# The Motor Industry Staff Association has expressed deep concern about the rising kidnapping crisis in Gauteng. Police statistics show an average of 27 kidnappings, robberies or ransom cases every day, with Gauteng recording more than two-thousand-400 cases in just three-months. The association’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the crimes are becoming more organised and remain a […]
# Over 500 children with suspected and confirmed cases of measles have died in Bangladesh since March. The government has been running a mass vaccination campaign to slow the spread and save lives. In just over two months, the number of suspected cases have reached over 60-thousand. The exact number has not been confirmed, as […]
# Rugby: Die 13-malige Super Rugby-kampioen, die Crusaders, het bevestig dat die voormalige All Black-hulpafrigter, Scott Hansen, van volgende jaar as hoofafrigter aangestel is. Hy vervang Rob Penney, wat die einde van die huidige seisoen uittree na drie seisoene. Hansen het in die Crusaders se eerste seisoen in 1996 vir dié span gespeel en was […]
# Rugby: Thirteen-time Super Rugby champions the Crusaders have confirmed former All Blacks assistant coach, Scott Hansen, as their new head coach from next year. He will replace Rob Penney, who will step down at the end of the current campaign after three seasons. Hansen is a former Crusaders player, featuring in their first season […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, het planne aangekondig om die Nasionale Oop Leerstelsel uit te brei deur aanlyn kolleges vir TVET- en gemeenskapsonderwys en –opleidingsprogramme. Manamela het tydens sy departement se begrotingsrede in die Parlement gesê die projek sal onderwys meer toeganklik maak deur studente se reishindernisse te verminder. Hy […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela, has announced plans to expand the national open learning system through online TVET and Community Education and Training programmes. Delivering his department’s budget vote in Parliament, Manamela said the initiative will make education more accessible by reducing travel barriers for students. He revealed plans for digital career […]
# Sokker: Mexiko se president, Claudia Sheinbaum, sê haar land sal as gasheer vir Iran se nasionale span optree tydens die Wêreldbeker-toernooi nadat Amerika volgens berigte geweier het om die groep oornag te huisves. Sy sê FIFA het Mexiko om hulp genader te midde van voortdurende spanning in die Midde-Ooste en veiligheidskwessies. Iran se oefenbasis […]
# Misdaadstatistieke van Januarie tot Maart in die 2025/2026-boekjaar toon dat Gauteng ‘n gemiddeld van 27 ontvoerings per dag aanteken. Meer as die helfte van die land se ontvoerings vind in die provinsie plaas. ‘n Kriminoloog, Jacob Mofokeng, het aan EWN gesê sindikate teiken slagoffers deur middel van kapings, afspraak-toepassings en losprys-skemas. Hy sê slagoffers […]
# Gauteng is recording an average of 27 kidnappings a day, according to crime statistics covering January to March in the 2025/2026 financial year. The province accounts for more than half of the country’s kidnapping cases. Speaking to EWN, Criminologist Jacob Mofokeng says syndicates are organised and target victims through hijackings, dating apps, and ransom […]
