# The top ten schools selected to move into the next phase of the 2025 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition have been revealed. This competition challenges Grade 10 and 11 learners from underserved communities to identify real-world problems and solve them using science, technology, engineering, and maths. The Free State is represented by three schools in […]
# The imposition of a 30-percent US tariff on South African goods, the country’s third-largest trading partner, poses a significant threat, especially on primary export sectors, notably minerals and automotive manufacturing. This is according to Aluma Capital chief economist Frederick Mitchell. He says potential declines in exports of precious metals and machinery could lead to […]
# The South African Social Security Agency has disqualified 69 grant beneficiaries in Mahikeng, in the North West, after reviews revealed they have additional income. This as the agency has stepped up its verification processes to maintain the integrity of social grants, which provide essential support to millions of vulnerable citizens. SASSA CEO Themba Matlou told […]
# Following an unusually wet summer, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture urges horse owners to vaccinate against African Horse Sickness, a fatal equine disease. South Africa is divided into control zones, with mandatory vaccination required in infected zones and protection zones between June and October. In free and surveillance zones, vaccination requires state approval. […]
# A man abandoned his bail bid in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court after being charged with the murder of Loveness Magabe. The pair met on a social media hook-up site and arranged to meet. NPA Lumka Mahanjana says her body was later found in a shallow grave at the Eersterust home of the accused Helder […]
# Ten Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and South African Police Service officers arrested on corruption and theft allegations have been granted one-thousand-500-rand bail. They appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and Wednesday. National Prosecuting Authority’s spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane, says the group allegedly took 35-thousand-rand from a store in the East Rand during a […]
# The Patriotic Alliance has filed criminal charges against Open Chat Podcast hosts, Mthokozisi Methula and Sinothando Kama. They made disparaging comments about the coloured community in an episode posted on their social media, which went viral. The hosts have since apologised for the remarks and removed the discussion from the episode. PA leader Gayton […]
# The DA will mark Women’s Day with a march in Gugulethu, Cape Town, on Saturday. The party says the march will highlight the police’s DNA backlog that is denying justice for gender-based violence across the country. The SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory is facing a critical DNA backlog exceeding 140-thousand cases. Challenges include expired service contracts for forensic equipment, tenders having lapsed and crucial forensic instruments […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the official opening of two state-of-the-art schools, Isikhalisezwe Secondary School and YWCA Special School in KwaZulu-Natal. The schools are part of the province’s ongoing commitment to providing quality education and modern infrastructure. PSA’s spokesperson, Claude Naicker, says education drives economic growth, promotes social progress, and reduces poverty and […]
