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6 days ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
The Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a North West Department of Education employee to three years imprisonment or R20 000 fine for fraud. The 40 -year old Olebogeng Modikoe allegedly created two ghost employees on the system in 2023. Modikoe, as a Principal Human Resource Officer, allegedly gave them a three-month contract. The said employees reportedly received remuneration amounting to R150 000.
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1 week ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has clarified that the attacker in the stabbing incident at the Macadamia Military Base near Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, is one of the deceased members. It is alleged that the attacker, a SANDF member, stabbed one of his colleagues to death and injured another following an altercation. He also turned the knife to himself, to end his life. The injured member is currently receiving treatment in hospital.
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1 week ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
The National Press Club will dedicate an award in honour of slain journalist Sibusiso ‘Aserie’ Ndlovu. The renowned broadcaster and founder of Capital Live radio station in Pretoria together with his partner Zodwa Mdhluli have been laid to rest in Mpumalanga. They were murdered and their bodies dumped in a veld in Rust de Winter in Limpopo. Their remains were only found last month, four months after they were reported missing.
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1 week ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane |Ditaba Tsotetsi
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to arrive in Canada on Monday to attend the G7 summit. Ramaphosa who will attend on invitation of the group, is expected to share South Africa’s state of readiness to host the G20 later this year. Economics, security and nuclear policy are likely to top the agenda of the G7 summit to be held in Canada. The summit will commence on Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
The Democratic Alliance says it has learnt that its former member Liam Jacobs has joined the Patriotic Alliance. The party says while it has not yet received a resignation letter from Jacobs, its constitution provides for automatic cessation when its members join other political parties. Jacobs served on the Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture. He was also leader of the DA’s Students Organisation.
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2 weeks ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says a National Day of Mourning has been declared for the 19th of June, for people who died in the Eastern Cape floods. The devastating floods following heavy rains have left thousands homeless and infrastructure damaged. President Cyril Ramaphosa, some Cabinet ministers and humanitarian organisations visited the flood affected areas on Friday to assess the damage.
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2 weeks ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
Chairperson of the National Dialogue Preparatory Committee, Nkosinathi Biko, says the Eminent Persons Group appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa will assist in popularising the national dialogue and inspiring the nation. Ramaphosa has appointed an eminent persons group for the National Dialogue which includes the likes of Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi, retired Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron and former MP Lindiwe Mazibuko.
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2 weeks ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
The first group of 249 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members that arrived in the country on Friday night from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been taken to Bloemfontein in the Free State to receive psychological counselling. They were deployed in the eastern DRC as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping mission. Earlier this year, 14 SANDF members were killed in a fierce battle with the M23 rebels.
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2 weeks ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Wednesday the death of a blogger in custody occurred “at the hands of the police”, though he cautioned against premature judgments and called for patience with the investigation. The death of Albert Ojwang was the latest incident to draw scrutiny of Kenya’s security services after years of extrajudicial killings and disappearances that Ruto has repeatedly promised to stop in the face of rising public anger.
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2 weeks ago | 
sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane
Professor Caesar Nongqunga has been announced as the new president of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), replacing Vuyolwethu Zungula. The party announced the move in a statement, saying the decision was made by the National Executive Committee to separate the roles of party advocacy and organisational building. Zungula has been President of the ATM for seven years.
