# Western Cape MEC for Education, David Maynier has noted that the parents of over 33-thousand learners currently in Grade 7 have not yet applied for a place in Grade 8 for the 2026 academic year. The province is halfway through the on-time admissions window for 2026. Maynier says primary schools are alerted to the Grade 7 learners whose parents have not […]
# Arrive Alive warns South Africans of criminals impersonating police officers to gain home access before robbing residents. In a recent case in KwaMashu, Durban, suspects wearing partial police uniforms claimed to search for firearms. Victims are held at gunpoint while homes are ransacked. Police urge homeowners to verify officers’ credentials before granting entry. Despite […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Annual Aziz Pahad Peace, Security, and Human Rights Dialogue in Pretoria today. Hosted by the Department of International Relations, the event honors the late Aziz Pahad’s legacy in peace and diplomacy. Under the theme Constitutionalism as the Foundation of Nation Building, the […]
# The City of Cape Town has officially launched its ambitious place marketing, tourism and investment campaign in India. The city’s trade mission is aimed at securing new business opportunities, boosting tourism, and driving job creation by strengthening ties with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Mayoral committee member for Economic Growth, James Vos says […]
# ʼn Florerende swartmark vir onwettige medisyne het in Johannesburg ontstaan, hoofsaaklik vir immigrante wat sukkel om toegang tot gesondheidsorg te kry. Ground Up berig gesmokkelde medisyne soos antibiotika en voorbehoedmiddels word sonder voorskrif verkoop en omseil die Suid-Afrikaanse Regulerende Owerheid vir Gesondheidsprodukte. Die informele handel wek kommer oor openbare gesondheid omdat die verkeerde gebruik […]
# Die DA in Gauteng eis dat premier Panyaza Lesufi streng optree teen die Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling. Dit volg nadat dit aan die lig gekom het die departement het 34-miljoen-rand roekeloos vermors op die Tembisa-rehabilitasiesentrum se beplanningsfase wat in die 2018/’19-boekjaar begin het. Refiloe Nt’sekhe van die DA sê die geld is bestee aan argitektuurontwerp, […]
# A thriving black market for unauthorised medicines has emerged in Johannesburg, primarily catering to immigrants who face barriers to accessing healthcare. Ground Up reports that smuggled medicines, including antibiotics and contraceptives, are sold without prescriptions, bypassing the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority. This informal trade has raised concerns about public health, as improper […]
# Die Bethsaida-bediening, Missionvale-sorgsentrum, die Umphanda-stigting vir Outisme en die Ekuphumleni-tehuis vir bejaardes in die Oos-Kaap het skenkings van spesiale komberse ontvang. Dit is gebruik om die wêreld se grootste “gelukskombers” te skep. Suid-Afrikaners het verlede maand deelgeneem om die wêreld se grootste “gelukskombers” te maak om die nalatenskap van wyle president Nelson Mandela te eer. […]
# The DA in Gauteng is demanding that premier Panyaza Lesufi cracks the whip on the Department of Social Development. This comes after it was revealed that the department recklessly squandered 34-million-rand on the planning phase of the Tembisa Rehabilitation facility. The planning of the centre began in the 2018/2019 financial year. The DA’s, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, […]
