Learners at the Siyathuthuka Secondary School in Inanda, Durban. As the third school term begins, the Department of Basic Education, in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), has launched school safety raids in Inanda, north of Durban. The operation targets drugs and weapons in schools and forms part of efforts to improve safety…
FILE |Western Cape police officers stand near vehicles. Parliament’s Police and Justice and Constitutional Development committees are meeting this morning to discuss the terms of reference that will outline the work of an Ad Hoc Committee, as a means for the institution to look into issues of national security. This comes after National Assembly (NA)…
[File Image] Picture depicting a drowning The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) will join communities across South Africa and around the world to observe World Drowning Prevention Day on Friday. This year’s theme, “Your story can save a life,” highlights the power of shared experiences in saving lives. NSRI Communications Manager, Andrew Ingram, says over…
Australia rugby union coach Eddie Jones poses with a ball, flanked by Wallabies players Andrew Kellaway and Reece Hodge at a news conference. Australia are banking on heavyweight reinforcements Rob Valetini and Will Skelton to help them avoid losing the series to the British & Irish Lions next weekend after they were outclassed in the…
[FILE IMAGE]: A blockaded road in a township. Ekurhuleni Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, has promised angry Thembisa residents that he will temporarily suspend the R126 electricity surcharge. This comes after the residents took to the streets and barricaded roads with rocks and burning tyres over the high cost of electricity since last night. In April, Eskom…
File Image: Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Judge Irma Schoeman is expected to deliver her judgment in the application by the state for clarification on the acquittal of Televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, today. This after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…
An IEC banner seen at a voting station in South Africa. Interviews to fill three vacancies in the Electoral Commission (IEC) will take place over the next two days. Eleven candidates, including the current chair of the IEC, Mosotho Moepya, Judge Diya Pillay and Judge Mjabuliseni Madondo, have been shortlisted. A panel chaired by Chief…
RISE Mzansi Leader and Scopa chairperson, Songezo Zibi, speaking in Parliament. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) says the dissolution of the Board of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will not detract from its work conducting an inquiry into the affairs of the entity. Transport Minister Barbra Creecy recently dissolved the Board of RAF,…
Livestock at an owner’s premises Dairy farmers in KwaZulu-Natal say they have been severely impacted by the Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) and the new restrictions imposed by government to contain the spread. The province has reported 191 outbreaks, with 172 still active. New cases have continued to emerge, with several reported in the Amajuba area including…
Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson Mosotho Moepya interviewed for three position of IEC Commissioners on July 22, 2025. Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson Mosotho Moepya has conceded that Voter Management Devices (VDMs) failed the commission during the May 29 elections last year, resulting in long queues in some places. He faced a robust grilling by a panel…
