A total of 66 illegal miners have been rescued on Tuesday during renewed operations at shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West. National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the death toll has risen to 51. She said since the rescue missions resumed, 82 have been arrested and they are facing charges of illegal mining, trespassing, […]
Information regulator imposes R5 million fine on Education Department for 2024 Matric results breach
The Information Regulator of South Africa has slapped the Department of Basic Education (DBE) with a R5 million fine for not upholding an enforcement notice issued on November 18, 2024, prohibiting the department from publishing 2024 matric results in newspapers. The enforcement notice had ordered the DBE to provide an undertaking “that it will not […]
Hyderabad: The state government on Thursday informed the Telangana High Court that it has constituted statewide task force committees, which will ensure that food poisoning issues won’t crop up again. Additional advocate general Imran Khan submitted that state-level and district-level panels would inspect implementation of the mid-day meals scheme in all government schools and keep […]
A legal challenge by JSE-listed construction group Raubex of a tender award for a Clanwilliam Dam project where the successful bidder’s price was a staggering R148.9 million more than its bid has been dismissed with costs. The tender was awarded by the Department of Water and Sanitation to Midrand-based Phoenician Group, which submitted a bid […]