The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has strongly condemned remarks made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, accusing him of launching an unprecedented attack on media freedom. Mkhwanazi made the comments on Tuesday night during a sitting of Parliament’s ad-hoc committee investigating his whistleblowing allegations on South African Police Service. Inn a strongly [...]

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The University of Fort Hare (UFH) has suspended all classes and operations with immediate effect following violent student protests that saw several campus buildings set alight. The university’s Administration Block, Student Centre, Auditorium, and HIV Centre were reportedly torched during the unrest. Although no injuries or fatalities have been recorded, police remain on site to [...]

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Several Christian organisations, including the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), have strongly condemned the CRL Rights Commission’s decision to establish a new consultative body to oversee churches and faith institutions in South Africa. The groups have also called for the removal of the commission’s chairperson, Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, accusing her of undermining religious freedom. The organisations [...]

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Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto has begun a major refurbishment of its laundry facilities as part of a broader initiative to modernise operations and improve patient care at Africa’s largest hospital. Serving over 1.5 million people, the hospital is upgrading its infrastructure by installing five new 100-kilogram tunnel washers and dryers — a [...]

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