ActionSA Wants Public Protector To Investigate Former Senior Member in Newcastle

The national chairperson of ActionSA, Micheal Beaumont has written to the Public Protector asking her office to probe its former senior member in Newcastle local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal for possible abuse of power.

Beaumont’s request came after almost a week the Herman Mashaba led party fired Faizel Cassim as its member and chief whip in the municipality.

The party claimed that Cassim did not declare a conflict of interest as the owner of Newcastle Industrial Launders CC (NIL), aREAD MORE

Angry residents of KwaMashu township in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal have flipped the script, saying the 21 days the government gave them to register their spaza shops is the same period within which foreign nationals must leave the country.

The residents said this earlier on Thursday, November 21, during a march across the township against foreign nationals. 

Conducted under the watchful eyes of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Durban metro police, the group of protestors carried placards reading “EnoughREAD MORE

When Tom Dambudzo was bedridden due to ill health in his rural village, taking painkillers was the only option for him to relieve pain. “I couldn’t walk properly when I had severe backache for six months and my dependence on anaesthetic drugs was quite stressful,” Dambudzo told ChinAfrica. 

Dambudzo’s decision to relocate from his rural home on the outskirts of Bulawayo to Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, in search of quality health care turned out to be a roll of the diceREAD MORE

Digital avatars have become a standard feature on e-commerce platforms. As virtual hosts, they emulate human behaviour, broadcast live programmes without interruption, and present “Made in China” products to foreign consumers, thanks to their proficiency in multiple languages. The impressive efficiency of these digital avatars is made possible by the colossal computing power that enables them to perform their functions. 

“This year, the storage requirements of the digital avatars have increased significantly, by approximately 500 times compared to last year.READ MORE

Former ANC Treasurer-General Dr Mathews Phosa has shared some intricate details regarding the events leading to Jacob Zuma’s recall as president in February 2018.

Phosa said Zuma was so aggrieved by the ANC’s decision to recall him that he wanted to challenge the vote of no confidence against him in court.

Phosa revealed the mooted court application in an interview with Newzroom Afrika on Thursday, discussing his book, Witness to Power, with host Aldrin Sampear.

The vote of no confidence routeREAD MORE

In the view of Vertu Ikombo Otoka, life in the Republic of the Congo has transformed greatly since the completion of the No.1 National Highway. Born in Brazzaville, the country’s capital, he has witnessed firsthand the significant impact of this highway on the nation’s economic development, particularly in the rural regions it connects.  

“When I was young, it was hard to imagine there would be a road linking Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, the country’s financial centre, due to the complex geographicalREAD MORE

The majority of the expired foodstuff uncovered in the two warehouses in Durban originated from either Nigeria in West Africa and India, in Asia, police said.

Some of the goods had no expiry dates while others had clear expiry dates which had long passed.

The factories were uncovered after an intelligence driven operation carried out by the police in Kwazulu-Natal acting on a directive from Provincial Commissioner, Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Premier Thami Ntuli.

From Nigeria there was expiredREAD MORE

The University of South Africa (UNISA) and the North West Department of Education are collaborating on a pilot program to empower high school learners to make informed career choices as early as Grade 9.

This initiative was discussed during a meeting convened by the North West MEC for Education, Viola Motsumi, with senior management of the North West Department of Education and representatives from UNISA, led by the President of the UNISA Convocation, Justice Dabampe, on November 19.

In aREAD MORE

The leader of Economic Freedom Fighters in Limpopo, Lawrence Mapoulo, has accused Premier Phophi Ramathuba and Legislature Speaker Makoma Makhurupetje of tribalism and nepotism, alleging they only hire Vhavenda and Balobedu in their offices at the expense of Bapedi and Vatsonga-speaking people.

Mapoulo addressed his party members during a service delivery march outside the Office of the Premier on Wednesday, November 13. In a video circulating on social media, Mapoulo is heard pointing accusing fingers at Ramathuba and Makhurupetje.

TribalismREAD MORE

Kwazulu-Natal police, led by Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, have raided a factory in which expired and contaminated food items are stored before distribution to the various wholesalers and spaza shops. This is part of a campaign against contaminated food announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week following the deaths of 22 schoolchildren nationwide from food poisoning.