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The University of the Western Cape says there will be no further lectures on campus. However, alternative measures are being implemented. The decision follows ongoing protests. Yesterday major clashes between students and police took place and at least one student was arrested. Students were angered after management failed to attend a scheduled meeting. Tsepiso Makoetla chats to UWC spokesperson,...

DA leader Musi Maimane has written a letter to the new Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, requesting a copy of the State Capture Report. Maimane says as the complainant who initiated the investigation by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, the DA is entitled to a copy in terms of the law. For more we are now joined on the line by Mabine Seabe, Spokesperson to DA leader Mmusi Maimane

The NPA has rejected claims that there is any political interference in it's decision to charge Finance minister Pravin Gordhan. NPA head Shaun Abrahams today announced that Gordhan‚ former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay are being charged in connection with how they handled a decision to approve Pillay's early retirement. Gordhan has also been a person...

The NPA has rejected claims that there is any political interference in it's decision to charge Finance minister Pravin Gordhan. NPA head Shaun Abrahams today announced that Gordhan‚ former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay are being charged in connection with how they handled a decision to approve Pillay's early retirement. Gordhan has also been a person...

The NPA has rejected claims that there is any political interference in it's decision to charge Finance minister Pravin Gordhan. NPA head Shaun Abrahams today announced that Gordhan‚ former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay are being charged in connection with how they handled a decision to approve Pillay's early retirement. Gordhan has also been a person...

The NPA has rejected claims that there is any political interference in it's decision to charge Finance minister Pravin Gordhan. NPA head Shaun Abrahams today announced that Gordhan‚ former SARS commissioner Oupa Magashula and former deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay are being charged in connection with how they handled a decision to approve Pillay's early retirement. Gordhan has also been a person...

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications has resolved to dissolve the SABC Board. Members of different parties were united in their condemnation of the board for its defence of the appointment of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as Group Executive for Corporate Affairs. The board was urgently summoned to appear before parliament to give proper answers on the implementation of the recent Supreme Court o...

Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib has defended management's decision to call in police, saying that according to a court iunterdict protesting students weren't allowed to disrupt lectures and engage in violent protests.

Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib has defended management's decision to call in police, saying that according to a court iunterdict protesting students weren't allowed to disrupt lectures and engage in violent protests.

Wits University students say they will not stop protesting until their grievances are heard. This follows the firing of rubber bullets by the police to disperse hundreds of protesting students outside the Great Hall at Wits University.

Wits University students say they will not stop protesting until their grievances are heard. This follows the firing of rubber bullets by the police to disperse hundreds of protesting students outside the Great Hall at Wits University.

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Two former employees of the South African Revenue Services (SARS) have teamed up in writing a book that allegedly exposes a "rogue unit" operating within SARS. The book , titled Rogue: The Inside Story of SARS's Elite Crime-busting Unit is the work of Johann van Loggerenberg‚ with Adrian Lackay.

Officials from the Competition Commission have raided six of the world's biggest container shipping companies on suspicion of colluding to inflate rates between Asia and South Africa. The six raided companies are local subsidiaries of Denmark's Maersk, Portugal's Mediterranean Shipping Company, France's CMA CGM Shipping, Germany's HamburgSud, Singapore-based Pacific International Line and Maersk u...

Wits University students are currently marching to the chamber of mines in Johannesburg where they'll hand over a memorandum demanding support for their call for free education. The University has been shut down for over a week now following protests by students demanding free education. Meanwhile the University of Limpopo in Mankweng outside Polokwane has suspended academic activities indefinitel...

In our Arts and Culture feature today we look at an Open Air Cinema aimed at providing alternative entertainment for rural parts of the country: Backyard Films SA. The outdoor cinema takes the youth off the streets and taverns and provides alternative entertainment for rural villages in the country who do not have a cinema nearby.

Hundreds were gathered at the Grace Bible Church in Soweto, to bid farewell to Kwaito legend, Mandoza. The 38-year-old musician - whose real name is Mduduzi Tshabalala - died from cancer on Sunday. Today we pay tribute to the musician with this tribute compiled by Aphiwe Honono...

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Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has again warned that he will close down institutions which continue to be violent and ungovernable. Nzimande was speaking during an exclusive interview with the SABC this morning following the ongoing protests by students nationally demanding free education. Nzimande had issued a similar warning in Cape Town earlier this week. Nzimande also called on paren...

A large group of paramedics took part in a demonstration in Philippi on the Cape Flats calling for an end to violent attacks on rescue workers and ambulances in townships. In terms of a memorandum read during a gathering at a local stadium there's been more than 80 attacks on paramedics and ambulances in the Cape Metro this year.

In our Arts and Culture feature today we speak to Bukhosi Nyathi, a young artist whose work speaks about issues affecting humanity such as: child abuse, female hygiene as well celebrating successful women. Nyathi is among other young artists showcasing their artwork at the Dancing with the Devil Exhibition taking place at the Jo Anke Gallery in Bramley; Johannesburg

The managing director of the waste management company PIKITUP of the City of Johannesburg Amanda Nair has been relieved of her duties. Nair says she has no intention of taking legal action against her former employers. She was placed on special leave in July after trade union SAMWU accused her of maladministration.

Highlights of this week's top stories and social media trending topics

Learning at Lawson Brown High School in Port Elizabeth has been disrupted after protesting learners demanded an amendment to the Code of Conduct regarding hair restrictions. Earlier this week, four learners were allegedly told they would not be allowed to write their matric trail examinations if they did not relax and trim their hair in accordance with strict hairstyle policy. Several learners inc...

.Government has finally spoken out over the spat between Eskom and treasury. The power utility has been given orders to comply with treasury's investigation on coal contracts. It now has to submit a 172 page document to treasury on its coal related contracts. Treasury earlier accused Eskom for failing to comply with its investigations of coal contracts particularly those concluded between Eskom an...