Premier denies Gauteng Education facing school placement crisis
{FILE} Parents waiting in line to enrol their children in school. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi…
Alonso leaves Real Madrid by mutual agreement after seven months
Former Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso during a press conference Coach Xabi Alonso has left Real Madrid by mutual agreement a day after their 3-2 defeat by bitter rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup, the LaLiga club said on Monday. “Xabi Alonso will always have the love and admiration of all Real Madrid fans because he is a Real Madrid legend and has represented the values of our…
Senegal snatch late winner to down Egypt and reach Afcon final
Senegal’s Sadio Mane celebrates scoring their first goal. Sadio Mane thrashed home a dramatic winner 12 minutes from fulltime to send Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations final after they edged Egypt 1-0 in a tense last-four encounter on Wednesday. It was as much as Senegal deserved after they dominated the match, with Egypt…
The late Nolusapho Mandela described as a liberator of women
Nolusapho Mandela’s funeral at the Church of the Resurrection in Bryanston ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has described the late Nolusapho Mandela as a dedicated servant of the people and liberator of women. Nolusapho Mandela, who was Mandla Mandela’s mother, passed away on Sunday. Paying tribute to her at the Church of the Resurrection…
KZN GPU is here to stay: NFP faction
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during community engagements at Cecil Emmett Hall in Vryheid on November 6, 2025. A faction of the National Freedom Party (NFP) led by the party’s National Chairperson Msawenkosi Mkhabela says the KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity (GPU) is here to stay, despite the party’s president Ivan Barnes earlier announcing the…
Premier denies Gauteng Education facing school placement crisis
{FILE} Parents waiting in line to enrol their children in school. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has denied that the Education Department is facing a school placement crisis with over 3 000 grade 1 and 8 learners in public schools still not placed. The challenge has seen many frustrated parents storming Education Department offices demanding their…
Mpofu seeks to set aside LPC disciplinary case
FILE PHOTO | Advocate Dali Mpofu making presentations in court. Senior Counsel Advocate Dali Mpofu is taking the Legal Practice Council (LPC) to court in a bid to set aside the remaining four amended charges in the Council’s disciplinary case against him, describing it as “frivolous and baseless”. Mpofu faces a disciplinary hearing before the…
Hostile exchange between evidence leader Arendse and Phahlane
Khomotso Phahlane at Ad Hoc Committee hearing A hostile exchange has taken place between the evidence leader of the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town looking into concerns of national security, Advocate Norman Arendse and the former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane. Advocate Arendse accused Phahlane of misleading the committee by denying he approved…
National Assembly passes Special Appropriation Bill for Health Dept
Dictionary definition of legislation. The National Assembly has passed the Special Appropriation Bill. The bill allocates additional money to the Department of Health. Additional funding was requested by the Department after the United States withdrew its PEPFAR funding to South Africa and other countries last year. Democratic Alliance MP Janho Engelbrecht says political differences should be put…
MK Party removes Treasurer-General and Chief Whip
[FILE IMAGE]: MK Party Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele (R) in the National Assembly. The MK Party has removed its Treasurer-General Mpiyakhe Limba and Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele. The party has removed Limba and replaced him with Brian Molefe, who is also a Member of Parliament. In the National Assembly, Makhubele was removed as Chief Whip…
CAF investigates misconduct by some players and officials at AFCON
CAF match officials during AFCON tournament The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it has collected recent match reports and video evidence and is investigating potentially unacceptable behaviour from some players and officials for incidents during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco. The fixtures under investigation are the quarter-final matches between…
