Aftermath of a veld fire in the Nelson Mandela Bay area captured on 09 January 2026. Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Municipality in the Eastern Cape says fires have been brought under control in the metro. This follows ravaging fires in different parts of the metro and other parts of the Eastern Cape, causing damage to…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube outlines measures to tighten matric exam security. The National Investigative Task Team (NITT) was set up following a matric exam cheating scandal where 26 matric candidates from seven schools in Pretoria were allegedly found to have accessed matric exam papers in three subjects, English Home Language(Papers 1, 2 and 3,…
Umalusi Chairperson Professor Yunus Ballim says the quality assurance body is satisfied with the manner and integrity with which the 2025 matric examinations were conducted. Ballim says Umalusi is confident that the matric results, which will be officially released by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube on Monday, were not compromised and remain credible. Umalusi was…
Soil of Africa says the number of unplaced learners shows poor planning Civil society organisation Soil of Africa says it rejects the Gauteng Department of Education’s claim that only 4 858 learners are unplaced for the 2026 academic year, calling it a failure and a crisis of governance. The organisation says thousands of children being…
National Freedom Party leadership The National Freedom Party (NFP) leadership will hold a media briefing to address the party’s position regarding its participation in the KwaZulu-Natal Government of Provincial Unity (GPU). In a statement, the party said it will discuss its official withdrawal from the coalition government. The party has already instructed its sole representative, Mbali…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube will outline measures to tighten matric exam security at a briefing in Pretoria on Friday. She’s expected to release interim findings from the investigation into the 2025 exam leak, which led to the suspension of two officials accused of stealing papers and a memo. 26 candidates from seven Pretoria…
Empty benches inside the court A 62-year-old man suspected of raping a 37 year old woman in January 2025 is appearing at the Thabamoopo Magistrate’s Court, outside Lebowakgomo in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba says the man found the woman walking at Makotse village and threatened her with a knife before raping her. The man was arrested…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed that renewal is top priority to rebuild public trust in the party. Ramaphosa addressed community members in Ward 21, Boitekong, in the North West. The visit forms part of activities leading up to the ANC’s 114th birthday celebrations, which is set to take place in…
Brothers Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande are accused of orchestrating AKA and Tibz murders. The two Ndimande brothers, allegedly linked to the murders of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane in 2023, are to be transferred to the high-security eBongweni Super Max Correctional Facility in Kokstad. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande appeared briefly before the…
Fires in the Western Cape’s Mossel Bay have kept residents on edge and fire crews on high alert. Although the fires have now been brought under control, teams remain deployed to monitor hotspots and prevent flare-ups. Meanwhile, the Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services says the fire in the Langrug and Franschhoek areas in the…
