# The Department of Basic Education is preparing guidance to set boundaries for teacher-learner communication on WhatsApp and social media to prevent inappropriate relationships. The deputy CEO of the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools, Riaan van der Bergh, says the issue is behaviour, not technology. He says regulation will not fix unethical […]
# Panic has reportedly gripped the ANC’s Eastern Cape stronghold after party candidate lists missed the Electoral Commission’s deadline. Branches in OR Tambo, Alfred Nzo and Chris Hani regions fear being excluded from the November municipal elections. Sources say internal disputes over candidate selection delayed submission. Some councillor hopefuls arrived at IEC offices after the […]
#The FF Plus says Ekurhuleni’s latest mayoral outreach report shows serious financial and service delivery pressure. The party’s Denise Janse van Rensburg says it shows of 231 commitments made in the fourth quarter of 2025/26, only 58, about 25-percent were completed, 35 are in progress, and 138 remain outstanding. The report cites budget constraints, staff […]
# Soccer: The African Restoration Bank launched an urgent High Court application to halt local governing body SAFA’s elective congress scheduled for 12 September. ARB president Vuyisile Charles Ndabeni wants the court to interdict the elections until governance concerns are resolved. The application seeks disclosure of SAFA’s constitution, amendments, electoral code and candidate lists, and […]
# Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, Cape Town, welcomed 137 Nguni calves this season, with eight more still due. The herd now exceeds 450 animals. The new arrivals include pure Ngunis and Nguni/Angus crosses. The crosses show impressive size from their Angus heritage. The estate introduced Angus in 2024 to combine Nguni hardiness with […]
# A KPMG South Africa economist says a stronger rand cannot offset a global fuel price surge in September. Economist Frank Blackmore says the under-recovery for 95 octane petrol is one-rand-6-cents and for 93 octane 96-cents. Diesel under-recoveries are also high at two-rand-71-cents and two-rand-92-cents. Blackmore says while the rand strengthened from 16-rand-90 to 16-rand […]
# The City of Tshwane is moving forward with plans to challenge its own High Court settlement agreement with Kleinfontein, despite the Afrikaner-only township fulfilling its financial and administrative obligations under the deal. Yesterday, Kleinfontein Aandeleblok, the company managing the settlement, paid its outstanding arrears and submitted a comprehensive land-use application, meeting the strict deadlines […]
# Johannesburg missed its traditional 1 September reopening date for municipal pools. The city announced yesterday all 36 public pools will open in a phased approach from 1 October. The mayoral committee member for Community Development, Thapelo Amad, apologised, saying pools still need to meet health, safety and operational standards. He says opening will be […]
# Cell-C says the end of the expiration of mobile date will slow its revenue growth, as consumers will buy less data. From January next year, unused mobile data will no longer expire, described as a major victory for consumers. The new rule means customers can carry over data indefinitely, ending the “use it or […]
