School classroom with tables and chairs. The Gauteng Department of Education has dismissed claims by the Democratic Alliance (DA) of a 64 percent funding cut for Quintile 5 schools, describing them as false, misleading and reckless. This follows the DA’s launch of a petition to stop the alleged budgetary cuts. However, Department Spokesperson Steve Mabona…
March and March movement founder, Jacintha Ngobese-Zuma speaks to the media outside the Point Police Station in Durban, January 27, 2026. The husband of lobby group March and March leader, Jacintha Ngobese-Zuma, has confirmed that a case has been opened against her. WATCH | March and March organiser Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma is expected to hand herself…
A Limpopo pig farmer and his two workers accused of killing two women and disposed their bodies in a pigsty. The trial of a Limpopo farmer accused of killing two women and throwing their bodies in a pigsty is expected to continue today in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. Zacharia Olivier is facing two…
The leader of the March and March movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma Lobby group March and March movement says it is disappointing that the state has chosen to lay a charge of incitement to commit violence against its founder, Jacintha Ngobese-Zuma, rather than deal with the issues at hand. Organisations including the March and March movement, Operation Dudula and…
The Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille is briefing the media on the review of the local tourism performance. LIVESTREAM:
A picture illustrating the sun, thermometer to demonstrate hot temperatures or heatwave. Extremely high temperatures are expected over some parts of the Northern Cape, Free State and North West. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a warning for a heat wave, which is expected to persist until Friday. The temperature in Upington in…
SANDF soldiers. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has criticised government’s planned budget for the Defence Force Day parade, saying it should have been used to address challenges in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). R372 million has been set aside for the parade, which is scheduled to take place later next…
Defence witness Makhosonke Zungu returns to the High Court in Pretoria as the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes. On Monday, Zungu said he didn’t testify on behalf of the state, as he was uncomfortable with what they allegedly wanted him to say. LIVESTREAM:
Fire services attending to a fire scene in Franschhoek. The Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM) says its teams are still battling a blaze on the mountains above Franschhoek. Spokesperson, Jo-Ann Otto, says the original fire started over a week ago. She says the fire lines at the top of the Banghoek Valley are still active saying…
Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, together with Premier Panyaza Lesufi, is holding a media briefing to announce a province-wide intervention aimed at addressing the outbreak and impact of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). LIVESTREAM:
