Sunday round-up: Clergyman’s whopping R1.3m bar bill, Deltacron ‘variant’ explored, and individual matric results will not be made public
An inflammatory ‘close your legs’ statement and an exorbitant Pretoria bar bill set social media alight this week, while De Lille and Sisulu make the news for the wrong reasons.
Zimbabwean prophet behind R1.3m bar bill at Pretoria club
Passion Java, known for his extravagant lifestyle, is behind the R1.3 million bar tab for drinks at a Pretoria club. The bill was posted on social media last weekend.
More on Pretoria Rekord.
Social media users outraged at Limpopo MEC’s ‘Close your legs’ remark
Doctor Phophi Ramathuba who's also a MEC visited a school in Limpopo this morning telling the girls to close their legs and open their books.
ARE YOU SERIOUS? Is this sex education by our Goverment? Victim Blaming and pushing the narrative? This is disgusting.
@ANCWL_hq @MYANC pic.twitter.com/t2knd61TLS— Women For Change (@womenforchange5) January 12, 2022
Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba’s statement ‘open your books and close your legs’ has sparked outrage on social media among gender-based violence activists and political parties.
More on Polokwane Review.
Daveyton learner (16) fatally shoots fellow learner then himself
Families speak out about tragedy in which a 16-year-old learner shot a friend and himself.
More on Benoni City Times.
Sisulu ‘consulting legal team’ on Zondo, as DA calls for public apology
The DA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the Head of the Executive, to instruct Sisulu to retract and issue a public apology.
More on The Citizen.
DA calls for De Lille’s head to roll over Parliament fire
Findings from an October 2020 report by audit firm BDO show that Parliament ‘was left severely exposed to disaster’.
More on The Citizen.
NPA creates task force team to handle state capture cases
The National Prosecuting Authority has acknowledged its slow pace regarding prosecutions and has indicated that it has a created a task force team in response to the first part of the Zondo commission’s state capture report.
More on The Citizen.
2021 matric results will not be published on public platforms
According to the Department of Education, this is in accordance with the new Protection of Personal Information Act that came into effect in July last year.
More on Pretoria Rekord.
Aarto Act unconstitutional, High Court rules in Outa’s favour
Shootings and protests disrupt start of Gauteng school year
Three people, including two pupils, have been killed in school shootings, and protests disrupt learning at a special needs school.
More on The Citizen.
Moti kidnapping: Footage of one of the vehicles speeding in Polokwane
While the police are being prevented from interviewing the Moti brothers and the family has emigrated to Dubai, exclusive footage has been obtained that shows a high-speed chase involving one of the vehicles used in the kidnapping.
More on Polokwane Review.
Municipal elections: Analyst predicts ‘unholy’ coalitions will implode before June
Have South African voters suffered the worst losses at the municipal polls?
More on Letaba Herald.
City of Cape Town rejects Eskom’s ‘unaffordable’ electricity price hike
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked Eskom CEO André de Ruyter to formally withdraw the application to increase the price of electricity.
More on The Citizen.
Deltacron – Here’s what you need to know
Is Deltacron a new variant, or a combination of the Delta variant and Omicron? Here’s what you need to know.
More on The Citizen.
Move over ‘geriatrics’, younger ANC leaders have earned their stripes
It is time for a new cadre of ANC leaders to rejuvenate the party, believes a South African political analyst.
More on Letaba Herald.
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