Thabo Mbeki at The African Peace and Security Dialogue. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry has heard a scathing attack on former president Thabo Mbeki on the fourth day of public hearings at the TRC Cases Inquiry in Newtown, Johannesburg. Lukanyo Calata, son of Fort Calata who was part of the Cradock Four…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral service. The Gauteng Education Department says they will conduct an inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old Grade 5 learner from Reagile Primary School, in the Winnie Mandela area of Tembisa. The learner was killed on Monday after a goalpost fell on him while he was playing on…
Workers at a clothing factory. South Africa’s fragile labour market is set to come under the spotlight when the latest unemployment figures are released on Tuesday. Stats SA is due to publish the results of its Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the final quarter of last year. Economists are expecting that shifts in the official…
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan appears before Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. The National Assembly will on Tuesday morning consider a request for the third extension of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. The committee’s original deadline was October 2025. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee is probing allegations of…
One of the suspects who pleaded guilty in Mehlape murder The family of the slain Limpopo Education Circuit Manager Malekutu Mehlape says they are shocked that the people who were suspected to have killed him in 2023 are confirming the suspicions by pleading guilty. Dr Mehlape was shot and killed while asleep at his home in Mankweng outside Polokwane. His daughter, Mologadi Mehlape pleaded…
File: Epilepsy is often surrounded by prejudice and myth, especially in rural communities where people with this condition are often shunned and thought to be “possessed.” Over 11 000 epilepsy-related emergencies have been recorded in Gauteng in the past year. The cases were captured at clinics and hospitals around the province. The information was released at…
Sanitation project in the Mangaung Metro, Bloemfontein. Civil organisations in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality say service delivery continues to suffer due to political interference, limited transparency, and nepotism within the municipality. Residents accuse the City for failing to be proactive in addressing service delivery issues. They say the Metro is still riddled with potholes, sewer…
The South African rugby team, Springboks. The Springboks’ already packed 2026 international calendar, has just become a little busier. The two-time defending World Cup champions will play Australia in an additional test match in Perth on the 27th of September. That’s just two weeks after the conclusion of the four-match Greatest Rivalry Series between the…
Teacher assistant in the class Government has managed to create over a million job opportunities for young people in the last five years while strengthening almost 20 000 schools. That is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly letter to the nation. This is part of the Presidential Employment Stimulus. In his State of…
Vehicles drive past an Uber pick up point The National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) has called on the government to establish a task team that will probe incidents involving attacks on e-hailing drivers. This comes as concern mounts over the safety of e-hailing drivers following the killing of a driver in Pretoria. The…
