NEW: ‘SA flag must be on school uniforms from 2017’

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has stirred parents into a new debate after stating that he would like the South African flag on all school uniforms.

Lesufi took to Twitter to tell his more than 22‚000 followers: “My wish is to ensure that from 2017 all school uniforms must have our SA Flag just like national sporting teams.”

This patriotic proposal follows on the Department of Arts and Culture’s Flag in Every School Campaign‚ which started in 2014. The campaign involves hoisting the national flag‚ the correct way of singing the national anthem‚ reciting the preamble of the Constitution and learning about our national symbols.


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NEW: Soweto factory worker SA's latest lotto millionaire

A Soweto factory worker spent the best R20 of her life when she used to it buy a ticket that won her the R20m lotto jackpot on April 30.

The woman, believed to be in her 50s, bought the ticket with the six winning numbers at Shoprite in Glen Ridge, Soweto, said Zuki Nomnganga, spokesperson for lotto operator Ithuba.

She kept her ticket in her Bible and thought it was a mistake when she saw she had matched all six numbers.


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NEW: E-tolls are here to stay, says minister

Although the government appreciates the financial challenges some motorists face, e-tolls are here to stay, said Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.

Briefing the media ahead of her department’s budget vote on Tuesday at parliament, Peters said the 201km Gauteng Freeway Project is already congested and the province, as the economic hub of South Africa, will require more new roads.


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NEW: Cellphone shop worker wins R31.6-million Powerball jackpot

A shop assistant who is pregnant with her second child has her heart set on buying a home - and a "big car" - after becoming an instant multi-millionaire.

Her R15 lottery ticket has won her this year’s second biggest Powerball jackpot. The lucky winner from Gauteng‚ who works in a cellular store‚ is now R31.6-million richer.

Ithuba said she did not watch the live Powerball draw on TV. So she woke up the next day‚ got ready for work as usual‚ not knowing that she had just entered SA’s millionaires’ club.


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NEW: National sports teams applied quota system 'maliciously' - ANC

National sports teams have been maliciously applying the quota system, the ANC told News24 on Thursday.

ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa commended Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula’s decision to ban athletics, cricket, netball, and rugby from hosting or bidding for major international tournaments as they had not met transformation goals.

Kodwa called for help from corporate South Africa in developing sports infrastructure in rural areas.


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NEW: E-toll discount extended: Are you more likely to pay-up?

The Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, has granted an additional 10 working days extension for road users to "take advantage" of the 60% e-toll discount in May 2016.

The discount period will now end on May 17.

The reason for the extension? "There was a last minute rush leading up to May 2 - the date on which the 60% discount expired - leaving thousands of road users outside the window period," reports the Transport Department.


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NEW: At Least 13 Schools Torched In Limpopo Protests

Limpopo police say nine schools were set alight in Vuwani and Levubu last night, allegedly by angry protesters, bringing the total number of schools torched this week to 13.

On Monday, four schools were also vandalised after being informed that a high court dismissed their application to exclude their area from a new municipality.

Residents want to stay under the Makhado Municipality instead of being incorporated into the Malamulele Municipality.


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