# The Western Cape Education Department says 21-thousand-700 matric learners attended the #BackOnTrack classes during the winter school holidays across the eight education districts. The classes covered a variety of subjects depending on the venue. MEC David Maynier says matrics will continue with extra classes during this term, while extra classes for Grade 4 and […]
# The Drakenstein Municipality has condemned the act of vandalism committed by unknown parties at the Wellington Cemetery’s Wall of Remembrance. During the incident, serious damage was inflicted on 62 of the 70 occupied niches in the wall, and the cremated remains were removed. The municipality’s Riana Geldenhuys says the marble stones covering the niches […]
# The Western Cape Infrastructure MEC, Tertuis Simmers, says the department is working to enable infrastructure-led growth and investment that will benefit communities. The MEC donated computers, laptops and stationery to Fairview Primary School in Grassy Park, Bramble Way Primary School in Bonteheuwel, and Sinethemba High School in Philippi on Monday. Simmers says the computers […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s portfolio committee on Community Safety has condemned the killing of six people in Olievenhoutbosch, Tshwane, over the weekend. They were shot dead at a tavern in Choba informal settlement, in what is believed to have stemmed from a gang turf war between Lesotho and Mozambican nationals. Committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says […]
# Corruption Watch has condemned the recent threats and attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute, and the Human Rights Commission, by anti-immigrant organisation Operation Dudula and its allied groups. Last week, Operation Dudula marched to the Durban and Johannesburg offices of the SAHRC and SERI’s Johannesburg office. They expressed frustrations over NGOs prioritising […]
# The DA says, despite arrests being made, the illegal poaching of Clivia and succulent species remains rampant. Last week, four foreign nationals were sentenced to 15-years imprisonment each, for poaching 303 specimens of the critically endangered Clivia mirabilis in the Namakwa region. The DA’s Andrew de Blocq says several endangered and critically endangered plant species, including […]
# With only three days to the start of the 2026 Grade One and Eight online admission applications, the Gauteng Department of Education has yet to provide a list of 81 decentralised walk-in centers to assist parents without internet access in registering their children. DA’s Sergio Isa Dos Santos calls on the department to publish […]
# Business Leadership South Africa has expressed disappointment with Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade Transnet’s credit rating. The ratings agency made its conclusion based on Transnet’s significant debt and negative operating cash flow. The organisation claims the rating is a result of years of weak leadership, union militancy, and government bailouts. CEO Busisiwe Mavuso […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has urged Transport minister, Barbara Creecy, to consider extending the validity for all licence cards to 10 years. The department currently has a backlog of 690-thousand driving licence cards, arising from the breakdown earlier this year of the sole card-printing machine. OUTA also wants minister Creecy to waive fines […]
