[File photo] Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube 4 minutes The Department of Basic Education says 90% of the public schools are currently in a better position in terms of the infrastructure assessment conducted. The department gave an update on the progress made on school infrastructure to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in Parliament. It…
Document showing corruption. 2 minutes Mpumalanga Premier, Mandla Ndlovu, says the provincial Department of Education did not follow the correct procurement process when it bought 22 laptops. He says the devices that allegedly cost over R2 million were also of poor quality. Ndlovu says the money spent on the laptops will be recovered from the…
Naomi Osaka hits a shot during her first round match against Camila Osorio during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden IN California, United States (US) on March 5, 2025. 1 minute Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka won her first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) title since triumphing at the 2021 Australian…
A trial within a trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 5, 202 to test the court’s jurisdiction of former Premier, Ace Magashule’s PA, Moroadi Cholota’s extradition claims. 2 minutes The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) maintains that the Free State High Court has no jurisdiction to entertain former Premier Ace Magashule’s…
Home Affairs building. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to scrap Section 6(1) of the South African Citizenship Act of 1995, calling it a major victory. The section stipulates that South Africans automatically lose their citizenship if they voluntarily acquire another nationality, unless they apply for and receive permission to…
A man types on a computer keyboard. 2 minutes The South African Reserve Bank and the Bank for International Settlements has launched the TechSprint initiative under South Africa’s G20 Presidency and the BIS Innovation Hub. The initiative, which is in its sixth year, focuses on finding technological solutions that are scalable, while enhancing trust and…
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri (81) and McLaren driver Lando Norris (4) celebrate after finishing first and second during the F1 Miami Grand Prix 3 minutes Oscar Piastri enjoyed a dominant run to victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday but the McLaren driver could not claim an entirely flawless afternoon. After getting out of the car,…
Three missing constables, 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female). 2 minutes Free State Premier, Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae has described the day the bodies of the three constables were retrieved from the Hennops River in Gauteng, and the night of the announcement by the National police commissioner…
Weskoppies Hospital power to be restored following Gauteng health commitment to settle overdue account. 2 minutes The City of Tshwane says it has restored the power supply to Weskoppies Hospital. This follows a commitment by the Gauteng Health Department to settle its R1.2 million electricity debt for March and April. The City switched off electricity to…
Ditebogo Phalane 1 minute The three accused in the Ditebogo Phalane murder trial used a similar modus operandi in other crimes. This is according to Investigating Officer, Sergeant Sevhasa Mashudu, who testified for the State in their bail application underway at the Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court. They allegedly shot and killed 5-year-old Phalane when they…
