June, 17 2016.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Thabi Madiba.
Making headlines:

Zuma given until July 4 to respond to allegations of hate speech
'Jobs for cash’ report taking us back to Apartheid – Sadtu
And, we never burnt schools says 1976 student leader

President Jacob Zuma has until July 4 to respond to complaints of hate speech laid against him at the Human Rights Commission by the Freedom Front Plus, HRC spokesperson Isaac Mangena said.

The HRC investigated the complaints and sent a letter to Zuma asking him to respond to the investigation.

In a statement, FF Plus parliamentary spokesperson Advocate Anton Alberts said the development was encouraging, "but it was still a pity that action was only taken after the FF Plus had to request the HRC in April of this year in terms of the Promotion of Access of Information Act process to provide information as to the reasons why no progress had been made with the investigation".

The complaint was submitted in January last year, shortly after Zuma made the "offending" remarks, Alberts said.

 

The South African Democratic Teachers Union used its Youth Day statement to lash out against the findings of a "jobs for cash" report – suggesting these could bring back apartheid.

Last month, a leaked report by a ministerial task team found that there was some truth to claims – originally published by the City Press in 2014 – that corruption had seeped into the appointment process for school vacancies.

According to the leaked report, the Department of Education was effectively only in control of education in one-third of South Africa's provinces, as other influences, including teachers' unions, have left various appointments in the sector, "riddled with inconsistencies".

We burnt beer halls but we never burnt schools, said Deputy Chairperson of the June 16 1976 Foundation, Dan Montsitsi, on Thursday.

He sent a stern warning to youth on the dangers of burning schools.

Montsitsi, one of the student leaders who organised the student uprising of 1976, said government needed to create new legislation against the burning of schools.

Montsitsi said today's youth were reminiscent of the 1976 generation.

 

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Moeletsi Mbeki would blame even the drought on the ANC says Zizi Kodwa
Youth of '76 fought for SA, not for people or political parties – Maimane
And, Holomisa says punish the ruling party at the polls

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