1 minute As today marks World Book Day, activists are concerned that the lack of literature available at Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres is stagnating the foundational skills needed for success. According to the last ECD Census, 61% of centres have fewer than 10 books for children, while only 56% provide age-appropriate reading materials. Non-profit…
Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in action during the final against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka. 2 minutes Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko crushed world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-1 on Monday to win the claycourt title in Stuttgart for her first singles trophy of the year. It was the Latvian’s first title on clay since her 2017 French Open…
File image: A pupil from Koa Academy learning online. 1 minute The Koa Academy has launched a free five-week online challenge to promote a culture of entrepreneurship in South Africa for youth aged between nine to 16 years. Economist Dawie Roodt and Durban musician Majozi will host this entrepreneurship challenge through the academy. Children from…
Jacquen Appollis, Steveno Van Rhynand the little girl’s mother, Kelly Smith, who are accused of kidnapping Joshlin appear in court on 14 March 2025. 1 minute State witness in the Joshlin Smith’s disappearance case, Colonel Riaan Morris, will take to the witness stand when the trial resumes today in the High Court sitting in Saldanha…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast.
[FILE IMAGE] Chief Albert Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge’s family and ANC leaders attend the re-opening of the inquests into their deaths at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal on April 14, 2025. 2 minutes The African National Congress’s (ANC) Jeff Radebe has testified before the reopened inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli that…
[FILE IMAGE]: Learners in class. 4 minutes The Department of Basic Education says over 200 000 assistant teachers have been deployed to schools across the country to help ease the daily workload teachers face. This follows a shocking study by Dr. Heleen Hofmeyr, which revealed that 70% of teachers cite excessive administrative duties as the…
Bishop Stephen Zondo. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is set to deliver judgment in the recusal application brought by Bishop Stephen Zondo, leader of the Rivers of Living Water Church. Zondo is calling for Judge Papi Mosopa to recuse himself from the ongoing trial where he faces nine counts of rape and sexual…
News anchor Aldrin Sampear. 1 minute Newzroom Afrika has placed anchor Aldrin Sampear on break from his broadcast duties with immediate effect. This after he was involved in a road rage incident in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, last Thursday. In a video clip that went viral on social media, a woman is heard saying, “Why…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at an event. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape says preparations have been finalised for holding its tenth provincial elective conference. The gathering, which will start today, follows the completion of branch and regional elective conferences whose processes some members…
