The Gauteng Department of Education is calling for calm as it continues talks with public scholar transport service providers to settle outstanding payments. The department says it's working in good faith to reach a sustainable solution and urges providers to keep services running for learners who rely on them. Schools have been told to prepare academic recovery and catch up programmes to address any learning losses from recent disruptions. Elvis Presslin spoke to Sibongile Maseko, General Secretary of the Greater Gauteng Learner Transport Organisation

The Gauteng Department of Education is calling for calm as it continues talks with public scholar transport service providers to settle outstanding payments. The department says it's working in good faith to reach a sustainable solution and urges providers to keep services running for learners who rely on them. Schools have been told to prepare academic recovery and catch up programmes to address any learning losses from recent disruptions. Elvis Presslin spoke to Sibongile Maseko, General Secretary of the Greater Gauteng Learner Transport Organisation

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Talks continue with public scholar transport service providers to settle outstanding payments

Police say arrests are imminent in the 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbense. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed that eight people remain alive among the original twelve persons of interest in the case. Mbense was allegedly tortured and killed by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officers, with his body later found dumped in a dam near Nigel. So far, four of those persons of interest have died. Three were killed in what police describe as assassination-style attacks. The fourth, a police informant and former reservist Wiandre Pretorius took his own life at a filling station in Brakpan at the weekend. For reaction Elvis Presslin spoke to Afriforum's Private Prosecution Unit Spokesperson, Barry Bateman

Police say arrests are imminent in the 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbense. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed that eight people remain alive among the original twelve persons of interest in the case. Mbense was allegedly tortured and killed by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officers, with his body later found dumped in a dam near Nigel. So far, four of those persons of interest have died. Three were killed in what police describe as assassination-style attacks. The fourth, a police informant and former reservist Wiandre Pretorius took his own life at a filling station in Brakpan at the weekend. For reaction Elvis Presslin spoke to Afriforum's Private Prosecution Unit Spokesperson, Barry Bateman

Arrests imminent in 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbense

ActionSA Parliamentary Caucus Leader, Athol Trollip will conduct an oversight visit to Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape to assess a recurring foot‑and‑mouth disease outbreak. The region is experiencing its second outbreak within a year. Trollip's visit will focus on how the government's delayed response is affecting large dairy farmers. Elvis Presslin spoke to Mr. Trollip, who is also a sixth‑generation farmer and member of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture 

ActionSA Parliamentary Caucus Leader, Athol Trollip will conduct an oversight visit to Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape to assess a recurring foot‑and‑mouth disease outbreak. The region is experiencing its second outbreak within a year. Trollip's visit will focus on how the government's delayed response is affecting large dairy farmers. Elvis Presslin spoke to Mr. Trollip, who is also a sixth‑generation farmer and member of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture&nbsp;

ActionSA's Athol Trollip to conduct oversight visit to Humansdorp, Eastern Cape

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party is calling for a debate in Parliament to address South Africa's worsening national water crisis. Communities across the country are experiencing dry taps, polluted water and failing sewage and wastewater systems. The party says the issue has moved from a municipal service delivery problem to a national governance failure. The MK Party wants Parliament to investigate how the crisis escalated, hold President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable for not delivering on his 2025 State of the Nation address promises, and outline immediate national interventions to restore water security. Elvis Presslin spoke to Visvin Reddy, MK party Member of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party is calling for a debate in Parliament to address South Africa's worsening national water crisis. Communities across the country are experiencing dry taps, polluted water and failing sewage and wastewater systems. The party says the issue has moved from a municipal service delivery problem to a national governance failure. The MK Party wants Parliament to investigate how the crisis escalated, hold President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable for not delivering on his 2025 State of the Nation address promises, and outline immediate national interventions to restore water security. Elvis Presslin spoke to Visvin Reddy, MK party Member of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation

Talks continue with public scholar transport service providers to settle outstanding payments

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