Sunday round-up: Election day declared public holiday and over 890 000 matrics to write final exams
Read the latest news headlines in this week’s edition of the Sunday round-up.
Election day declared public holiday
On Monday (October 11), President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the local government election day on November 1 a public holiday. Employers are urged to make provision for staff to be able to cast their votes. Read the original story on The Citizen.
Over 890 000 candidates to sit for 2021 NSC exams
With only weeks to go until this year’s National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations get underway, the Department of Basic Education says it expects more than 890 000 candidates to sit for the exams. The NSC examinations will officially begin on Wednesday, October 27, and conclude on Tuesday, December 7. For the full story, click here.
Lauren Dickason: SA mom will plead not guilty to killing her kids in New Zealand
The South African woman accused of killing her three daughters at their home in New Zealand will plead not guilty. Click here to read the original story on The Citizen.
Municipal infrastructure ‘unable to cope’ with load-shedding – De Ruyter
Eskom’s chief executive Andre de Ruyter warns further power outages could be in our immediate future, and cautions that they are putting strain on aged municipal infrastructure. Read the original story on The Citizen.
Three boys charged with rape of mentally challenged girl (12)
Police in Lephalale, Limpopo, have opened a case of rape after a 12-year-old girl was gang-raped by three minors. Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo says the boys are aged between 11–14. Click here for the full story.
Bomb scare halts Msibi bail application
A threat that a bomb had been planted at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court abruptly halted the bail proceedings of Mandla Msibi and his co-accused on Wednesday, October 13. Msibi (45), the former MEC of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs in Mpumalanga, has been charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder for his alleged role in an incident during September in which two people were shot and killed. Read the full report on Lowvelder.
