The Weekend View

Remembering Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi

ANC sends their condolences for IFP leader; Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi   

EFF sends their condolences for IFP leader; Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi 

Two top human rights lawyers were this week arrested by Zimbabwean police while representing their clients who had been abducted and severely assaulted by suspected state security agents and arraigned before the court on charges of obstruction of justice. Lawyers, Doug Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi, had told police that their clients were medically unfit to be questioned. The opposition activists...

The City of Johannesburg this week declared war on hijacked buildings. On Thursday the city arrested 23 people for illegally occupying a JMPD building. The issue of Joburg's hijacked buildings comes in the wake of last week's Marshalltown fire tragedy where 77 people lost their lives. The tragedy highlighted Johannesburg's problem with broken-down buildings. But how difficult is it for owners of h...

With over 800 million global viewers expected to watch games during the 2023 Rugby World Cup which kicked off in Paris LAST NIGHT, employers are being advised to prepare and take steps to address potentially distracted employees or perhaps create creative and inclusive spaces for productivity to continue while the patriotism of the sport is accommodated. With the rugby hysteria already in full swi...

Family Spokesperson Dr Bhekuyise Buthelezi updates the nation on the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi  

UDM expresses their condolences IFP leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi 

DA sends their condolences for  IFP leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi 

ACDP extends their condolences for  IFP leader Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi 

To help us explore for permanent solutions to the scourge of dangerous and unsafe hijacked buildings plaguing our major cities we are joined for our Sunday Morning Discussion by former Johannesburg mayor and ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba and Sharon Ekambaram, Spokesperson for Kopanong Africa, a coalition of civil society organisations rallying against xenophobia and for the promotion and protect...

The Johannesburg Inner-city Federation, a community structure has welcomed all the assistance being provided to help the victims of the Joburg building fire. Different NPOs and members of the public have been providing food, blankets and other essentials. Only one out of the 76 bodies of people who were killed in the fire has been identified. The body was buried yesterday evening in accordance wit...

India yesterday launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon's south pole. Aditya-L1 blasted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota and it will be located at a distance of 1.5 million km from the Earth, which is 1% of the Earth-Sun distance. India's space agency says it will take four months to travel the di...

It is not yet clear whether any progress has been achieved by the SADC Panel of Elders sent to Zimbabwe this week to ease tensions in the disputed polls won by President Emmerson Mnangagwa against his rival Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa. The Panel's mission, ended YESTERDAY but there are still no reports on who they met and what was discussed. This comes as Chamisa also...

Some of the people who survived Thursday morning's deadly fire in the Johannesburg city centre have been housed at various shelters in and around the city. About 140 of them have been transported by bus to an accommodation facility owned by the municipality in Kensington, east of the city. The City of Johannesburg has identified a number of buildings around the city where the affected families are...

The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has confirmed that 18 suspected cash-in-transit have been killed in a shoot-out with police in Louis Trichardt, Limpopo. He says officers have been tracking the suspects for three days. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Police National Spokesperson, Brigadier Brigadier Athlenda Mathe...

City of Johannesburg's member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for Transport, Kenny Kunene says the city is in dire need of property investors as it faces housing shortages. However, this has become a challenge as developers find it difficult to evict squatters. Kunene's comments come in light of the fire that gutted a city of Johannesburg building killing over 70 illegal occupants. Sebenzile Nkambu...

With more than 60 million people living in South Africa, only 410,000 are registered organ donors. Lack of awareness and understanding of tissue and organ donation is believed to be a cause of the inaction. The Organ Donor Foundation is now urging more South Africans to register as organ donors and to share their decision to donate with their families and friends. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Saman...

The Inkatha Freedom Party - IFP - founder and President Emeritus, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi turns 95-year-old today. Buthelezi has been in hospital for weeks after he was admitted following back pain complications. In a statement released last week, Buthelezi's family said he is making steady progress under the supervision of his medical team and were happy with the state of his health. IFP spok...

Earlier this month the BRICS Young Scientist Forum highlighted artificial intelligence - AI -  machine learning and future skills as essential for advancing the goals of BRICS countries. At this week's BRICS Summit, the leaders of the bloc also pledged to secure fair artificial intelligence and announced plans to organize an "AI study group" to closely monitor AI technology's growth. It is against...

Zimbabwe's Elections Commission confirmed late last night that Emmerson Mnangagwa had won a second term as president. Mnangagwa received more than 52% of the vote, while Nelson Chamisa, the head of the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) party, received only 44%. The opposition has accused the elections of rigging and voter suppression due to delays. Election observers have also said t...

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced the discovery of gas reserves in Amersfoort, Mpumalanga province this past week. Welcoming the find the Department said Kinetiko Energy, an Australian gas explorer that focuses on commercialising advanced shallow conventional gas and coal bed methane projects, confirmed the discovery of 3.1 billion cubic feet of maiden gas reserves. Natural...

The Springboks last night laid down a marker ahead of the Rugby World Cup with a record win over New Zealand at Twickenham. In their final warm-up fixture before the tournament in France, the Boks capitalised on the All-Blacks' indiscipline thrashing the New Zealanders 35-7. The All Blacks open the World Cup against hosts France in Paris on Friday 8 September, while South Africa begin their campai...

With just two days left, all eyes are on South Africa, as the country hosts the 15th Summit of BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India and China, from 22-24 August 2023. The Summit's theme is "BRICS & AFRICA; Partnerships for mutually accelerated growth, sustainable development, and inclusive multilateralism." The summit's agenda is also expected to cover trade and investment facilitation, susta...

In an attempt to oust the African National Congress in the 2024 elections, - seven parties, including the Democratic Alliance (DA), ActionSA, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the Freedom Front Plus have signed a pre-elections agreement to work together should the ANC fail to reach a 50+1 majority at the general polls next year. Following a two-day meeting, earlier this week the charter announced a...