#MatricExams Another grade 12 learner in Limpopo was unable to write their first National Senior Certificate examination last Monday, after they were admitted in hospital on the eve of the English first additional language paper. RM
#MatricExams According to the learner’s father Johannes Moshia, the parents informed Kgakoa Secondary school after the hospital admission and further arranged for the learner to write the exam in hospital. RM
#MatricExams But the father says on the day of the exam, when the invigilator and the mother were at the hospital, the school did not send the exam question paper, and the principal instead said the learner must come to school and write the exam. RM
#MatricExams The provincial education spokesperson Mike Maringa says the department learnt that the learner’s parents have since decided to take the legal route regarding the matter. RM
#MatricExams Maringa however says any learner who misses an exam with valid reasons will have to wait for the supplementary exam next year, because the paper is already out in the public domain. RM
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#TouristMurderCase The South African National Parks has welcomed the decision by the Kabokweni Magistrates Court to deny bail, to one of the men accused of the murder of a German tourist who was fatally shot on Numbi road en route to the Kruger National Park last month. RM
#TouristMurderCase Joseph Nyalunga was denied bail because he failed to prove that there were exceptional circumstances qualifying him for bail. RM
#TouristMurderCase SANParks spokesperson Ike Phaahla says they will allow the law to take its course and has also welcomed the commitment made by community members to support efforts to make the road safe. RM
#PostOfficeClosure The Economic Freedom Fighters in Limpopo has raised a concern over the closure of a Post Office at Ga-Nchabeleng village, in Apel. RM
#PostOfficeClosure It is alleged the facility was closed by the ANC's Ward 39 councillor, Matilda Tlape who is said to have locked the facility and took away the keys with her since April 2021 to date. RM
#PostOfficeClosure EFF Limpopo Coordinator Rebecca Mohlala says despite numerous attempts by the Ga-Nchabeleng Traditional Authority to recover the keys, Tlape is hell-bent on bringing the postal services to a halt permanently, thus interrupting service delivery. RM
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has criticised National Treasury's decision to scrap the #preferentialprocurement regulations saying it will have a dire impact on local business owners. RM
#PreferentialProcurement As a result of the recently gazetted amendments by National Treasury state-owned entities may no longer disqualify suppliers from consideration for tenders if they don't qualify for BEE criteria. RM
#PreferentialProcurement On Tuesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana denied that this is setting back transformation and said government is commitment to empowering previously disadvantaged business owners. RM
The South African Policing Union insists that members whose leave applications for December were approved, will go on leave as planned, despite utterances by Police Minister Bheki Cele that officers will not be granted leave during this #FestiveSeason. NM
Speaking at the launch of the Safer #FestiveSeason campaign in Thohoyandou last week, Cele said that from the 15th of December to the 31st of January 2023, police officers will not be granted holiday leave.NM
SAPU national spokesperson Lesiba Thobakgale says Cele's instruction is unlawful and has warned National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola not to give in to political pressure. #FestiveSeason NM
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South African cabinet recently endorsed the National Just Energy Transition Investment Plan as a basis for a pathway towards a low carbon climate resilient society. #COP27 NM
Ramaphosa said South Africa will need about 98 billion US dollars over the next five years to achieve the ambitious targets set out in the nationally determined contribution.#COP27 NM
He says the plan includes a portfolio of investments across three priority sectors, namely the electricity sector, the green hydrogen sector and the new energy vehicles sector.#COP27 NM
The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison has expressed disappointment over the violent #protest in the eMalahleni area. PM
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The protest ensued following alleged electricity blackouts that were experienced in the area in the past few weeks. #Protest PM
The department spokesperson Moeti Mmusi says regardless of how aggrieved the residents are, they must find amicable ways to raise their concerns without compromising the rights of others. #Protest PM