We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Tuesday, 5 March 2024.
What was the cost of Police Minister Bheki Cele’s luxury trip to Paris for the Rugby World Cup? Here is what was recently REVEALED.
At least 161 cases of Pink Eye have been confirmed in various parts of eThekwini District since 26 February.
Political analyst Wayne Sussman says the MK Party has shown that it can take away votes from the Inkatha Freedom P[party (IFP) and the ANC.
Police are urging the public to refrain from spreading false information about Joslin Smith on social media and desist from recording the searches as this may adversely impact the investigation.
The two AKA murder suspects who were arrested in Mbabane, Eswatini are yet to be deported back to South Africa.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Friday Tuesday, 5 March 2024
REVEALED: Here is what Cele’s luxury trip to Paris COST
Here is what everyone wants to know: what was the cost of Minister Bheki Cele’s luxury trip to Paris?
Details of his luxurious trip to Paris have emerged following a request for documentation under the PAIA (Promotion of Access to Information Act).
The trip, ostensibly to attend the Rugby World Cup in October 2023, has sparked controversy over the extravagant use of taxpayer funds.
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Over 160 cases of Pink Eye confirmed in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane urges the public to avoid Pink Eye infections by practicing good personal hygiene.
The call comes as at least 161 cases of Pink Eye have been confirmed in various parts of eThekwini District since 26 February.
The KZN Health Department said pink eye cases were recorded at Clairwood Hospital (55), KZN Children’s Hospital (50), Cato Manor Community Health Centre (39), McCord Hospital (15), and Halley Stott Clinic (2).
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ANC made a mistake by putting Zuma’s interests above its own: Ntuli
The African National Congress (ANC) will go into this year’s national and provincial elections under immense pressure from growing opposition parties, particularly President Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party.
Political analyst Wayne Sussman says the MK Party has shown that it can take away votes from the Inkatha Freedom P[party (IFP) and the ANC. Recent by-elections in KwaZulu-Natal reflect impressive support, with the MK Party receiving 28% in uPhongolo and 19% in Abaqulusi.
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Joslin Smith: Police urge the public to refrain from sharing false info
Police are urging the public to refrain from spreading false information about Joslin Smith on social media and desist from recording the searches as this may adversely impact the investigation.
Six-year-old Joslinh Smit from Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape was last seen on 19 February.
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AKA murder suspects yet to be deported from Eswatini
The two suspects arrested in Mbabane for the alleged involvement in the murder of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane are yet to be deported from Eswatini.
The two were arrested in late February for other cases in Eswatini. They were also in the country illegally.
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