The Witness

13/08/2025

I have career highlights, but my most rewarding, inspiring and an immeasurable privilege has been the opportunity to lead a school through transformation and facilitate a creative, disciplined, happy and supportive environment at Russell High School.

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Every year the school is over-subscribed; tragically there is no option but to turn away many hopeful young girls.

13/08/2025

PODCAST | In the second instalment of In Focus: Stories from the street, host Kayla Shaw sits down with Thami Gcwabaza, the newly appointed chairperson of the Pietermaritzburg Homeless Network.

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In the second instalment of In Focus: Stories from the street, host Kayla Shaw sits down with Thami Gcwabaza, the newly appointed chairperson of the Pietermaritzburg Homeless Network.

13/08/2025

It is not every day one finds themselves navigating the buzz of McCormick Place in downtown Chicago, dwarfed by towering banners, energised scientists, and a swirling stream of conversations in different languages, all united by a single cause: tackling diabetes.

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People aren’t unhealthy because they don’t care. They’re unhealthy because they don’t have options. Junk food is cheaper than a tomato.

13/08/2025

As criminals continue to find creative ways to exploit the public’s trust in the police by impersonating police officers, this modus operandi threatens to undermine SAPS and further erode public trust in SAPS.

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The serious question of how criminals are accessing police uniforms needs to be urgently addressed as these cases continue to occur.

13/08/2025

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13/08/2025

A Mozambican national was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment by the Thabazimbi Regional Court in Limpopo on Tuesday following his arrest for attempting to poach a rhino in the Hoopdal area.

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Peter Zacharia Chaya (27) has been sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment following an attempt to hunt rhino in the Waterberg District in April 2024.

13/08/2025

In the second edition of In Focus: The Homeless of Pietermaritzburg, Thami Gcwabaza, new chair of the Pietermaritzburg Homeless Network, says the streets’ biggest need isn’t sobriety — it’s belonging.

With a renewed sense of purpose and a commitment to collaboration, he speaks about strengthening partnerships, advocating for the homeless community, and creating sustainable change in Pietermaritzburg.

Tune in to hear how leadership, compassion, and action can change lives.

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13/08/2025

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13/08/2025

Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on the issue regarding the funds raised to "buy cows" for him.

Video: KZN SAPS