WATCH: Young social entrepreneur determined to clean up Diepsloot
One woman’s fight against illegal dumping and cleaning up her neighbourhood
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Lessons on owning your story
The woman she thought was her mother, Lavona Solomon, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for kidnapping her.
17 August 2019 | Saturday Star
Zephany Nurse author surprised by Miché Solomon’s resilience, inner strength
Author Joanne Jowell spoke of her admiration for Solomon, saying the young mother of two had a resilience and an inner strength that surprised her.
17 August 2019 | Saturday Star
Attempt to break the world record for most dogs adopted in a single day
Pop-up unit hopes to break world record of most number of dogs adopted in one day
17 August 2019 | Saturday Star
Lamola presses for new inquest into deaths of activists Agget, Haffejee
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has asked the judge presidents of the Gauteng and KZN divisions to reopen the inquests into the deaths of Neil Aggett and Hoosen Haffejee.
16 August 2019 | Politics
Ramaphosa says 'never again' on Marikana massacre
President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken out on the Marikana tragedy to mark seven years since the event happened, saying this should never happen again.
16 August 2019 | Cyril Ramaphosa
Mkhwebane defends Estina probe as she releases provisional report
Busisiwe Mkhwebane has defended the report into the Estina dairy project after the North Gauteng High Court slapped her with another personal costs order.
16 August 2019 | Politics
Estina chosen as local partner for dairy project despite lack of experience
Peter Thabethe battled to account on how Estina was chosen as a local partner for the Free State Vrede dairy farm even though the company lacked experience.
16 August 2019 | Politics
Bathabile Dlamini says Mkhwebane 'must be protected'
Embattled Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane needs to be protected from her detractors, ANC Women's League president Bathabile Dlamini said
16 August 2019 | Politics
'What Levona did was wrong, but I wasn't abused': Zephany Nurse tells her story
Miché Solomon, the woman born as Zephany Nurse before she was abducted as a newborn from the Groote Schuur Hospital 22 years ago, says she harbours no ill feelings.
15 August 2019 | South Africa
Cele says no plans to deploy police to schools despite attacks
Police Minister Bheki Cele has shot down any suggestion of SAPS sending police to quell violence and killings at schools.
15 August 2019 | Schools
Looming job cuts worry miners ahead of 7th anniversary of Marikana massacre
Marikana mineworkers are looking forward to the commemoration of the massacre in which they lost dozens of their colleagues seven years ago despite looming job cuts.
15 August 2019 | North West
ANC distances itself from 'unlawful' march to Public Protector's office
The ANC has distanced itself from the alleged plan to shut down the office of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
15 August 2019 | ANC
MPs seek assurance on constitutionality of NHI Bill
Parliament's health portfolio committee will request a meeting with the State Attorney to ascertain the constitutionality of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
15 August 2019 | Politics
MTN shuts down 53 cellphone towers in Gauteng due to vandalism, theft
The costly replacement of stolen cellphone tower batteries has forced mobile telecommunications company MTN to shut down 53 towers in Gauteng.
15 August 2019 | Gauteng
Almost R110K raised to help pay Mkhwebane's legal costs
Democracy In Action’s crowdfunding for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has now reached close to R110 000.
15 August 2019 | Politics