{FILE} Parents waiting in line to enrol their children in school. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has denied that the Education Department is facing a school placement crisis with over 3 000 grade 1 and 8 learners in public schools still not placed. The challenge has seen many frustrated parents storming Education Department offices demanding their…
Road closed off at the N12 westbound before the Diepkloof Interchange in Johannesburg after a shooting incident. Motorists in southern Johannesburg are urged to avoid the N12 westbound before the Diepkloof interchange following a shooting involving police and suspected criminals. All lanes have been closed and heavy traffic delays are being experienced. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department…
CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaks at an event Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Velenkosini Hlabisa says government will engage President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia over the killing of traditional leaders. He was speaking after a meeting with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) in…
A crime scene cordoned-off. A Zimbabwean man has been stabbed to death in his car at Ivydale Plot in Polokwane, Limpopo. He has been identified as Philip Mabusha. Locals are alleged to have then assaulted one of the suspected attackers. The suspect is being treated in hospital, another person managed to escape the angry…
Veterinary workers about to vaccinate cattle Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says he will approach the national government to have the foot and mouth disease declared a state of disaster. He made these comments when unveiling the Department’s strategy to contain this disease during a media briefing in Parliament. He described the strategy, which includes…
Court gavel The Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town has sentenced two accused to long jail terms in connection to a mass shooting in the Endlovini informal settlement in 2022, in which five people were killed. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the accused, Madoda Zwayi and Thembani Kobe, were found guilty of five counts of…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube during school feeding programme at NW school Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says school nutrition programmes are essential for learning as hungry children struggle to concentrate and stay in school. Speaking in the North West on the first day of the 2026 academic year, Gwarube said that R10 billion has been allocated to the nutrition programme. She…
Empty classroom Frustrated parents in Gauteng say they suspect corruption within the provincial Education Department amid learner placement challenges. Parents are continuing to queue outside the department’s district office in Morningside, Johannesburg, where they are seeking placements for their children. Approximately 4 000 learners are still unplaced across the province. The Department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona…
An officer conducts an inspection on scholar transport in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal on 12 January 2026. KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma says they will continue with road safety inspections until the end of this month to ensure the safety of school children. Sixty-three scholar transport vehicles have failed recent roadworthiness inspections conducted in the province….
Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School learner from Mahikeng in the North West, who was partially blind while writing his matric has passed his National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor’s pass. This remarkable turnaround was made possible by the kindness of strangers. Earlier in his matric year, the SABC reported about his deteriorating…
