File image: The Eastern Cape Education Department banner displayed at an event. 1 minute Eastern Cape Education MEC Fundile Gade has placed the Department’s Chief Financial Officer Nokuthula Ngcingwana on special leave following alleged death threats by extortionists. According to the statement released by the Department, extortionists are demanding that Ngcingwana resign from her position…
Person reading braille 1 minute As Disability Month comes to an end, the Mpumalanga Blind Skills Development Hub calls for more support for the liberation of visually impaired people. The non-profit organisation held an art exhibition for visually impaired people at the Nelspruit Art Gallery where they showcased their handmade work. The event also introduced…
FILE | Damages after a fire at an informal settlement 1 minute A fire has broken out in an informal settlement in Sea Cow Lake in Durban. It is believed that about 100 shacks have been affected. The eThekwini Fire Department has managed to extinguish the fire to prevent it from spreading. The total number of…
The five accused sitting in the dock during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. 3 minutes The description given by witnesses of the alleged dreadlocked gunman that fatally wounded Senzo Meyiwa, once again came under the spotlight at the High Court in Pretoria. Five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana…
Accused Percy Ridzana at the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court 2 minutes The Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo has rejected the version of accused number two in the killing of South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) leaders. Percy Radzuma testified that when he appeared in court with Thabo Sibanze in 2021, he was not charged with the…
A test tube labelled “COVID-19 Test positive” is seen in this illustration picture taken, March 10, 2021. 3 minutes Three of South Africa’s largest private laboratories have denied allegations of excessive pricing for COVID-19 PCR tests. Lancet, Ampath and Pathcare private laboratories appeared before the Competition Tribunal in Pretoria on Wednesday. In 2021, the Competition…
Aerial view of mining in Stilfontein 2 minutes Save The Children has called for people who have taken minors to be part of illegal mining at a Stilfontein in the North West to be prosecuted. This after police confirmed that 14 minors were arrested for illegal mining, 13 from Mozambique and one from Zimbabwe. Gugu…
Teacher marking a question paper 2 minutes Marking of the 2024 National Senior Certificate Examination will begin on the 1st of December. Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube says scripts are now being moved to marking centres across the country. She says overall the administration of the exams has been successful, despite a number of…
A new hydrogen fuel cell truck. 2 minutes Renewable energy and the unintentional danger it poses were some of the topics discussed at the 9th BRICS Young Scientists Forum currently under way in Sochi, Russia. A game changer for the green hydrogen sector in South Africa is the storage units being constructed to keep the…
People queueing to collect water. 2 minutes Roads in and around Westbury and Coronationville in Johannesburg have been reopened following protest action this morning. Scores of disgruntled residents took to the streets to protest over water cuts in the areas for the past four years. They claim that they only get water between midnight and…
