Wits University’s Great Hall at a campus in Braamfontein. 1 minute The University of the Witwatersrand’s Student Representative Council (SRC) President Nombulelo Chiya says the university currently has student debt of R1.6 billion. Chiya was speaking at the launch of the SRC trust fund called the Kobo Ya Thuto Legacy Fund at the university in…
Taylor Fritz of the US shakes hands with Jenson Brooksby of the US after winning his first round match 3 minutes Fourth seed Taylor Fritz made a strong start in his bid to end the 22-year Grand Slam drought for American men with a resounding 6-2 6-0 6-3 victory over compatriot Jenson Brooksby at the…
Learners in a school hall during an exam. 2 minutes Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has encouraged learners at Mkolishi High School in Tjakastaad to maintain the 100-percent pass rate they received in the 2024 matric results. Ndlovu and Education MEC Cathy Dlamini visited the school today to monitor the start of the 2025 academic year….
A hospital room. 1 minute The 29-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing a 14-month-old baby has escaped from Tshilidzini hospital outside Thohoyandou, Limpopo. He was admitted to hospital after he attempted to commit suicide inside the holding cell at the Thohoyandou Police Station on Monday. The suspect allegedly strangled the baby to death and kidnapped…
Learners start their first day of school. 2 minutes Anxious and frustrated parents are queuing at the Johannesburg central district offices in Pimville, Soweto, to have their children placed in schools. Some say they did apply on time through Gauteng Education’s Online Admission systems for Grades 1 and 8. The department says over 300 000…
The rescue of Stilfontein illegal miners is continuing. 2 minutes The North West Health Department has refuted allegations that its mortuary facilities in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality are full. This comes after community members in Stilfontein expressed concern that some of the bodies of illegal miners retrieved from a disused mine in the…
TikTop app 2 minutes Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend the Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the US assets of TikTok or face a US ban. The Supreme Court held arguments Friday on Tiktok and ByteDance’s challenge to the law. A lawyer for the companies,…
Chairs seen submerged in water at Grobler’s Bridge Border Post in Limpopo. 2 minutes The Border Management Authority, BMA, says power supply has been disrupted at the Grobler’s Bridge Border Post outside Lephalale, Limpopo due to flooding. Lephalale Mayor Aaron Mokgehle earlier told SABC News that persistent rainfall had led to the disruption of several…
Judge Tintswalo Makhubele 2 minutes Members of the Committee of the Judicial Conduct Tribunal unanimously hold the view that allegations against suspended Judge Tintswalo Makhubele could constitute gross misconduct. This is revealed in the tribunal’s report penned to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on a complaint filed that civil society organisation, #UniteBehind, has filed. The…
1 minute Twenty-six illegal mineworkers were retrieved from a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, during the first day of the official rescue operations. According to Mametlwe Sebei representing Lawyers for Human Rights, two bodies were also brought up from underground. Meanwhile, the Ministries of Police and Mineral Resources and Energy are expected to…
