JUST IN | Deputy President David Mabuza has resigned as Member of Parliament
Deputy President David Mabuza resigned as Member of Parliament on Tuesday.
Spokesperson Andiswa Makanda said the two died during an accident on Monday while conducting tests and commissioning the refurbished motor coaches."Prasa deeply regrets the loss of life and extends its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased," added Makanda.Wits students took to the streets on Wednesday morning to protest over, among others, accommodation and fees.
The DA’s hopes for an easy election of DA councillor Cilliers Brink as the mayor of Tshwane were dashed when Tshwane council Speaker Murunwa Makwarela was nominated for the role by the ANC and EFF.The election is under way and will be via a secret ballot. Recently, he has clashed with coalition partners because he refused to move forward the date of electing a new mayor.
This comes after the former Eskom CEO said there was political protection for some of those blundering the power utility, alleging that there was a high-level ANC politician involved in the corruption. Five men charged with robbing missing German tourist Nick Frischke appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
The health department in Gauteng says the two men allegedly launched the attack in the hospital's parking lot while the nurse was on his comfort break and attempted to rob him of his cellphone.They forced staff to attend to their friend despite the staff dealing with severely injured patients."We condemn this act of hooliganism and criminality in the strongest possible terms and implore the police to track down the attackers as the incident was captured on CCTV cameras," she said.
Firefighters extinguished the flames, and the department is working to restore power to the clinic, she added. Daniel Smit made a brief appearance in the Klawer Magistrate's Court on Monday morning, but the matter was postponed until 27 March for the availability of a place at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital.
The 44-year-old woman, also a paramedic, had a protection order issued against her husband, said police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo.During the visit, he allegedly took out a gun and shot her before turning it on himself. Meanwhile, the National Sea Rescue said the body found could be that of the Strand fisherman who went missing at sea on Monday.The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Fannie Masemola, suspended Mpumalanga top cop Lieutenant General Semakaleng Manamela on Friday.
UCT council chair Babalwa Ngonyama shared the news with the executive, senate, staff and students in a"private and confidential" internal memorandum. He has refused to go back to Valkenburg Hospital, so other options are being explored. Facilities in other provinces are also being considered. This includes 52 cases from Ekurhuleni, seven from Johannesburg, 11 from Tshwane and four from the West Rand.According to a statement on Thursday, over 1 136 866 children have been immunised in Gauteng. The department encouraged parents and caregivers to sign consent forms permitting school health teams to administer measles immunisation to their children.
Mbalula said De Ruyter had failed in his mandate to turn Eskom around and instead had begun venturing into politics. The ANC leader said De Ruyter's comments were"undemocratic" and if he had allegations of corruption, he should present them to law enforcement agencies.Lion on the loose in North West after escaping from back of a bakkie
The Msunduzi Municipality is investigating parks and recreation workers who were photographed sleeping on top of graves.
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