'Insults are the last refuge of a scoundrel': Naledi Pandor on her expectations at the ICJ today, and the personal attacks she's faced throughout this period.
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#NewYear
For the first time in its history, the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto says it has had NO trauma case patients coming through its doors on 1 January. The hospital posted photos of an eerily quiet trauma ward on its Facebook Page.
#Wiseman
#R210ForWiseman
"Thank you... God bless."
Wiseman personally thanks all those who have donated. His phone has been buzzing ALL day with notifications of funds coming in.
#EWNInspired
A principal from a primary school in Limpopo has been recognised as the best in the world at what he does.
Dr Ngwako Stephen Sebopetsa, the principal of Rathaga Primary School was named winner of the Global Principals’ Award for excellent leadership acumen.
[
#WATCH
] Meet Khangelani Sibiya from Newcastle in KZN. He’s a Maths and Science who was awarded the ‘Best Global Teacher’ title at the weekend in Dubai. He incorporates traditional music and art during teaching and learning. VIDEO SUPPLIED.
@NkoRaphael
The Nakedi family have opened a case of common assault against 3 white men seen attacking 2 black teens for swimming in what they claim is an ‘only whites’ pool at the Maselspoort Resort in Bloem during Christmas celebrations yesterday. 📸Supplied
@khanya_mntambo
#Wiseman
EWN caught up with Siphamandla Wiseman Ndabezitha, the petrol attendant seen a video that's gone viral. What was a cruel prank meant to humiliate him became a blessing after South Africans came together to raise money for the father of 3. Full story to follow...
#ProtectSouthAfrica
Members of the Diepsloot Residents' Association are working together with JMPD, the local taxi association and community members and have been going door-to-door to recover items looted from the local Bambanani Mall.
JUST IN: Three people have been arrested for the
#MaselspoortResort
attack. Johan Nel and Jan Stephanus van der Westhuizen have already appeared in court for common assault and crimen injuria. The third suspect will appear in court tomorrow for attempted murder.
@khanya_mntambo
The Nakedi family have opened a case of common assault against 3 white men seen attacking 2 black teens for swimming in what they claim is an ‘only whites’ pool at the Maselspoort Resort in Bloem during Christmas celebrations yesterday. 📸Supplied
@khanya_mntambo
[PICTURES] Homeless men housed at a temporary shelter in EThekwini during Covid-19 have established an agricultural project in the inner-city. With assistance from the municipality and NGOs, they are now selling organic vegetables to locals.
@NkoRaphael
[HAPPENING NOW] Police have just arrested a male suspect driving a car that is not road worthy with cash amounting to R 90 000. When asked, he told the police the money is for Christmas clothes.
Police have also seized his licensed firearm.
#Coronavirus
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says all minibus taxis, metered taxis, e-hailing services will not be allowed to operate for the duration of South Africa's 21 day lockdown.
“This is the most successful shutdown in the history of shutdowns” - EFF leader Julius Malema addressing the party’s supporters in Pretoria.
@Alpha_Mero25
#ShutdownSA
The Black Business Council has confirmed that the worst affected establishments during the looting and destruction are BLACK OWNED Small, Micro or Medium Enterprises. TTM
#HermanMashaba
“election of Zille as chair of federal council is victory for people who are opposed to my belief systems. I cannot reconcile myself with group of people who think race is irrelevant when dealing with social economic conditions of people”
BREAKING: EWN has learned that the Judicial service commission has advised President Cyril Ramaphosa to suspend the presiding judge in the
#SenzoMeyiwatrial
Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela.
@motso_modise
JUST IN: Gauteng police have arrested a mayoral candidate in Roodepoort, west of Joburg, after he allegedly spread a recording calling for violence in the West Rand.
Acting Joburg mayor Kenny Kunene alongside members of the mayoral committee will be issuing warnings to Hillbrow residents living in dilapidated buildings. They will also be raiding scrap yards and buildings where drugs are sold.
@Alpha_Mero25
JUST IN: The South African government has withdrawn its support and that of South Africa for Miss South Africa in the Miss Universe pageant set to be held in Israel.
[BREAKING NEWS] KwaZulu-Natal police have shot and killed 9 suspects during a shootout at Desai in Mariannhill in the early hours of this morning.
@_NMabaso
Renowned and Celebrated singer Mam’ Sibongile Khumalo has passed away at the age of 63.
Eyewitness News can confirm that she died earlier today.
More details to follow.
#RIPSibongileKhumalo
#ShutdownSA
The Cash In Transit industry has informed South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) that they will not be providing any cash delivery services to the SASSA cash pay points until further notice. This is to ensure the safety of the beneficiaries.
#SarayKhumalo
South African Saray Khumalo has reached the top of the world this morning, becoming the first black African woman to summit Mount Everest.
[JUST IN] Anti-Apartheid activist, Dr Allan Boesak, has told the Patriotic Alliance that he no longer wants them to name a street after him following the party’s support for Israel.
Boesak said he cannot be associated with a party that supports the “Israeli apartheid state.” TCG
#EFFGalaDinner
Malema says black professionals must treat their black clients with respect because respectingblack clients is an act of self-love. He tells professionals here to prove to those who believe blacks are incompetent wrong by providing great black on black service.ZN
BREAKING: The woman who was abandoned by paramedics in Umlazi, south of Durban a week ago has now died. The family has confirmed the news of her passing saying the details are yet to be known.
@_NMabaso
#CoronavirusInSA
A Gauteng woman & her daughter who both tested positive for coronavirus previously refused to be quarantined, while the husband refused to be tested at a hospital. This forced the provincial Department of Health to approach a court last night on an urgent basis.
