Ramaphosa pays tribute to SA women and their role in fighting COVID-19


The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says it has decided to release the online driver's license booking slots in a staggered manner in an effort to make them available to as many people as possible.

A 17-year-old boy is expected to appear in the Ventersdorp Children's Court in the North West on Monday in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Mapula Khune - the sister of Kaizer Chiefs' goalkeeper, Itumeleng Khune.

Monday is International Women's Day, which is aimed at celebrating the achievements of women across the globe.

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) says students who register for the 2021 academic year will be allowed to apply for payment plans to cover their registration.

Phase two of South Africa's coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine rollout could begin at the end of April. To date, over a hundred thousand healthcare workers have been vaccinated in phase one of the Johnson& Johnson vaccine drive.

The number of coronavirus cases in South Africa has increased to 1 521 068 with 862 new cases since the last report.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has appointed senior counsel to lead an independent investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the drowning of two children near a road construction site in Mamelodi, Tshwane, last Saturday.

Peter Matlare's relatives have described the late Deputy CEO of Absa as a pillar of strength around whom the family connected.

Unisa's first female principal and vice-chancellor, Professor Puleng Lenkabula, says South Africa as a society must tackle gender inequalities in spaces of work and in family relations.

At the time of his passing, Matlare had been working as the Deputy CEO and Executive Director at Absa Group, tasked with overseeing the company's business on the continent.

The call comes as the province prepares to hold School Governing Body (SGB) elections.

Police in Mpumalanga have arrested more than 200 people for trespassing, possession of stolen goods and contravention of the Illegal Immigration Act. The arrests follow the vandalising and theft of equipment, reportedly amounting to millions of rands at the disused Goedehoop Mine in Blinkpan near Middelburg.

Wits University has pledged support to its 37 500 students as the academic year kicks off on Monday.

Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to publish all qualifications that will not be funded on its website.

There's growing pressure on Judge President John Hlophe to resign. This after he threw out the corruption charges against African National Congress Member of Parliament Bongani Bongo.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has confirmed that it is investigating 49 cases of alleged police heavy-handedness against members of the public during the first two months of the hard lockdown in March and April last year.

The number of COVID-19 cases in South Africa has increased to 1 520 206.

The driver of a truck that crashed on William Nicol Street in Florida, Roodepoort earlier today has been arrested and charged with reckless and negligent driving, as well as transporting chrome without a permit.

The Robben Island Museum says it has cancelled its annual bursary programme for 2021 due to financial strain caused by COVID-19.

Inkosi Melizwe Dlamini of the Nhlangwini Tribal Authority in Highflats in southern KwaZulu-Natal has passed away.

Four of six family members, who were murdered in Eshowe two weeks ago, have been laid to rest in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal.

The police have intensified a search for two 14-year-old boys who went missing in the Bohlokong township in Bethlehem in the Free State.

Six people, including two pedestrians, have been killed in separate road accidents in the Eastern Cape in the last 24 hours.

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, government and leaders must step up to help minimise the emotional and physical strain of South Africa's already struggling youth.

Residents from the King Cetshwayo District in northern KwaZulu-Natal, which has been battling water shortages, have welcomed the delivery of water tankers.

Lobby group Afriforum says it has written to the National Prosecuting Authority to ask them to act swiftly to ensure the arrest of the alleged mastermind in the killing of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa.

The Limpopo Transport Department has advised motorists to drive carefully after seven people were killed and one seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle pile-up on the N1 near Modimolle in Limpopo.

South Africa has been warned against embracing a bystander syndrome when it comes to issues of women’s leadership and countering the scourge of femicide and other forms of violence against women. That was the message from the Executive Director of UNWOMEN as the world marked International Women’s Day this Monday, March 8.

The family of Senzo Meyiwa says it had hoped the identity of the mastermind behind the killing of the late Bafana Bafana captain, would be revealed in court on Friday.

The University of Limpopo says it only admit a total of 5 175 first year students for the 2021 academic year. All registration and application processes were conducted online.