Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi

Police Intensify Manhunt After Reiger Park Mass Shooting

Police operations have intensified in Reiger Park, Boksburg, following a deadly weekend shooting that left six people dead and three others, including a toddler, injured. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi have vowed justice for the victims as additional tactical units, detectives, and intelligence officers are deployed to the area.… Continue reading Police Intensify Manhunt After Reiger Park Mass Shooting

Gauteng Premier Suspends Health Department Head Malotana Amid Mounting Tembisa Hospital Scandal

In a dramatic move, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has with immediate effect suspended Lesiba Arnold Malotana, the Head of the Department of Health and Wellness. The announcement, confirmed early Tuesday by Gauteng Provincial Government spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga, comes amid intensifying pressure over ongoing investigations into alleged large-scale corruption tied to Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital. When… Continue reading Gauteng Premier Suspends Health Department Head Malotana Amid Mounting Tembisa Hospital Scandal

Gauteng Government Hits Back After Mkhwanazi Labels AmaPanyaza “Illegal”

It said that the crime prevention wardens, officially referred to as the Gauteng Traffic Wardens (GTWs), were lawfully established and designated as peace officers under national law. The Gauteng Provincial Government has hit back at KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, following his explosive claim that Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s Crime Prevention Wardens, popularly known… Continue reading Gauteng Government Hits Back After Mkhwanazi Labels AmaPanyaza “Illegal”

Evictions Without Court Orders ‘Systemic Failures,’ Says SAHRC

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has come out strongly against what it calls “unlawful and degrading” evictions being carried out in Gauteng and other parts of the country, warning that the practice violates the Constitution and leaves vulnerable families destitute. In a statement released on Sunday, the Commission condemned remarks by Gauteng Premier… Continue reading Evictions Without Court Orders ‘Systemic Failures,’ Says SAHRC

UNISA Signs Language Pact with Russian Universities to Globalise isiZulu

Unisa academics with the Russian delegation during the MoU signing – Seated, from left: Prof Solomon Magano, Acting Vice-Principal: Institutional Development, Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa, Vice Principal: Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation, Prof Ekaterina Sechenova, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, UTMN, and Pavel Sapozhnikov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Russian Language, RUDN Standing, from left: Prof Thinandavha Mashao, Deputy Executive Director: CHS, Mokgadi Rabothata, Director: Global Engagements, DHET, Prof Natalia Dzida, Head: Preparatory Department, UTMN, Prof Yulia Biryukova, Associate Professor in the Department of Russian Language, and head of Digital Innovations in Philosophy, RUDN, and Margarita Shumeikina, Department of State Policy in Higher Education: Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

The University of South Africa (UNISA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Russian universities to promote language exchange programmes. The partnership, formalised on 04 March 2025, with Tyumen State University (UTMN) and the Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) will see isiZulu taught at the Russian institutions, while UNISA’s College… Continue reading UNISA Signs Language Pact with Russian Universities to Globalise isiZulu

2027 ANC Conference: Newly Elected Limpopo ANCYL Secretary Attacks Gauteng ANC Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi

TARGETED: NEWLY-elected Limpopo ANC Youth League Provincial Secretary Phineas Sebola has used his address attacked Gauteng ANC Chairperson and Premier Panyaza Lesufi, in what appears to be a factional battle before the governing party’s 2027 national conference. (Photo: ANC)

NEWLY-elected Limpopo ANC Youth League Provincial Secretary Phineas Sebola has used his address to the elective conference in Polokwane to attack Gauteng ANC Chairperson and Premier Panyaza Lesufi, in what appears to be a factional battle before the governing party’s 2027 national conference. Lesufi, believed to be a contender to succeed President Cyril Ramaphosa as… Continue reading 2027 ANC Conference: Newly Elected Limpopo ANCYL Secretary Attacks Gauteng ANC Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi