Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have now been deployed in KwaZulu-Natal to curb the spread of the attack on foreign nationals. SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Xolani Mabanga has confirmed the provincial deployment. The nationwide deployment began in Gauteng on Tuesday night when the army supported the police in a raid on hostels
Black studies or BRICS studies?
Deputy vice-chancellor Sandra Klopper says the University of Cape Town is heading for curriculum reform in faculties to strengthen cooperation with BRICS countries. “Informed teaching has led to the strengthening of South-South relations with academics in Brazil, India and other African countries,” Klopper said. “For example, some time ago the health sciences faculty took a
Zuma’s pilot found guilty of murder
Former presidential pilot Pule Ramolefi was sentenced on Tuesday in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg to 15 years in prison for murder. The court heard that Ramolefi, who joined the South African Civil Aviation Authority in 2003, has been pilot to “the country’s dignitaries… as well as the number one citizen of South Africa
Body of white teacher found
The Herald can confirm that what is believed to be the body of a white teacher, Jayde Panayiotou was found on Wednesday morning. Panayiotou disappeared without a trace from outside her Port Elizabeth home just minutes after talking to a close friend at about 6.30am on Tuesday. A massive search for her continued throughout the
You’ll never touch McDonald’s again
Here are some of the most disgusting additives you are eating when you “treat” yourself to a MacDonalds. 1. Ammonium Sulfate – This is used to mass-produce bread, it is also used to fertilizer soil and kill bugs and more commonly used in strong household cleaning products. Unbelievably, the FDA has deemed it safe at
Ramaphosa calls for closer Asian ties
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates at the Asia-Africa Business Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday that Afro-Asian economic and cultural ties needed to be strengthened. Ramaphosa said Asia and Africa could collaborate in a number of areas, such as agriculture, News24 reported. “Because of the diversity of crops cultivated on the continent, Africa has
Nuclear trainees head for China
Fifty South African trainees are heading for China for a a 4-month nuclear power plant operations training. Department of Energy spokesperson Johannes Mokobane told Fin 24 the first group comprises employees from the SA energy industry including the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa), Eskom nuclear energy supplier Koeberg, Eskom and the Department of
It’s a crime to deface statues says jugde
The High Court in Pretoria granted an urgent application on Tuesday interdicting the EFF or any other members of the public to deface monuments and statues across the country. Neither the EFF nor its leader filed papers to oppose the application, and as no council for the EFF were in court, Judge Eben Jordaan granted
Xenophobic murder case postponed
The Alexandra Magistrate’s Court Tuesday postponed the murder case of Emmanuel Sithole to 4 May 2015, for formal bail application. Sithole was beaten and stabbed to death in Alexandra on Sunday. His alleged attackers were documented by a Sunday Times photojournalist James Oatway. Sithole’s death comes amidst a spate of attacks on foreign nationals in
School to re-open amid racial tension with heavy security
Roodepoort Primary School will reopen on Tuesday, albeit under heavy police guard. The school was indefinitely closed down by Gauteng MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Friday after one group of coloured parents had been protesting the appointment of a black principal. The announcement of the school’s reopening was made a meeting held with another group of
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Donald Trump rips into SA
American business magnate and television personality, Donald Trump, has called South Africa a very dangerous mess. He expressed his opinion, which he said he has held for a while, via a tweet to his followers on Monday night. “As I have long been saying, South Africa is a total – and very dangerous – mess.
Sanef urges police to protect journalists
The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) has come out to condemn the intimidation of journalists as well as the confiscation of their footage by law enforcement officers. This follows the incident in Alexandra during which Mozambican national, Emmanuel Sithole, was killed. As a result, Sanef has approached Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, to raise their
Malema pleads for black unity
Julius Malema pleaded with Alexandra residents on Monday to embrace black Africans in a bid to save black racial unity. The EFF leader reminded his racial equals of the critical role that African countries had played to overthrow white rule. He told residents to stop competing with black foreigners or to blame black foreigners for
Elderly Austrian nun raped in KZN
Police are combing a small KwaZulu-Natal midlands town for the killers of an elderly nun‚ who was allegedly robbed‚ raped and strangled over the weekend. The 86-year-old nun was found gagged and bound with a typewriter cord‚ in her quarters at the Sacred Heart Missionary in Ixopo‚ police said on Monday. The Austrian immigrant‚ who