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SIPHO Mbatha, who hosts a weekday morning show on Ukhozi FM, has revealed that his contract has not been renewed this year, not that he has asked to leave.Sgqemeza said this in a statement he issued on Tuesday afternoon, after doing his last program on the radio. He said he was surprised to see in the media that he wanted to change the program he was doing because of his teaching work. But he said the management did not come in to renew his contract.”I even communicated with senior officials about the way my contract issue was handled. What surprises…
(Photo: Friends of Luhlaza II / Facebook) The Western Cape High Court found that education authorities were not negligent in the death of two matric students who drowned more than 10 years ago during a school camp in Strandfontein. Acting judge Susan van Zyl dismissed the claim of the learners’ parents after finding that they could not provide sufficient evidence of negligence. The tragedy occurred on the night of 13 October 2014 when the two learners, respectively 17 and 18 years old, drowned during a matric study camp at a campsite. The two learners’ names are not mentioned in the…
Durban MUNICIPALITY proposes to increase water, electricity, and waste collection fees.The municipality proposes to increase electricity by 10.5%, water is proposed to increase by 16% for businesses, and for households to increase by 15%. This proposal is contained in the council’s proposed budget. The proposed council budget was presented by the Mayor, Cyril Xaba, at the council meeting, which was held yesterday.The total proposed budget is R74.7 billion. Xaba said that a large part of this money will be used to repair the infrastructure.Explaining the proposal to increase the electricity, Xaba said that they decided to propose that the electricity…
Four men suspected of being criminals were shot dead and two were arrested following a shootout with the police in Soweto, Johannesburg on Wednesday.Hawks spokesperson in Gauteng, Colonel Katlego Mogale, said the incident happened after the intelligence unit at the Modus Operandi Center revealed that there was a group planning to rob a business at Kwezi station, Mofolo. Mogale said a multi-agency team including members of the Hawks Tactical Operation Management Section, Badboyz Security, and the Gauteng Highway Patrol followed the report and identified the vehicles that the suspects were said to be driving near the buildings they were targeting.”The…
NewsFeedPalestinian Christians in Gaza marked Good Friday at the Holy Family Church during a fragile ceasefire. Once numbering around 1,300, the community’s numbers are believed to have fallen sharply since Israel’s genocidal war began.Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
3 April 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? Freedom Dunga (Photo: @EFFSouthAfrica / X) Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s sudden appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the provincial government’s new MEC for finance is a big mistake. “Dunga is in no way qualified to hold this position in the Gauteng government and this could lead to great damage to the province which is already suffering from financial mismanagement and poor economic growth,” says Adv. Anton Alberts from the FF Plus in Gauteng. The ANC sacked Dunga as mayoral committee member for finance in the Ekurhuleni…
Nokuzola Tolashe, the Minister of Social Development (Photo: GCIS) The DA is going to file a complaint with the public protector against the Minister of Social Development, Nokuzola Tolashe, over alleged breaches of the Ethics Act by members of the executive authority. Nazley Sharif, the DA’s spokesperson on social development, says the decision follows “serious allegations” that Tolashe did not follow the right procedures and even disregarded the president’s authority. The DA argues that the minister himself apparently acted against the former director-general, Peter Netshipale, and also started the process of appointing a new director-general, without proper authorization. According to…
Archive photo (Photo: Tep Ro / Pixabay) A Christian organization representing thousands of churches is calling on believers all over South Africa to stand together in prayer for the country at Easter. The South African Community of Faith-Based Brotherhoods and Federations (Sacoff) says the country faces serious social and economic challenges, and that prayer can play a role in restoring communities and promoting hope. According to pastor Bert Pretorius, president of Sacoff, Easter is not only a time of reflection, but also an opportunity for believers to intercede for the future of South Africa. “We appeal to believers to pray…
Giant company Deloitte will recruit 50 thousand people in India. This is important because recently Oracle has laid off 30 thousand people, of which about 12 thousand are Indians. The reason for Oracle’s decision is AI, while Deloitte is also going to hire people for AI roles. That is, on one hand, people are losing their jobs due to AI, while on the other hand, companies like Deloitte are creating new opportunities in this too.The matter of hiring 50 thousand people has been revealed by the company’s South Asia COO, Nitin Kini himself.Deloitte Hiring: A news that came two days…
A resident of Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain, watched as the army moved through his street. (Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp) By Matthew Hirsch for GroundUp “Has it really gotten so far that we need the army?” asked a woman as she stood in her driveway as members of the South African National Army (SANF) walked by her home in Beacon Valley, Mitchells Plain, on Wednesday morning. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last month that 2,200 soldiers would be deployed to serve with the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng and North West. The…