2 minutes The case against a 54-year-old Walter Sisulu University residence manager has been postponed to the 2nd of May for a formal bail application. He appeared before the Magistrate’s Court in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. The suspect is facing charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm. Students…
1 minute As today marks World Book Day, activists are concerned that the lack of literature available at Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres is stagnating the foundational skills needed for success. According to the last ECD Census, 61% of centres have fewer than 10 books for children, while only 56% provide age-appropriate reading materials. Non-profit…
File image: A pupil from Koa Academy learning online. 1 minute The Koa Academy has launched a free five-week online challenge to promote a culture of entrepreneurship in South Africa for youth aged between nine to 16 years. Economist Dawie Roodt and Durban musician Majozi will host this entrepreneurship challenge through the academy. Children from…
Jacquen Appollis, Steveno Van Rhynand the little girl’s mother, Kelly Smith, who are accused of kidnapping Joshlin appear in court on 14 March 2025. 1 minute State witness in the Joshlin Smith’s disappearance case, Colonel Riaan Morris, will take to the witness stand when the trial resumes today in the High Court sitting in Saldanha…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast.
[FILE IMAGE]: Learners in class. 4 minutes The Department of Basic Education says over 200 000 assistant teachers have been deployed to schools across the country to help ease the daily workload teachers face. This follows a shocking study by Dr. Heleen Hofmeyr, which revealed that 70% of teachers cite excessive administrative duties as the…
Bishop Stephen Zondo. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is set to deliver judgment in the recusal application brought by Bishop Stephen Zondo, leader of the Rivers of Living Water Church. Zondo is calling for Judge Papi Mosopa to recuse himself from the ongoing trial where he faces nine counts of rape and sexual…
News anchor Aldrin Sampear. 1 minute Newzroom Afrika has placed anchor Aldrin Sampear on break from his broadcast duties with immediate effect. This after he was involved in a road rage incident in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, last Thursday. In a video clip that went viral on social media, a woman is heard saying, “Why…
Netball South Africa President Cecilia Molokwane 2 minutes Netball South Africa was grilled by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture on Tuesday. The federation, whose president Cecilia Molokwane was suspended by the world governing body this weekend, failed to present its 2023/2024 accounts during today’s meeting. Netball South Africa and the Netball World…
[File image] A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Four most wanted members of a notorious gang in the Amaoti area of Inanda township, north of Durban, have been arrested in connection with over 20 murder cases. The four, who are aged between 21 and 33, were arrested by an intelligence-driven multidisciplinary team. Police spokesperson Robert…
