National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the deployment of soldiers to crime hotspots in the country will provide space for the South African Police Service (SAPS) to disrupt, disable and dismantle organised crime groupings involved in illegal mining and gang violence. He was speaking during a joint media briefing by the SAPS and the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) …

The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (FEDSAS) has described the slashing of funding of quintile 5 schools or former model C schools as unacceptable. This is after the Gauteng Education Department decided to cut funding to these kinds of schools by 60%, from next month. The Federation in Gauteng says the perception that learners from these schools …