Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane. Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, addressed the public with a crucial update on the 2026 Online Admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8. With the deadline looming on 29 August, Chiloane reflected on the department’s progress and challenges, chief among them, the growing concern on oversubscribed schools….
Ridzani Primary School in Limpopo ceiling collapse. Parents and teachers at Dingamanzi Primary School outside Giyani in Limpopo say shoddy workmanship by the contractor led to a ceiling collapsing on the learners on Tuesday. Twenty-three learners sustained injuries, three of them were seriously hurt. The learners were treated and discharged from a local clinic and…
Police at a crime scene. Three people have been shot and killed in Mkhuhlu, Mpumalanga. Two victims died at the scene after the car they were traveling in was riddled with a hail of bullets. The third victim succumbed to his gunshot injuries at a local hospital. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Donald Mdhluli, says, “There were…
Police at a crime scene. Three people have been shot and killed in Mkhuhlu, Mpumalanga. Two victims died at the scene after the car they were traveling in was riddled with a hail of bullets. The third victim succumbed to his gunshot injuries at a local hospital. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Donald Mdhluli, says, “There were…
[File Image]: Members from OUTA protest over Babita Deokaran’s murder. Wits School of Governance Professor, Alex van den Heever says South Africans need to take action to end the high level of corruption and financial mismanagement in government. He was speaking at a symposium in remembrance of whistle-blower and former Gauteng Health senior official, Babita…
Handcuffs and keys symbolising an arrest. A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend and attempting to murder her partner in Carousel View, Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. Police say the suspect posted the reasons behind the two incidents on social media. North West Police Spokesperson Adele Myburgh says the suspect is expected…
Baby feet. A three-month-old baby boy has been shot during a gang-related incident in Bonteheuwel in Cape Town. The infant was rushed to the hospital by quick-acting residents. He was declared dead hours later due to the injuries sustained. The ward councillor, Angus McKenzie, has condemned the incident and called for justice. McKenzie says that…
Sassa beneficiaries will continue to receive their grant payments without any interruption. Postbank says all Sassa beneficiaries receiving grants through Postbank’s black and gold cards will continue to receive their grant payments without any interruption. It says reports circulating in the media that the master services agreement is expiring are unfortunate and not necessarily valid….
Driver licenses being printed. The Department of Transport says it is hopeful that by December it would have cleared the current backlog of driving license cards. The department has a backlog of over 500 000 driving licenses that still need to be printed. Department spokesperson Collen Msibi says since they fixed the printing machine in…
An empty classroom The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has criticised the Basic Education Department for failing to implement recommendations made in 2014 by a task team headed by Prof. John Volmink on claims of ghost workers in public schools. The union has welcomed the Education Labour Relations Council’s (ELRC) appointment to conduct the…
