Andiswe Buyeye

Mabuza, who has recently been sworn in as Deputy President of South Africa, said the governing party would be better off with one of its young lions back in the den. Mabuza said it was clear for all and sundry to see that the ANC still had a special space in Malema’s heart too. The Deputy President said it was time for both parties to acknowledge previous mistakes and give each other an opportunity to course correct. Link: http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2018/03/11/mabuza-begs-juju-to-come-back-home/

The South African economy grew by 3.1 percent during the final quarter of 2017, capping what was a much improved overall This follows an increase of 2,3 percent in the third quarter of 2017. The findings were made by Statistics South Africa, which released the fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures on Tuesday morning. In that statistical publication it was also revealed that South Africa recorded GDP growth of 1.3 percent in 2017. That is up from the 0.6 percent figure recorded in 2016 – a period of stagnation for the South African economy. The largest positive contributor to growth in GDP in the fourth quarter was the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry, which increased by 37,5 percent and contributed 0,8 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Link-http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2018/03/06/sa-records-3-1-percent-gdp-growth-q4-2017/

  The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has expressed outrage, after an eight-year-old boy was forced to strip naked in front of his classmates. A eight year old pupil at Daluxolo Primary School  in kwaZulu Natal was forced to strip in front of his classmates as a punishment for making noise during the lesson. Undressing a learner is not the correct way to deal with them, it's the violation of there rights and is against the law and it may accelerate child abuse. To discipline a child is responsibility, character and commitment of a teacher but this was not the correct measure.  The IFP wants the teacher in question fired and removed from the education system altogether, adding that this was abuse of the worst kind. Link-http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2018/03/08/teacher-forces-eight-year-old-boy-strip-punishment/

Pupils from South Peninsula High School in Diep river are facing a disciplinary hearing and criminal charges after a video of a fight on school ground goes viral. Earlier this week, a large group of boys repeatedly hitting and kicking another pupil. The 17-year-old boy from Strandfontein said that he did nothing wrong when the group of grade 12 boys started attacking him.The boy told the Daily Voice , that the fight stemmed from another fight that occurred at a party in Strandfontein on Friday. “The school was only made aware of the altercation on Friday after the incident at school. The school advised the mother of the boy to report the matter to the police and made contact with Diep River Police Station regarding the matter. They are waiting on information from the parent of the boy before a case number can be processed.” Western Cape Education Department (WCED) spokesperson, Millicent Merton confirmed that two of the boys involved in the fight had already been suspended.

Last week the Minister of finance announced that the social grant will increase from R380  to R400 on 1 April and R410 on 1 October. Gigaba also announced that VAT will increase from 14% to 15%. The DA's say that R410 is not enough because other families use social grant not only buy food but to pay for school necessities and transport. The DA's says the VAT increase is "anti-poor" and that "Gigaba’s absurd argument that the vulnerable would be protected through 'zero-rating basic food items and above average increases in grants' proves that he has no idea how poor people in our country struggle each and every day just to put food on the table." Link-https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/development/how-far-does-the-r410-child-support-grant-really-go-13512627k-