MARGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL INVESTIGATION

This has become so rife that the Department of Education has set up a special task team to probe a number of incidents.

Margate Middle School is among the schools which are set to be investigated.

One pupil (15) still lives in fear after she was badly beaten by another pupil, in full view of others in class earlier this month.

A video of the incident – that went viral on social media – shows the victim being attacked, another pupil bashing her head and sitting on her.

The video also shows pupils cheering while others pretend to be reporters at a ‘show’.

http://southcoastherald.co.za/196797/bullying-probe-at-local-school/

6 YEAR OLD RUN OVER BY BUS

Durban – The mother of a 6-year-old boy sobbed beside her only child’s body after he died when the bus he was trying to board ran him over in Anett Drive, Reservoir Hills.

Swelihle Mbambo, who was on his way to Pemary Ridge Primary School in Reservoir Hills on Wednesday, died instantly.

The boy’s family arrived at the scene but were too traumatised to speak to the Daily News.

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/boy-dies-trying-to-catch-bus-8311764?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

SOUTH AFRICA SIGNS ELECTRICITY DEAL WITH NAMIBIA

South Africa's state-owned power utility Eskom said on Thursday it has signed a new five-year electricity sales agreement with its neighbour, Namibia.

Eskom, the sole power provider in Africa's most industrialised country, has struggled to meet power demand in South Africa in the past due to its ageing infrastructure.

"Eskom has turned around and we are now open for business with surplus capacity available to empower economic growth," Eskom said in a statement.

"This agreement provides energy security to Namibia and allows for economic development and growth in the country without electricity availability concerns."

Namibia, where power supply is under strain, normally imports electricity from neighbouring countries.

http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/88524d0040821421a67cbf3dc627042a/SABC-News-Live-Blog:-23-March-2017-20172303?platform=hootsuite

FORMER CRIME INTELLIGENCE CLERK FINED FOR REQUESTING A BRIBE

From a promising career in the police Crime Intelligence Unit, to washing cars – that’s the price that a father of two small children had to pay for requesting a bribe for private information.

Former clerk Zukasani Mtakati, 32, was fined R10,000 or 10 months in jail.

He was also sentenced to four years in jail, conditionally suspended for five, when he pleaded guilty in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday to corruptly requesting a R3,000 bribe for private information from the CIU’s computers.

http://citizen.co.za/news/news-national/1466103/former-crime-intelligence-clerk-fined-r10k-requesting-bribe/#.WNPjzltL6K0.twitter

LONDON ATTACKER IS BRITISH BORN

LONDON - The attacker who killed three people near the British parliament before being shot dead was British-born and was once investigated by MI5 intelligence agents over concerns about violent extremism, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement issued by its Amaq news agency. But it gave no name or other details and it was not clear whether the attacker was directly connected to the group.

http://www.enca.com/world/uk-parliament-attacker-british-born?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1490281734

DAD ASSISTS IN HOME BIRTH

BRINGING a baby into the world is a precious and cherished memory for women, but it can be a nerve wrecking experience as there are so many thoughts that go through one’s mind when expecting a baby.

After giving birth at her home with the help of her husband, Malvern resident, Navlene Pandaram hopes to inspire all first time moms.

She said there is nothing to fear, birth is a natural process and bodies are made perfectly for this process.

Open the following link to this beautiful birth story.

http://highwaymail.co.za/255281/husband-helps-deliver-baby-at-home/

SOUTH AFRICA BANS MEAT IMPORTED FROM BRAZIL

South Africa is joining a chorus of other countries after China, the European Union, South Korea and Chile on Monday announced restrictions of red meat imports from Brazil due to recent evidence showing that Brazilian meat-packers have been selling rotten and substandard produce for several years, especially to export markets.

http://www.iol.co.za/business-report/sa-bans-import-of-meat-from-brazil-8299702?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter