# The fight for community-led education enters a new phase with draft regulations on school admissions now open for public comment. While school governing bodies retain policy-setting powers, final authority rests with provincial heads of department. Freedom Front Plus spokesperson Wynand Boshoff argues this weakens community control and redefines public schools as state institutions:
# At least 20 KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are at risk of losing funding from the National Treasury. This is due to the municipalities’ failing to come up with strategies to reduce and prevent unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Among the municipalities fingered are Impendle, Zululand, Jozini, Endumeni, Msunduzi, and Newcastle. In a letter to KZN […]
# The South African Weather Services has issued a severe weather warning for the Western Cape and Namaqua regions. Level 2 impact-based warnings will be in effect for damaging waves and winds along the coastline starting from midnight on Saturday. Gale-force winds and waves of up to six metres high between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg […]
# A local court case can continue against a man wanted by UK authorities for 76 counts of sexual assault of young boys. The Wynberg Regional Court in Cape Town dismissed former Rondebosch Boys’ Preparatory teacher Iain Wares’s application to have the charges against him thrown out. Magistrate Vanessa Miki ruled the state had enough evidence […]
# The City of Tshwane will conduct safety audits in hotspots like Watloo and Denneboom following a series of gender-based violence and femicide-related killings. Officials plan to improve lighting and surveillance, particularly near train stations. The establishment of a multidisciplinary task team will be fast-tracked to respond to cases and support survivors. The Community and […]
# The University of the Western Cape says the regional round of the World Robot Olympiad drew learners as young as nine-years-old, all eager to prove their robotics mettle on a competitive stage. This competition is a gateway for primary school learners to establish and progressively develop their coding and robotics knowledge. World Robot Olympiad […]
# 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 […]
