Father Cries Foul After Travel Agency Charged ‘100% Cancellation Fee’ on US Trip

A Limpopo man is crying foul after a travel agency, Travel and Sport, charged him a 100 percent cancellation fee on the US trip for his daughter even though he cancelled a month in advance.

Mokoto Valley Mahlane says Travel and Sport has refused to refund him the entire R30,000 paid towards the 2023 educational tour for his then Grade 10 daughter, Kgothatso, who had been selected to join a group of about 50 learners from Hoerskool MerenskyREAD MORE

Trade union Solidarity has lodged a complaint with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) against Amazon Web Services (AWS), accusing the technology giant of discriminating against all South African businesses with white ownership.

The complaint, according to the trade union’s media release on Tuesday, centres on an AWS development and acceleration programme for small businesses seeking to grow their AWS operations and become partners in Amazon’s Partner Network. Solidarity claims the programme requires applicants to beREAD MORE

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and five co-accused will remain behind bars after the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court denied them bail in connection with the murder of Emmanuel Mbense.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) successfully opposed the bail applications of all six accused on Tuesday, with the court finding that they had failed to place sufficient evidence before it to demonstrate exceptional circumstances that would justify their release in the interests ofREAD MORE

The number of women found dead in Ekurhuleni since July has risen to seven, with police confirming that the body of another woman was discovered floating in a river in Clayville on 7 September.

The latest discovery, near the Mall of Tembisa, has added to mounting concern over a series of deaths that has left communities across the metro fearful and prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to direct police to urgently

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has moved to reassure South Africans about his health, saying his recovery from a recent “minor” medical procedure is progressing well but that his doctors have advised him to continue resting.

Mashatile gave the update in a statement released on social media on Tuesday as questions continued over his health and absence from some official duties.

In the statement, the Deputy President said he was regaining strength each day and would remain onREAD MORE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed police to prioritise investigations into the deaths of women whose bodies have been discovered in Ekurhuleni over the past two months, as concern grows over the possibility that some of the killings could be linked.

The latest discovery was made in KwaThema, Springs, on Tuesday morning, bringing to six the number of women whose bodies have been found in the Ekurhuleni district during the past two months.

Five bodies had previously beenREAD MORE

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on South Africans to use the public participation process to challenge what it describes as unfair electricity pricing, warning that consumers could face further financial pressure if proposed changes are adopted without stronger protections.

DA spokesperson on electricity and energy Kevin Mileham said South Africans have until September 27 to comment on the Department of Electricity and Energy’s Revised Electricity Pricing Policy.

Mileham urged households and businesses to make submissions beforeREAD MORE

Actors are already studying the Stanislavsky’s system and Meyerhold’s biomechanics, while also getting acquainted with Moscow’s theatre scene

The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) is currently hosting the InteRussia international fellowship programme, “Professional Training for Drama and Film Actors”. Fourteen young actors from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India, Egypt, Türkiye, South Africa, Malaysia, China, and Ethiopia are participating in the programme.

Immediately following the opening ceremony and an introduction to the institute’s history, the participants began practicalREAD MORE

The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to authorise a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into the troubled North West Transport Investments (NTI), saying those responsible for the collapse of the public bus service must be held accountable.

MISA, which represents more than 80,000 workers in the retail motor industry, said the investigation was long overdue and should result in more than findings, with public money lost through alleged wrongdoing recovered and affectedREAD MORE

The latest observations indicate that whilst neutral hydrogen is abundant, the process by which gas is converted into stars has slowed down, altering our understanding of galaxy evolution

An international team of astronomers led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences analysed data collected by the “Chinese Sky Eye” (FAST) and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), covering approximately 2.5 million galaxies across about one-third of the sky. Using spectral line stacking – a technique that combines faint 21-centimetreREAD MORE