FILE IMAGE: Matrics at a Free State school write final exams. 1 minute The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (FEDSAS) says it is ready to implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act in its entirety, despite being unhappy with some aspects. On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the full implementation of the…
Gun and ammunition seized by SAPs members 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says police are focusing on recovering illegal firearms that are a contributing factor to high crime levels. Mchunu was leading the Safer Festive Season operation in Mtunzini on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Mchunu has been joined by National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. 1 minute ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party will meet with the South African Communist Party (SACP) for bilateral talks, to discuss among other issues the SACP’s decision to contest elections. Earlier this month, the SACP which is in alliance with the ANC, announced that it would contest the 2026…
Newspapers stacked 1 minute Members of the public have expressed mixed views about City Press completing the move to the digital space. This after four decades of being a Sunday newspaper in the country. Management says the move to digital is not just a response to global trends but also a strategic decision to meet…
File image: Nandoni Dam in Thohoyandou. 2 minutes Residents of Tswinga and Tshitomboni outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo say they are shocked after discovering thousands of dead fish floating in the Nandoni dam. Some residents sell fish for a living. Provincial authorities say they have collected samples for analysis. Community leader, Philip Munyai says they are…
A graphic depicting a disease 1 minute City of Cape Town says it is taking action in areas where the Diphtheria bacterial disease has been confirmed. A public health response was initiated last month. Health authorities say a 34-year old woman has died in the province. Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection….
SA Police Service in Free State 2 minutes Forty-seven adults and four children between the ages of nine months and five years have been discovered by traffic officers in the rear trailer of a truck during at a roadblock on the N1 south bound in the Free State. Of the group, 28 were found to…
A banner of the Ditsobotla Local Municipality is seen during a vaccination drive in Lichtenburg on 12 October 2021. 2 minutes The Ditsobotla Services Association at the troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West has offered to assist the municipality for free, to resolve the water crisis. This as many areas in the…
India’s Smriti Mandhana celebrates after a match 1 minute Indian batter Smriti Mandhana set the record for the most international runs in a calendar year in women’s cricket across all formats on Sunday, scoring 91 runs against West Indies in a one-day international at Vadodra that took her tally for 2024 so far to 1…
A bakkie damaged after an accident in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute A call for harsher penalties for irresponsible road users that cause fatal crashes continues to be made as the death toll on Eastern Cape roads continues to climb. Since the start of the festive, at least 89 people died on Eastern Cape roads….
