# Die raad vir gehalteversekering in onderwys, Umalusi, het ernstige kwessies in 44 nasienriglyne voor November 2024 se matriekeksamen geïdentifiseer. Eksterne moderators het onduidelike instruksies en tipografiese foute tydens die voor-eksamenkontroles gevind. Umalusi sê moderator-opleiding is vanjaar verskerp om sulke foute te voorkom, as gevolg van vorige voorvalle soos die 2022-wiskundevraestel-fout wat veroorsaak het dat […]
# Bus company Putco says it has safely completed the first phase of its Easter pilgrimage operation to Moria, Limpopo, for the annual Zion Christian Church gathering. For the first time since 2020, Putco has provided around 500 buses for the pilgrimage, which had been suspended due to Covid-19 restrictions. Putco says they are now […]
# Eskom says it expects its spending on fuel for the open-cycle gas turbines fleet to decrease as maintenance activities begin to slow down. The power utility has from 1 to 17 April spent approximately 1.67-billion-rand on fuel for the fleet, generating 284.4 gigawatt-hours. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says this is higher than the 109.4 […]
# Soccer: Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, says their main focus is not on the Premier League title but ensuring they play well against Leicester City and win the game today. It is mathematically possible for Liverpool to clinch the title today if they beat Leicester and Arsenal lose to Ipswich Town. The Reds need a maximum […]
# The International Pentecost Holiness Church is set to host a historic mass wedding today in Heidelberg, Gauteng. Over one-thousand-500 couples will be united in matrimony at The Dome, the largest congregational venue in the Southern Hemisphere. This event marks a significant increase from the 400 couples married in 2023, with many grooms entering polygamous […]
# Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has criticised the Walter Sisulu University for its response to the recent student protests. The protests escalated when a university residence manager allegedly shot and killed a student during a demonstration over poor accommodation conditions. The manager is expected to appear in court this week facing murder and attempted murder […]
# The award-winning musical, Chicago, is set to dazzle South African audiences this year, featuring an all-South African cast. The production will run at Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre from 27 August to 28 September, before moving to the Teatro at Montecasino in Johannesburg from 3 October to 9 November. Known for its jazz-infused hits like All That Jazz and […]
# South Africans Against Drunk Driving has slammed government for not doing enough to combat drunk driving. Most crashes in the country are a result of human error, including fatigue, reckless overtaking and drunk driving. The organisation’s Caro Smit has commended the liquor laws in the country; however, she says poor enforcement is a major challenge. […]
# Al Jama-ah says it is commemorating its 18th anniversary this month by intensifying efforts to defend farm dwellers from evictions. Leader Ganief Hendricks, backed by the South African Human Rights Commission, is pushing for a national moratorium on these evictions. Hendricks says that despite minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso, declaring […]
