THE review of safety protocols at institutions of higher learning will help address the alarming trend of weaponising and militarising campuses, says Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane. She made the remarks when visiting the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthata, Eastern Cape where a student was shot dead and two more wounded during…
MTHATHA- A somber cloud hangs over Walter Sisulu University today as one student has been fatally shot and three others are left wounded in a harrowing incident. Reports suggest that a residence manager may be involved in this shocking turn of events, sending shockwaves through the campus community. Details surrounding the heartbreaking shooting remain shrouded…
Ingqonyela yeNgxowa-mali yeeNgozi zeNdlela (RAF) uCollins Letsoalo uyikhabile nabuphi na ubugwenxa obunxulumene nesivumelwano sokuqeshisa seR79 yezigidi zeerandi kungokunje siphantsi kophando lweCandelo eliKhethekileyo loPhando (SIU). Ethetha kwindibano noonondaba ngoMvulo, uLetsoalo uphendule kwiingxelo zamajelo eendaba zokuba ingxelo yokuqala ye-SIU epapashiweyo yambandakanya ekutyesheleni iinkqubo ezifanelekileyo zokuthenga ukuze afumane ingqesho yee-ofisi ze-RAF zengingqi yaseRhawutini. “Nokuba amapolisa ayadlula, kukho isandini…
King King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has appointed Inkosi Zuzifa Buthelezi, son of the late Zulu Prime Minister Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi, as the new chairperson of the Zulu Kingdom Council. The move is widely seen as a potential step toward grooming him for the role of Zulu prime minister. The appointment was made official on Wednesday morning…
UMphathiswa wezoBulungisa noPhuhliso loMgaqo-siseko, uMmamoloko Kubayi, uvakalise “inkxalabo enkulu kunye nokugxeka okumandla” kulandela isehlo sokungaziphathi kakuhle kwetoliki yenkundla. Ukuziphatha kwetoliki kukhokelele ekubeni lihlehliswe ityala lebheyile enovakalelo elibandakanya umntwana oneminyaka esixhenxe ubudala kwiNkundla kaMantyi yaseMaluti eMatatiele, ngoMvulo. “Ityala, nelalimiselwe isicelo sebheyile, laphazamiseka xa itoliki echongiweyo ingabuyelanga enkundleni emva kokumiswa kwesidlo sasemini,” sitshilo isithethi sikaKubayi, uTerrence Manase….
MTHATHA- Trouble brews in Mthatha as the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in the Eastern Cape files a case against King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (KSD) Executive Mayor Cllr. Nyaniso Nelani and two Mayoral Committee Members. The accusations are misusing approximately R180,000 of municipal funds to attend an ANC event in Durban under false pretenses. The event,…
MATATIELE- A 7-year-old girl was reportedly assaulted in October 2024 in Bergview College in Matatiele. The school, instead of aiding the investigation, has been accused of hindering it by allegedly expelling the girl. The girl’s mother, herself a survivor of assault, spoke out saying, “My daughter came home in pain, with clear signs of abuse….
KOMANI- The EFF Youth Command (EFFYC) in the Eastern Cape has raised a howl of protest over the shocking injury sustained by Grade 12 student Viwe Zitha at KwaKomani Technical School. The incident, where Zitha lost a finger during a woodwork project, has exposed the Department of Education’s grave negligence in addressing longstanding safety concerns…
Abemi boMzantsi Afrika banokujonga ngethemba lokonga ixabiso lepetroli ukusuka ngoLwesithathu, umhla we-2 kuTshazimpuzi, apho kuqikelelwa ukuhla kwepetroli nedizili. Idatha yokuphela kwenyanga engaphicothwanga evela kwiCentral Energy Fund (CEF) ikhomba ukuhla kwexabiso lepetroli kummandla weesenti ezingamamashumi amathandathu anesine(64) kumashumi asithoba anantathu (93) Unleaded kunye nnamashumi asixhenxe anesibhozo (78) eesenti ze-95 Unleaded, ngelixa idizili imiselwe ukuba yehle phakathi…
The DA and the ANC, the two leading parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) are on the verge of coming to an agreement to pass the contentious budget that includes a proposed 0.5% increase in Value Added Tax (VAT). Sources told IOL that the DA and ANC have agreed on a deal that…
