SA Men Rescued From Russia Frontlines as Cyril Ramaphosa Thanks Vladimir Putin

The imminent collapse of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), is on the lips of every political commentator, agitator and aggregator, including those who were not born when the late anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela vacated the Union Buildings on June 14, 1999.

To some, especially those with ambitions to be sworn in once the Independent Electoral Commission confirms the final tally of the 2024 elections, it has been written in the stars that President Cyril Matamela RamaphosaREAD MORE

North West Public Works and Roads MEC Gaoage Molapisi has been accused of orchestrating a plot to white-wash the R134 million Ndhuna Civil Engineering Service report and clear the contractor and officials at the centre of the alleged tender fraud and corruption. 

Sources, including civil servants, engineers and businessmen, said Molapisi’s decision to order an internal probe rather than an independent one was part of a strategy to clear Ndhuna’s Oberon Matsuvuki, head of the department Moss Kgantsi and chiefREAD MORE

Limpopo’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Department has been slated for wasting taxpayers’ money to the tune of R197 million on various dodgy items while failing to spend R98 million on service targets that were budgeted for.

MEC Thabo Mokone, head of department (HOD) Ramatsimele Jacquiline Maisela, and their team of officials recently reappeared before the provincial Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) to explain the mismanagement of their annual budget.

They first appeared before the committee in February butREAD MORE

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare in Beijing on Monday afternoon. The two sides jointly announced the official establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership featuring mutual respect and common development for a new era.

Xi noted that China and Solomon Islands are trustworthy friends and dependable partners to each other. He said that since the two countries established diplomatic relations, their friendly cooperation has become a pacesetter for the relations betweenREAD MORE

Abdullahi Okelo in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania tries to fully concentrate as he holds his tool, keen to start his practical work on automobile engine assembly before his tutors’ final assessment. Okelo’s dedication is driven by his deep passion for mechanical engineering and years of struggle to develop his engineering skills in a bid to earn a living. 

“I am thrilled to be a student at the Luban Workshop, especially to be taught by the best tutors. This isREAD MORE

Learners whose 2022 matric results were withheld over a cheating scandal say they are disappointed after the Mpumalanga High Court dismissed their urgent court application.

On Thursday, the court released its judgment virtually and struck the application off the roll for a lack of urgency, saying the urgency, if any, had been self-created. 

More than 300 students from the Bohlabela region, which includes areas such as Bushbuckridge and Mbombela, launched an urgent court application to compel the Mpumalanga Department ofREAD MORE

The Limpopo Department of Education is among the worst violators of children’s rights, with pit latrines and broken toilets still in use. 

According to Amnesty International South Africa campaigner Sibusiso Khasa, the entire country depicts a bleak picture for children enrolled at public schools, with Limpopo among the highest violators of children’s rights.

Khasa expressed concern about the reopening of schools on July 18, where children will be expected to use pit toilets again.

“One of the key infrastructure issuesREAD MORE

The upcoming BRICS Summit in Johannesburg next month is important for South Africa, the African continent and the global south. The gathering of the world’s major developing countries is expected to discuss a common currency and admit or agree on criteria to admit new members. 

Countries which have either applied or lined up to join the global South economic alliance include regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Argentina, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Pakistan, Mexico, Algeria and Senegal. FormedREAD MORE

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has approved a law providing for equal pay for men and women in the same position.

Moreover, the Head of State approved two other laws. One includes moral and sexual harassment and discrimination in the list of ethical and disciplinary violations by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), which could result in the suspension of lawyers.

Another proposal, approved by the president, gives priority to pregnant and postpartum women upon renewal of theREAD MORE

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chaired the virtual Shangai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Tuesday, said Iran was going to join as a new member of the organisation. Modi also welcomed the signing of a memorandum on Belarus’ commitment to SCO membership, as reported by ANI, a partner of TV BRICS.

“I am happy that Iran is going to join the SCO family as a new member today. In this regard, I extend my best wishes to President EbrahimREAD MORE