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North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has told the provincial legislature that he will hand over a letter to the speaker on Friday. Mahumapelo, who was delivering his budget speech on Tuesday, did not say what the letter would include, but indicated it would be in line with the Constitution.

A six-month-old baby has been killed, allegedly by her own father, at Hlala-Mpja near Mookgopong. The 27-year-old man accused the child's mother of cheating. The 19-year-old mother had ended the relationship after accusing the suspect Lesiba Motsai, of abuse. The child's aunt and grandmother allegedly witnessed the incident at the suspect's home. Motsai has already appeared in court on a charge of...

Classes have been suspended at the University of the Free State Qwaqwa campus. This follows students protest that led to the shutdown of the institution. Students embarked on a protest after a number of students received SMSes that they were being de-registered.

The DA has rescinded Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille's membership. The party's Federal Executive Committee has announced the decision at a media briefing. The DA says it expects Deputy Cape Town Mayor Ian Neilson to take over as acting mayor after the DA rescinded Patricia De Lille's membership. It's not clear, however, whether De Lille will cease to be mayor unless she resigns or the city counc...

The missing ten-year-old girl from Mamelodi, East of Pretoria, has been found dead. Katlego Joja went missing last Thursday morning while playing at her Mamelodi West home. Her mother thought she was in the outside room with her grandmother, while the grandmother thought she was in the main house.

Home owners in Protea Glen, south of Johannesburg have vowed to stop any in attempts by group of Land invaders to occupy vacant land in the area. In what could be seen as a "face off" between Protea Glen residents and those trying to occupying the land, saw the blockading of several roads to stop those who are erecting shacks in the area. According to authorities, the group has been trying to ille...

NEHAWU Shopstewards, whose members are striking at hospitals and clinics in the North West province, are meeting in Mafikeng to discuss allegations that their members are blockading entrances to hospitals in order to prevent doctors and other non-striking workers from working. Doctors were removed from wards and theatres while conducting their duties last week. Desperate doctors in the NW province...

The fate of embattled North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo remains in the balance as talks of his future by the ANC top 6 continue at Luthuli House. President Cyril Ramaphosa and the other five officials are discussing the decision by the party's national working committee which recommended that Mahumapelo be recalled. This follows numerous allegations against Mahumapelo and the violent service de...

Clashes between rival gangs in Pollsmoor Prison have left an inmate dead. Another has been seriously wounded. About two weeks ago, two correctional officers were stabbed at the Goodwood Correctional Facility during gang fights. Western Cape Provincial Correctional Services spokesperson, Simphiwe Xako gave us an update on this and other issues of safety.

Challenges currently faced by SABC employees and changes made on certain radio stations were discussed at a meeting between the Parliament's Communications Committee and three SABC unions. The Communication Workers' Union of South Africa (CWU), the Media Workers' Association of SA (Mwasa) and the Broadcasting‚ Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (Bemawu) made a presentation to the committee...

The Department of Mineral Resources has called on mining companies to prioritise the health and safety of their workers. This comes as rescuers continue to search for 3 missing miners at Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine in Gauteng this afternoon. Four have died following a seismic event yesterday afternoon, while six are still recovering in hospital. Mine management has denied that lack of prop...

A mother of a student at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth says she is stressed and frustrated due to NSFAS non-payment of her son's fees

The Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth has been shut down by students who are protesting over the lack of funding from the student financial aid scheme NSFAS.

Power utility ESKOM has assured South Africans that there will be no power outages this winter. There have been reports that ESKOM's coal stockpiles are running low.

A large group of Mangosuthu University of Technology students have stormed the Durban magistrate court carrying placards denouncing bail to a suspect arrested for killing a student. They want the court to deny bail to the former student who allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend Zolile Khumalo.

Sandile Mantsoe has been sentenced to an effective 32 years in prison. Mantsoe was found guilty yesterday in the High Court in Johannesburg on three charges, including the murder of his ex-lover Karabo Mokoena. Handing down sentence, Acting Judge Peet Johnson has said the sentence will send a strong warning that abusive conduct towards women will not be tolerated in society.

Our Workers' Day show includes interviews with Labour Analyst Terry Bell and AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa.

Police in KwaZulu Natal are monitoring the situation on the N3 in Mooi River in the Midlands closely this afternoon, after violent protests broke out. The protestors are accusing foreign nationals in the trucking industry of taking their jobs. More than twenty trucks were burnt down and over fifty protestors have been arrested. The MEC for Transport has condemned the violence. This was the second...

Police in the North West are urging parents to monitor their children's movements during the violence-marred protests. Police say children are illegally blocking roads with objects and demanding cash from motorists. About three hundred and fourty people have been arrested after violent protests which were accompanied by looting, broke out last week. North West police spokesperson Colonel Sabata Mo...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has slammed the Grindrod Bank for distributing what is says are misleading pamphlets which depict the bank's green card as one of SASSA's banking accounts of choice. SASSA says it has not been endorsed the card. The agency has given Grindrod Bank and Net1 five days to retract the pamphlet. SASSA accounts have for the last six years been held at the...

Trade union involved in the bus strike are meeting today. The nation wide strike is now in its 14th day. Talks between the unions and employers are still deadlocked even after a meeting with the Transport and Labour Department Ministers last week. SATAWU says the ministers did not help them at all. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to John Dammert from employer organisation the South African Road Passenger Ba...

As South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, incidents of racism appear to be on the rise, raising concern about just how far the country has come in eradicating this scourge. This week, a group of white people were photographed hanging a life-size doll dressed in an ANC T-shirt and a picture of Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, on a tree outside the offices of the Basic Education Department in Pre...

Freedom Day was marked a day early in New York City with South African diplomats expressing their appreciation for the support the international community played in defeating Apartheid and for their continued support during the last 24 years of democracy. Around 200 people gathered to mark the day under the theme "The year of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: towards the full realization of our freedom t...

A first ever Land summit has called for people to take up arms to return the land to its rightful owners. The summit held in Johannesburg was hosted by organisations claiming to represent Khoi-San people. Those in attendance included Professor Ruth Hall, Kallie Kriel from Afriforum and Andile Mngxitama of the Black First Land First movement. Candice Nolan has the details on that.

At least seven people have died in a collision between a train and a bakkie early this morning at the Buttskop level crossing, outside Cape Town. Metrorail has blamed the crash in Blackheath on human error, saying the bakkie driver ignored boom signals. Residents have called for urgent interventions at the crossing, following numerous deaths there. Berenice Moss reports.