EYEWITNESS

EYEWITNESS

• No Boks? No Problem! Sharks and Stormers gear up for Coastal Derby
  The Sharks and Stormers will face off without any of the Springboks' players in their teams.
• City of Ekurhuleni welcomes clean audit from Auditor-General
  Ekurhuleni received its third consecutive clean audit despite political wrangling in the city.
• ActionSA presses eThekwini council to include motion to remove Kaunda
  ActionSA made its plea during a special meeting to elect a new deputy mayor.
• Parliament still undecided on hate crimes and hate speech bill
  The hate crimes and hate speech bill discussion has been ongoing for more than four years with political parties like the Democratic Alliance and Freedom Front Plus opposing it.
• Miss SA finalist Luyanda Zuma to represent SA at Miss Charm 2023
  Miss Charm International's mission is to promote culture, tourism and education.
• Fashion designer Paco Rabanne passes away at 88
  The Spanish designer has a career spanning over six decades.
• Western Cape Health aims to vaccinate 95% of province's children against measles
  Five cases of measles were reported in the province recently.
• SA Tourism's almost R1bn sponsorship to Tottenham Hotspur unjustified: Ramaphosa
  The Presidency said it was in the dark about the reported sponsorship deal.
• UK man pleads guilty in foiled 2021 crossbow attack on Queen Elizabeth II
  Jaswant Singh Chail said he planned an attack as revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre of Indians by British colonial troops.
• City of Cape Town raises alarm over MyCiTi bus attacks
  The city offers a reward of up to R5,000 for residents who have information on the culprits.
• Malema firearm discharge case postponed to September
  EFF leader Julius Malema faces a charge that is related to an incident that occurred in July 2018 when he fired a rifle at the EFF's fifth anniversary celebrations.
• Suspected Chinese spy balloon 'collecting information' at 'sensitive sites' - US
  A US defence official said the balloon entered US airspace days ago, where it flew over the vast state of Montana, which borders Canada, and at an altitude well above commercial air traffic.
• School governance foundation calls for fresh disciplinary measures in GP schools
  In the past week, a grade 10 boy was stabbed to death and a grade 10 girl was assaulted.
• Case of cop accused of Tembisa Hospital nurse's murder postponed to next week
  On Friday, the court was set to hear the details of Lucky Mudau's plea bargain, but his lawyer was a no-show and hadn't presented a plea proposal to the prosecution.
• Zille: ActionSA trying to bring DA in Ekurhuleni down 'speaks for itself'
  ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance were once in bed as coalition partners in the City of Ekurhuleni.
• SAVA says govt mum on plea to get veterinarians back on critical skills list
  The South African Veterinary Association said the profession being removed from the critical skills list makes it difficult for foreign doctors and students to acquire visas.
• 'Every performance has a way of being memorable and monumental': Zoë Modiga
  Zoë Modiga and Mandisi Dyantis will be sharing a stage at Back to Live on February 11 at Constitution Hill.
• Zimbabwean Embassy offers help to citizens that want to return home from SA
  The Zimbabwean Embassy encourages people to take the opportunity given to return home as the ZEP expiry date looms.
• eThekwini municipality to reconvene council meeting to elect new deputy mayor
  The last week's special council meeting failed to take place due to the EFF and ANC not being in attendance when the meeting started.
• Civil society calls on SA government to publicly condemn Thulani Maseko's death
  More than 50 organisations and individuals have written to President Cyril Ramaphosa as well as the Ministers of Police, Justice, and International Relations, calling on them to issue a statement denouncing Maseko's killing.