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Psychiatric order against alleged parliament arsonist set aside, called “unlawful”

The court order referring alleged parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe to Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital for 30 days of mental observation was set aside by the High Court in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon. Mafe is to be released and detained at a normal correctional services facility pending his formal bail application.

18 Jan 2022 12PM 3 min

Black consciousness, white tears: ubuntu’s challenge to liberalism

Eusebius discussed Black Consciousness, liberation theology and white liberals with Harvard University doctoral candidate and author Panashe Chigumadzi. In this latest episode of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, Chigumadzi starts off by explaining why it is important for black people to not be distracted by anti-black racism, puzzling through the conundrum that…

17 Jan 2022 8AM 5 min

Terry Pheto dishes on surviving lockdown, 'retiring' as an actress and GBV

Terry Pheto talks about living in the moment and doing the things you dream of right now.

17 Jan 2022 3AM 1 min

Can't shake your Covid-19 symptoms? Here's why

25% to 30% of all people who contract and survive Covid-19 will continue to suffer from Long Covid, which is the persistence of Covid-19 symptoms three months from the time a person stops being infectious.  Long Covid cannot be formally diagnosed and there is no way of telling who will…

14 Jan 2022 7AM 11 min

Diagnosing the dramatic decline of the ANC

Political analyst and head of the political studies department at the University of Cape Town associate professor Zwelethu Jolobe says despite the ANC NEC clearly articulating how a renewed party should look, it's not capable of taking its subordinates along with it. "The problem we have here is that we…

14 Jan 2022 4AM 13 min

Gauteng COGTA's Lupi Ngcayisa on the collapse of Joburg council sitting

MEC for Human Settlements, Urban Planning and CoGTA, Lebogang Maile, has written a formal letter to the Speaker of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Councillor Vasco Da Gama, requesting the Speaker to provide the MEC with a comprehensive report on the collapse of the council meeting of 13 January…

14 Jan 2022 3AM 1 min

Law on driver demerit system ruled invalid: Outa wins court challenge

The Pretoria high court on Thursday found the Aarto Act and its amendment, on which the planned demerit system for traffic offences is based, inconsistent with the constitution. Consequently, judge Annali Basson declared the Aarto Act and the Amendment Act “unconstitutional and invalid”.

13 Jan 2022 5AM 2 min

Dr Phophi Ramathuba responds to 'open your books & close your legs' backlash

Media personality Siv Ngesi has joined the thousands of people expressing their outrage over Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba's recent school visit address where she advised the girls to open their book and close their legs. A video of the Limpopo Health MEC went viral on Twitter after Ramathuba…

13 Jan 2022 4AM 8 min

'This is an insult,' says Zondo of Lindiwe Sisulu criticism

Acting chief justice Raymond Zondo addressed the media in response to an opinion piece attributed to tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu, published on the news and information website IOL, on December 7 2021, entitled: “Hi Mzansi, have we seen justice?” In his public address on Wednesday, Zondo said Sisulu had no…

12 Jan 2022 9AM 8 min

Gauteng’s 700 unplaced pupils will be sorted by month-end: Panyaza Lesufi

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says there are about 700 pupils who have not yet been placed in public schools across the province, a big improvement on last year. “Last year almost 35,000 pupils were not placed. This year there are fewer than 700 who need to be placed,” Lesufi…

12 Jan 2022 5AM 5 min

What does it all mean? Three crucial insights from part one of the state capture report

In this week’s edition of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, Eusebius McKaiser offers some initial insights, as TimesLIVE contributor and analyst, into part one of the state capture report.

12 Jan 2022 3AM 1 min

Suspected arsonist remanded for psychiatric evaluation

The Cape Town magistrates court has remanded alleged parliament fire arsonist Zandile Mafe to a mental institution for observation for a period of up to 30 days to established if he is fit to stand trail. This after the State provided evidence that the accused suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. The 49…

11 Jan 2022 6AM 7 min

Suspected arsonist threatens hunger strike

Alleged arsonist Zandile Mafe, who stands accused of setting fire to parliament buildings last week, was accompanied by new, high-level legal representation in the form of advocate Dali Mpofu, former national chairperson of the EFF. Mpofu told the court Mafe has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. After this revelation, the…

11 Jan 2022 5AM 3 min

Ramaphosa urges government to finalise a policy on the introduction of vaccine mandates

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the government to finalise vaccine mandates. He says for the economy to operate fully, everyone must be vaccinated against Covid-19. He reiterated the importance of vaccination. 

8 Jan 2022 9AM 3 min

Malema's full EFF 'Siyabonga' rally address

The EFF held a “Siyabonga” (“thank you”) rally in Durban's People's Park on Saturday to thank its KwaZulu-Natal supporters for their support. In the 2021 local government elections, the EFF secured 150 seats and 8.64% of the vote in the province — up from 59 seats and 3.46% in the…

8 Jan 2022 7AM 52 min

Limpopo ANC says Cyril has led well and deserves second term

When the ANC officially opens the party’s leadership race, Limpopo will campaign for Cyril Ramaphosa to win a second term. The premier of Limpopo and ANC provincial chair Stan Mathabatha told the party’s January 8 celebrations on Saturday that the province was fully behind Ramaphosa. Mathabatha said Ramaphosa had led…

8 Jan 2022 6AM 1 min

Someone sabotaged Ramaphosa's gala address, says Cele

Police minister Bheki Cele told journalists that someone deliberately shut down the power at the ANC gala dinner on Friday while President Cyril Ramaphosa was thanking the business community for its financial support.

8 Jan 2022 3AM 3 min

The ANC will never die, it has the power and capacity to self-correct, Mabuza says

ANC deputy president David Mabuza addressed the crowd at Mankweng Cemetery in Limpopo at a wreath-laying ceremony for the late ANC Youth League president Peter Mokaba. Mabuza reiterated the words of the province's premier Stanley Mathabatha that it is not the party that is corrupt, but individuals within the party…

7 Jan 2022 6AM 3 min

The land of our forebears will be returned to the people of our country, says Ramaphosa

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is in Limpopo gearing up for the ANC January 8th statement on Saturday. Other ANC leadership figures, including deputy president David Mabuza, chairperson Gwede Mantashe and treasurer-general Paul Mashatile are also in the province garnering support for the ANC's 110th birthday celebrations. Ramaphosa says he is…

6 Jan 2022 12PM 5 min

Ramaphosa walks out of ANCWL event over breached Covid-19 rules

Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday walked out of what was supposed to be a memorial lecture in memory of Lilian Ngoyi. According to ANC Women's League (ANCWL) secretary Meokgo Matuba, Ramaphosa left because of failure to comply with Covid-19 regulations.

6 Jan 2022 8AM 1 min