Several hundred protesters dressed in pink tops and jeans in sympathy with the family of murdered seven-year-old Sheldean Human dispersed peacefully from outside the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Earlier in the day, the case of the man suspected of murdering the girl was postponed in the court.
The seemingly all-embracing power of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to be tempered by a strong alternative to ensure that South Africa’s democracy ”is strengthened and protected”, says official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon.
It has been 12 years since my Six Nations career began against England at Parc des Princes, writes Thomas Castaignède. And, despite missing out on this weekend’s match, I’m hoping my name will be in the squad of 22 at least one more time against the rosbifs (roast beefs).
African National Congress (ANC) alliance partner the Congress of South African Teade Unions (Cosatu) has announced a radical strategy aimed at changing the ANC’s leadership and overall policy direction. Cosatu has also warned that it may not endorse the ANC in the next election if the ruling party does not deliver results for workers.
The Bloemfontein High Court on Thursday postponed an urgent court interdict sought by four African National Congress (ANC) members to suspend the election of new office bearers at a northern Free State ANC regional conference. The matter was suspended to March 29 for consideration by the court.
The department of education disclosed the alarming escalation of teenaged pregnancy that made headlines last year. More than 72 000 girls aged between 13 and 19 did not attend school because they were pregnant.
The African National Congress (ANC)-led government has failed the nation by not providing free education in all public schools, the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) said on Wednesday. ”Cosas demands that all private schools be nationalised and further demands the provision of free education in all public schools,” Cosas president Kenny Motshegoa said in a statement.
World powers will receive a ”serious response” from Iran if they adopt a new United Nations resolution imposing more sanctions over its atomic drive, top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani warned on Wednesday. ”If they go ahead in an extreme manner and issue a resolution, they will receive a serious answer …,” Larijani was quoted as saying.
Several patients virtually fled an East London hospital after the admission of eight people suffering from extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the Dispatch Online reported on Tuesday. The patients with deadly XDR-TB were brought in from Jose Pearson TB Hospital in Port Elizabeth.
Hosting a memorable Soccer World Cup might just banish Afro-pessimism, Sport Minister Makhenkesi Stofile said on Tuesday. He said the improvement of football management would go a long way in improving Africa’s image. ”For as long as we are perceived as this corrupt people who cannot manage anything … this Afro-pessimism will not go away,” he said.