Scholar transport vehicle. The Free State Education Department, together with the Department of Community Safety and Transport, has developed an app to monitor school transport. This as a measure to regulate and boost scholar transport safety in the province. Scholar transport safety recently came under scrutiny after 14 learners died in a collision in the…
murder investigation Three children were hacked to death in the Lulwane area of eManguzi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police say the children, aged between seven, nine and 15-years-old were attacked with a bush knife while they were apparently alone in their home on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the mother had gone out and…
Bafana Bafana class of 1996 As South Africa prepares to mark the 30th anniversary of Bafana Bafana’s historic 1996 Africa Cup of Nations triumph on 3 February, Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Peace Mabe has described the victory as a defining moment that symbolised the dawn of democracy. Mabe says the tournament united…
FILE | 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams. Serena Williams has tennis players buzzing about a possible return after she playfully dodged questions about re-entering the sport’s anti-doping testing pool during a television appearance that left more questions than answers. The 23-times Grand Slam champion raised eyebrows last December when she rejoined the tennis anti-doping testing…
Robert Sobukwe The changing of geographical names of places and towns continues to evoke strong emotions around South Africa. Just this week, 21 name changes and name registrations from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were approved, following recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council. The changes are still to be gazetted and the new…
FILE | A view of an Israeli flag outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. Africa4Palestine has welcomed the decision to declare Israel’s deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, persona non grata, saying it was overdue, as they have been calling for the total shutdown of the Israeli embassy in South Africa. On Friday the Department of…
Flooded road The South African Medical Research Council has raised concerns over the serious health risks linked to recent flooding in parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, with vulnerable communities facing both immediate and long term public health threats. Experts say standing water and damaged sanitation systems could lead to waterborne diseases, while access to healthcare…
Journalists warn that online content reuse without credit is hurting credible newsrooms. New media technology has revolutionised journalism by expanding news platforms and audience reach. However, the lack of clear and stable regulation around content ownership has created serious challenges. This has resulted in social media accounts presenting themselves as news sites, despite not producing…
Democratic Aliiance Federal leader, John Steenhuisen Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal leader, John Steenhuisen has urged party members and supporters to reduce the African National Congress’s (ANC) support to below 50% in every municipality in the Free State. He delivered a keynote address at the party’s provincial congress outlining the party’s commitment to govern as many…
A person shows US dollars at a currency exchange store. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board has imposed heavy sanctions on the Senegal and Moroccan Football Federations, certain players and officials for their role during the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final in Rabat earlier this month. Senegal were fined a total…
