HRC calls for urgent fixes to National Learner Transport Policy gaps
File image of scholar transport. The Human Rights Commission has called for the gaps within…
American left must stand up against Venezuela takeover: Mokonyane
Members of NUMSA and other civil society groups call for action after the US invaded Venezula during a protest at the US consulate in Sandton on 24 January 2026. The African National Congress (ANC) First Deputy Secretary-General, Nomvula Mokonyane, has called on the American left to intervene after United States military action against Venezuela. Her…
HRC calls for urgent fixes to National Learner Transport Policy gaps
File image of scholar transport. The Human Rights Commission has called for the gaps within the National Learner Transport Policy to be addressed urgently. The Commission says the policy needs to be clear on the vetting of scholar transport drivers and the number of trips they can make in a day. This comes in the…
Police investigate triple murder in Cape Flats
SAPS file image. Police in Cape Town are probing a shooting incident that claimed the lives of three young people and injured one person in Samora Machel on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the victims were seated in a vehicle when unknown suspects opened fire at them. He says the victims, aged…
NWU receives 500k applications for under for 12k first-year places
North-West University The North-West University says while it received close to half a million applications across its three campuses, only 11 800 first-year students will be admitted for the 2026 academic year. It says it’s unable to accept all the applications, including from those whose Admission Points Score meet the degree or programme requirements, due…
Funeral services of Vanderbijlpark crash victims to be held in Vaal
Memorial Service for the learners who lost their lives in a Vanderbijlpark scholar transport accident takes at Saul Tsotetsi Sports Ground in Sebokeng, Vaal on January 23, 2026. Several funeral services for some of the 14 learners who died in Monday’s Vanderbijlpark crash will be held in separate locations across the Vaal in Gauteng on…
Malema is not a candidate for direct imprisonment: Thompson
EFF members in East London to show support to their leader Julius Malema. A private social worker has told the East London Regional Court that EFF leader Julius Malema is not a candidate for direct imprisonment. Malema is appearing in court for pre-sentencing proceedings, following his conviction for discharging a firearm during the party’s fifth…
Defending champion Keys survives mid-set wobble to advance
United States’ (US) Madison Keys in action during her second round match against Ashlyn Krueger, also from the US during the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Australia on January 22, 2026. Defending champion Madison Keys overcame struggles with her game to advance to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-1 7-5…
Julius Malema’s pre-sentencing proceedings moved to bigger court room
EFF members in East London to show support to their leader Julius Malema. The pre-sentencing proceedings for Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema have been moved to a bigger courtroom due to capacity challenges at the East London Regional Court. Judge Twanette Olivier is expected to preside over pre-sentencing proceedings on Friday. Scores of…
DCS perplexed by attempted power disconnection at Kgosi Mampuru
FIle Image | A view of Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says it is perplexed by the conduct of the City of Tshwane following an attempted electricity disconnection at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Friday. The department says the action was based on an incorrect…
O’Sullivan will not testify before Ad Hoc unless allowed virtually
File Image: Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan. Forensic private investigator Paul O’Sullivan says he will not testify before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security unless he is allowed to do so virtually. O’Sullivan says he left South Africa on pre-planned business trips to Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom and France, and insists…