BREAKING: Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has joined the EFF.
The former Public Protector is currently hosting a media briefing in Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga. TCG
BREAKING:
@GiftoftheGivers
has confirmed one of its members, along with his brother, have been killed in Gaza. The humanitarian aid group says Ahmed Abbasi was targeted while he and his brother were returning from morning prayer today. CP
BREAKING President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Public Audit Amendment Bill, which gives the Auditor-General significant new powers to act against irregular expenditure. GD
Durban-based Uber driver
#MenziMngoma
has just auditioned for the Cape Town Opera. He was flown here after a video of him singing in front of a passenger went viral. LP
This is the Nancefield station in Soweto, which was recently re-opened. With just R7.50, commuters can once again travel to Johannesburg CBD using the metro rail.
PRASA has rehabilitated 31 of its 40 corridors across the country.
@Alpha_Mero25
#Eswatini
The Communist party of Eswatini has confirmed that King Mswati III has fled his country and says he's reportedly hiding out here in Johannesburg .
WATCH: A local pastor in Hanover Park is asking the minister of Police Bheki Cele why didn’t he bring hundreds of search warrants to the area to search criminals instead of bringing hundreds of police to listen to a talk show.
This is the crime scene where rapper
@akaworldwide
was shot and killed, alongside his protector. Their bodies have not yet been removed from the scene but are covered with two table umbrellas.
#Aka
@_NMabaso
BREAKING NEWS: South African Olympic star
#CasterSemenya
to legally challenge the IAAF's gender rules as discriminatory. Semenya will file a legal case challenging the “Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification”. LM
#AdamCatzavelos
The EFF has arrived at the Bramely Police Station where they are expected to lay a criminal case against Adam Catzavelos, they’ve been joined by Pastor Mboro. TK
#DJFresh
Gauteng police have confirmed that a formal case of rape has been opened against two well-known radio personalities.
Earlier this week, a woman took to Twitter, accusing DJ Fresh and Euphonik of drugging and raping her in 2011.
#Covid19
JUST IN: All bars shebeens and some restaurants must close at 18:00 under strict new state rules released by Cooperative Governance Department
#CoronavirusInSA
JUST IN: The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has rejected the IAAF’s appeal to immediately re-impose DSD regulations
#CasterSemenya
while her appeal in ongoing.
ANOTHER WIN FOR
#CASTERSEMENYA
#CoronavirusInSA
An Italian national with a South African passport has been turned away at O.R. Tambo International Airport when his unauthorized private charter aircraft landed here from Zimbabwe.
#PutSouthAfricaFirst
Ike Khumalo, addressing the social ills faced by South Africans. He says government has put the security of the country and its people at risk. VM
#COVID19SA
184 000 people in the 18-34 cohort have registered on the EVDS portal since it opened at midnight. Largest uptake in Gauteng with 73 000, followed by the Western Cape with 53 000 and then 27 000 in KwaZulu-Natal.
#ReclaimOurBeaches
Members of the EFF are approaching Clifton 4th beach. This is the third protest this weekend at the beach after complaints about beachgoers being removed from the public space by a private security company. SF
#Brackenfellhighschool
A former learner says the allegations of racism at the institution comes as no surprise, as he too was a victim of discrimination when he attended the school. LP
#Wyebankmurders
The mother of the four children who were murdered allegedly by their father reacts with emotion as the news that police have caught him arrive here in Copesville, Pietermaritzburg.
@NkoRaphael
#NoxoloGrootboom
Rhodes University will next week honour legendary broadcaster Noxolo Grootboom with an honorary doctorate for her four decades of work in broadcasting and for the promotion of isiXhosa.
BREAKING : John Steenhuisen tells Eyewitness he is no longer the chief whip of the DA in parliament. He says his term is linked to Mmusi Maimane’s “The CHief whip is appointed by the leader. Since he announced his resignation from parliament my term ends”
#MmusiMaimane
#MaselpoortResort
| JUST IN: Police have confirmed that after a review of the facts and statements presented to them, a case of attempted murder is now being investigated. They deny initially downplaying the matter by investigating common assault.
@khanya_mntambo
The Nakedi family have opened a case of common assault against 3 white men seen attacking 2 black teens for swimming in what they claim is an ‘only whites’ pool at the Maselspoort Resort in Bloem during Christmas celebrations yesterday. 📸Supplied
@khanya_mntambo
[WATCH]
A portion of the building has been destroyed by a bulldozer. Acting Joburg mayor Kenny Kunene says the building is a health hazard to those occupying it.
@Alpha_Mero25
The official
#WinnieMandelaFuneral
programme has been released. Proceedings will start with the private viewing of the body at her home in Orlando West. The casket convoy is expected to arrive at Orlando Stadium just before 9am. LM
#CoronavirusInSA
The number of COVID19 infections has risen by 46 over the last 24 hours, it's one of the lowest figures since the lockdown came into effect on Friday.
#WinnieMadikizelaMandelaAirport
:The transport ministry has confirmed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s name is amongst a list of names submitted for the renaming of Cape Town International Airport. MS
“It’s really a pity the ANC has a person like Mbalula as its Secretary General, it’s an embarrassment. For an organisation that once boasted the likes of Sol Plaatjie, Oliver Tambo, Duma Nokwe (…) to end up with Mbalula is a commentary on the state of the nation,” Mavuso Msimang
BREAKING: Dr Murunwa Makwarela has resigned as Tshwane Executive Mayor.
This follows revelations today that the insolvency rehabilitation certificate he submitted to the City Manager was fake. TCG