By Montsho Matlala South Africa: This year’s annual Steve Biko commemorative services are preceded by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s announcement of a new inquest into his 1977 death in apartheid police custody. The re-enrolled inquest will start on Friday. His family has welcomed the news. His son, Nkosinathi Biko, speaking on Newzroom Afrika TV,…
By Montsho Matlala Klerksdorp – Police have arrested seven men for questioning following the brazen daylight shooting of ANCYL Limpopo PEC member, Nkateko Mbhoma Maluleka, who was gunned down in Leeudoringstad on Tuesday while travelling to the league’s national council conference. North West provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabatha Mokgwabone, said the first two men were…
By Buchule Putini Bhisho – The Eastern Cape Provincial Government has once again paused to remember the victims of the Bhisho Massacre, honoring the men and women who laid down their lives in the struggle for freedom and democracy. Leading this year’s wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial site and later at the Ginsberg Cemetery was…
By Montsho Matlala Middelburg – Long-serving South African diplomat and former National Council of Provinces chairperson, Ambassador Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, will be laid to rest in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, on Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa has granted Mahlangu a Special Official Funeral Category 2, acknowledging his role in drafting South Africa’s Constitution and serving in the first…