CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University is taking new steps to confront its past ties to slavery. The Ivy League school is hosting a conference Friday exploring the historical ties between slavery and early universities, including Harvard. Scholars will present research on the topic and discuss how other colleges have confronted their connections to slavery. […]
CAPE TOWN – Late legendary struggle attorney and internationally respected champion of human rights, equality and justice, Judge Essa Moosa’s last message to his family was to fight for the poor and to build socialism and fight extremism, his son said. “We wish to sincerely thank everyone, from the bottom of our hearts, for their […]
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma thanked the outgoing members of the Judicial Service Commission on Thursday. “President Jacob Zuma has extended his appreciation to the three members of the Judicial Service Commission designated by the President of the Republic in terms of section 178(3) of the Constitution of Republic of South Africa, 1996,” the Presidency […]
PIETERMARITZBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) faces a difficult time ahead of its national policy conference and elective conference later this year, National Executive Committee (NEC) member Nathi Mthethwa conceded on Thursday. Delivering the Archie Gumede Memorial Lecture at Pietermaritzburg city hall on Thursday, Mthethwa said one of the problems was within the party […]
At least five people were confirmed injured when a section of the roof at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, in Parktown, Johannesburg, collapsed on Thursday afternoon while construction work to repair leaks was ongoing. According to the Gauteng Department of Health, the injured are made up of two construction workers, two members of the public and […]
In the wake of being accused of peddling fake news for our story ‘Ramaphosa brought down the Lesotho government’, we decided to publish our 1. emailed questions to the Office of the Deputy President, 2. their response, 3. our emailed questions to Bidvest spokesperson, 4. their response, 5. the press statement from the Deputy President’s office, […]
JOHANNESBURG – A man has been arrested with 16.8kg of gold bars with an estimated value of R8 million at the OR Tambo International Airport, the South African Revenue Services (Sars) said on Thursday. “The passenger was in transit from Maputo, Mozambique, to Dubai [on Monday]. Upon inspection of the passenger’s travel documents, Customs officials […]
JOHANNESBURG – A section of the roof at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, in Parktown, Johannesburg, collapsed on Thursday afternoon while construction work to repair leaks was ongoing, trapping some workers and patients. Collapsed entrance #CharlotteMaxeke pic.twitter.com/Jpv1pltcdC — TIMM¥ (@Timmy_Turnt_Up) March 2, 2017 Arnold Malotana, chief director of emergency medical services (EMS) at Gauteng Department […]
The Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF) came out strongly on Thursday condemning “with contempt”, accusations by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe was funding a “dirty war” against National Treasury by sponsoring PPF events. The DA had said the fact that Eskom had sponsored R440,000 towards the activities of PPF meant the state-owned […]
JOHANNESBURG, March 2 (ANA) – The SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) on Thursday, distanced itself from Jozi@Work workers who left a trail of destruction in their wake in central Johannesburg late on Wednesday while protesting against the canning of the programme. The protesters disrupted night shift Pikitup workers who were cleaning up the city streets. […]