# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube has officially gazetted the first two draft regulations under the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act for public comment. The regulations, on school admissions and capacity, mark a milestone in implementing the Act, which came into effect on 24 December 2024. The regulations are designed to uphold learners’ rights, improve school functionality […]
# The South African National Editors’ Forum has cautioned journalists against unethical conduct following bribery allegations involving suspended Independent Development Trust CEO, Tebogo Malaka. She allegedly attempted to bribe Daily Maverick journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh after being suspended over the 836-million-rand oxygen plants scandal. SANEF’s Hopewell Radebe condemns Malaka’s alleged bribery move and warned that journalists […]
# The MK Party is calling on the government to withdraw from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, accusing it of upholding colonial legacies and aiding British global influence. South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth in 1994 after leaving in 1961 due to apartheid criticism. KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature member, Ishana Barciela, told the SABC that the MK Party […]
# The High Court in Madadeni, KwaZulu-Natal, has sentenced four people to life imprisonment for the 2019 drive-by shooting of Alfred Duma Municipality executive director, Oscar Hlatshwayo. The Political Killings Task Team arrested the four – a senior engineer, a businessman, an arms coordinator, and the shooter – in the same year. National police spokesperson, […]
# The deputy minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, will join Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa today, for the handover of fully equipped science labs at four schools in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. The initiative, part of Mandela Day commemorations, aims to strengthen science education in township schools by enhancing infrastructure that promotes critical thinking and […]
# Ninety-year-old Caspar Greeff has earned his Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy from the University of Johannesburg. Once an actuary, Greeff embraced online learning, overcoming tech challenges with help from lecturers and his daughter. He’s now a symbol of perseverance and lifelong education showing it’s never too late to learn. UJ says his achievement highlights […]
# The DA will conduct an oversight inspection at the Khutsong Hostel in Carletonville today. DA Human Settlements spokesperson, Mervyn Cirota, says the hostel’s deteriorating state reflects the Gauteng government’s failure to maintain vital housing infrastructure, despite 161-million-rand being allocated. The DA will engage residents and outline interventions to address what they call inhumane and […]
# The City of Tshwane Emergency Services is urging residents to remain alert following a Level 3 Yellow Warning for severe thunderstorms issued today. The SA Weather Service warns of heavy rain, hail, damaging winds, and lightning across Gauteng, including Tshwane. The city’s spokesperson Lindsay Mnguni has advised residents to stay indoors, avoid low-lying roads, […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson is expected to address bribery allegations against suspended Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka at Cape Town Central Police Station. Investigative reports by the Daily Maverick claim Malaka attempted to bribe journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh to stop negative coverage. Malaka was suspended following a final PricewaterhouseCoopers forensic report […]
