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Makana loses bid to appeal

Municipality must be placed under administration The Grahamstown High Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal by Makana Municipality and the provincial government against the court’s earlier decision to place Makana under…

DA welcomes judgment to dissolve Makana Council

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape welcomed the judgment in the Makhanda High Court ordering the Makana municipal council to be dissolved and a new administrator appointed until a new council is elected. “The DA has on…

Student Representative Council (SRC) undergrad officer Victor Phenyo addresses students outside Unisa’s Florida Campus on January 7. The SRC has called for a national shutdown over the exclusion of thousands of students from registering for the 2019 academic year.Image: Sebabatso Mosamo/Sunday Times

Unisa to meet with student leaders over ‘national shutdown’

The University of South Africa (Unisa) is expected to meet with disgruntled Student Representative Council (SRC) members on Tuesday morning. Unisa spokesperson Martin Ramotshela said the meeting is scheduled to take place at 9am. “We are…

The protesting learners also assaulted the deputy principal of the school.Image: THULI DLAMINI

School burnt‚ deputy principal assaulted in matric rampage

Disgruntled Grade 12 pupils are suspected to have been involved in the torching of an administration block and classrooms at the Ndaliso Senior Secondary School in Flagstaff‚ the Eastern Cape education department said on Wednesday. The…

Land expropriation in South Africa will be monitored by Trump’s administration

South Africa’s land expropriation debates have caught the eye of United States president Donald Trump. On Thursday‚ Trump tweeted that he was looking into South Africa’s land seizures. “I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to…