awareness Day was celebrated, which is a day whose purpose is to teach, enrich and…
An event to celebrate the day on which freedom activist, Mr. Chris Hani, was killed, has been canceled after a boycott by SACP leaders who were angry that Hani’s family was “not invited”.Yesterday, it was 33 years since Hani was killed. It was planned that flowers would be placed on his grave, and speeches would be made by the leaders of the ANC, SACP, Cosatu and Sanco alliances. SACP leaders decided to boycott yesterday’s event after finding out that Kurhuleni Municipality, which organized the event, did not invite Hani’s family.The Deputy Chairman of the SACP, Mr. Thulas Nxesi, said that…
A new power tariff of 62c/kWh for ferrochrome smelters offers much-needed relief to a struggling industry and could help protect thousands of jobs, but final approval still depends on Nersa. (Photo: Provided) A breakthrough was made with an agreement on an electricity tariff of 62c/kWh for the ferrochrome smelters of Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome partnership. This is a step that is considered to be of critical importance to stabilize the sector and limit job losses. According to Eskom, the tariff intervention will strengthen its liquidity without the need for further loans, higher tariffs or additional government support. The…
It is worrisome about the increase in cases of abuse of women and children, committed by men, especially those who are friends with prostitutes.This is what writer Lungile Dlamini says, narrating It is a country in his new book titled, There Are Young Men Out Hererevealed that it is his way of using art to condemn gender-based violence.Lungile revealed that this book, which he started selling in December last year, is his second book as the first book was discontinued, saying: And Give Us This Day, Our Daily Hopeswhich came out in 2024, he was even nominated for it at…
Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa. (Foto: Facebook/ Cyril Ramaphosa) The African Transformation Movement (ATM) submitted an official report to the speaker of the National Assembly that pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s head must roll after “serious constitutional concerns” about findings of the independent police investigation directorate (Opod) in his sensational Phala Phala report. Vuyo Zungula, the parliamentary leader of the party, is asking that a process in terms of article 89 of the Constitution, read together with rules of the National Assembly, be started following what he describes as the “confluence of two critical and deeply disturbing developments that paint a worrying picture of…
The leader of the IFP, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, said that the rebellion of the MKP party, took away a piece from their mouth in the 2024 election, as he believes that they would have eaten the people of KwaZulu-Natal, if there was no party led by the former president of the country, Mr. Jacob Zuma.Hlabisa said that the emergence of the MKP was a little before the election, and the tables were turned. He said this yesterday, during an interview with newspapers underIndependent Media.MKP was the leader in KwaZulu-Natal as it got 45%, followed by IFP which got 18%. Hlabisa…