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File: Nurses at a hospital. A private nursing college in Durban has allegedly been enrolling students for the past two years despite only having conditional accreditation from the South African Nursing Council, which does not allow for any training. The KwaZulu-Natal chairperson of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA), Andile Mbeje, says this…

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya addresses the second High-Level Meeting of Women Judicial Leaders of Africa in Sandton, Johannesburg. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has urged countries across the continent to appoint more women to senior positions in the judiciary. She was speaking at the second High-Level Meeting of Women Judicial Leaders of Africa in Sandton, Johannesburg….

Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says women across Africa must experience justice as a lived reality and not only as a constitutional promise. She was speaking to the media in Sandton, Johannesburg, on the sidelines of the…

Retired Constitutional Court Justice Bess Nkabinde (Centre) chairs enquiry into suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office in Pretoria on March 3, 2026. Former KwaZulu-Natal acting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Cyril Mlotshwa, has conceded that he was informed before May 2012 that prosecutors from outside his…

A waterless toilet seat. As South Africa continues to grapple with water shortages and aging sanitation infrastructure, a new industry body is stepping forward with what it believes is a practical and sustainable solution. The South African Waterless Sanitation Systems Association (SAWSSA) has launched a nationwide drive to promote waterless sanitation systems, positioning them as…

FILE | Sedibeng District Commissioner Brigadier Mbangwa Nkhwashu. Sedibeng Police District Commissioner Mbangwa Nkhwashu, who has been testifying at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, has extended an apology to the family of Vereeniging engineer, Armand Swart. Swart was gunned down in Vereeniging in April 2024. Nkhwashu has been accused of interfering in the investigation into…

Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa of South Africa’s Orlando Pirates is beaten by a goal made by Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt’s Al Ahli during the first leg of their African Champions League final soccer match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto November 2, 2013. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says police could…