School learners. Mpumalanga province has about 9,000 learners who are yet to be placed for the 2026 academic year. This was revealed by the MEC of Education, Lindi Masina during the launch of the Back-to-School Campaign at the Mathupa Primary School in Marite, outside Hazyview. WATCH | The Mpumalanga Education Department will launch the 2026…
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Manhattan United States Courthouse for an initial appearance to face US federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others in New York City, U.S. The African National Congress (ANC) has accused the US of…
Traffic officers conducting a road safety operation. Road safety operations across Gauteng have been intensified as the festive season draws to an end and holidaymakers are expected to return home. Spokesperson for the Provincial Department of Community Safety, Sello Maremane, says traffic officers have collaborated with other law enforcement agencies including the police and JMPD…
A 47-year-old foreign national has been arrested and 10 teenage boys rescued in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg. Police were alerted to a group of eight half-naked teenagers walking on foot. HAWKS Spokesperson Katlego Mogale says officers established that the teenagers were foreign nationals who could not speak English. Mogale says officers were also informed that there were two more boys who had already been…
NSFAS Logo. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it’s introducing a centralised, transparent database for accommodation applications and providers for the 2026 academic year. Acting Board Chairperson, Dr. Mugwena Maluleke, says allowances for students in private accommodation will now be paid directly to accredited providers. Previously, many students struggled to secure housing, with…
NSFAS Acting Chairperson, Dr Mugwena Maluleke The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has completed all funding decisions for the 2026 academic year ahead of the reopening of universities and colleges. It says it had received over 893 000 applications from first-time entering students, with more than 609 000 applications qualifying for financial aid….
A passenger has been killed when a minibus taxi overturned on the N1 near Sebetiela toll gate outside Mokopane in Limpopo. A passenger has died and 14 others have been injured when the minibus taxi they were traveling in, overturned on the N1 south near Sebetiela tollgate in Mokopane, Limpopo. This comes as holidaymakers are…
A school classroom. The Gauteng Education Department says 4 858 learners are yet to be placed in schools for the 2026 academic year. The department says this represents 1.5% of the total of 358 574 applications received for the new school year. Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona says most of the placement pressure is in…
A picture depicting a drowning. The Mayor of the Maruleng Local Municipality in Limpopo has sent condolences to the families of the two girls who drowned on Friday in the Molomahlapi River in Butswana village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. Nine-year-old Bonolo Dibakoane and eight-year-old Nothando Mphogo were last seen playing near the river. Mayor Tsheko…
South African soccer fans at a stadium. Motorists passing through Bloemfontein remain confident that Bafana Bafana will beat their opponents Cameroon in a knockout game tonight. Bafana Bafana made it through to the last 16 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Angola and Zimbabwe and losing to Egypt in the group stages. Teboho Mokoena shares…
