“Our problems are our own” says Ramaphosa, dismissing 30 June deadline for foreign nationals
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans not to be misled by people trying to cause chaos in the country with anti-immigrant sentiments. He spoke on the sidelines of a Youth Day commemorative event, which marked exactly two weeks until planned mass anti-migrant protests on 30 June. Groups like March and March, as well as the political party, ActionSA, are among the groups that have called for undocumented immigrants to leave the
A Grade 10 learner at Bellville South High School has been suspended and could face murder charges after he allegedly fatally struck a classmate, also a Grade 10 learner, over the head, reportedly with a broom, last Thursday, 11 June. According to the Western Cape Education Department, the incident occurred in the classroom. It is not known what led to the fatal altercation. The WCED’s Bronagh Hammond says the learner suffered
Tributes have been pouring in after the passing of global jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim earlier today, 15 June. Ibrahim died peacefully, surrounded by family in Germany, following a short illness. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his profound sadness at the passing of the cultural activist, global jazz icon and Esteemed Member of the Order of Ikhamanga. Ramaphosa says Ibrahim lived a life of music that “spanned jazz genres and geographies.” Ramaphosa
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the death of patrol dog Floppy, who went missing during a police operation following an armed robbery at a school in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. In a statement issued on Monday, 15 June, SAPS said Floppy’s body was recovered at around 13:00 in dense bush in NU16, Mdantsane, after an extensive search by Search and Rescue teams. The police dog had sustained gunshot wounds. Floppy
The Presidency has cautioned against the spread of misinformation about South Africa’s migration challenges. This is after the Head of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus, posted on X about recent ‘xenophobic’ attacks in South Africa, which he claimed had left 5 Ethiopian Nationals and 5 Mozambican Nationals dead. It is profoundly heartbreaking to witness another surge of xenophobic violence in #SouthAfrica this week. Hundreds have marched on Parliament, thousands of
