Scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla appears at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court on 05 March 2026. The bail application of scholar transport driver, Ayanda Dludla, has been postponed to the 22nd of April at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court in the Vaal. This will allow for the prosecution team to finalise charges. Dludla has been behind bars in connection with the death…
Fatal Crash on the M7 Durban Bound before Bellville One person has been killed and another injured in a crash involving two trucks before the Belville off-ramp on the M7 in Durban. It’s believed one of the trucks crashed into the rear of another truck which had broken down on the highway. An occupant in…
Inkosi Xhanti Bambilizwe Sigcawu of AmaXhosa Royal House at march against the unauthorised coronation of the Nigerian Igbo King at KuGompo City on March 30, 2026. The AmaXhosa Royal Family says it will fight to protect the sovereignty of the people of the Eastern Cape and AmaXhosa territory. The community of Buffalo City is marching…
Food basket and coins. A team of Cabinet ministers is expected to report back to President Cyril Ramaphosa in the coming days on measures to mitigate the impact of rising living costs. The Presidency says the group has been tasked with assessing ways to cushion both the economy and consumers from increases in electricity, food…
The outside gates of Elijah Mango College of Education which has been closed for years. Community members in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga, have welcomed plans to reopen the former Elijah Mango College of Education. The facility, previously used as a teachers’ college, has been abandoned for years and shows signs of vandalism and deterioration. Residents say its…
Newly appointed Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Vuyisile Ncata The Police District Commissioner in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Lieutenant General Vuyisile Ncata, has been announced as the Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner. The announcement was made by the National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola at the Provincial Headquarters of the SAPS in Zwelitsha. Masemola says…
[FILE] School learners The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has urged parents who have not yet applied for Grade 8 placements for their children for the 2027 academic year to do so with urgency. The department says parents of 28 000 current Grade 7’s have not yet applied, with two weeks to go. The on-time admissions…
Saturday is National Bipolar Awareness Day, it aims to shine the spotlight on this serious mental health condition. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) has called for increased public awareness around Bipolar Disorder to address ongoing stigma. The call coincides with World Bipolar Day and aims to highlight the impact of the condition,…
[FILE] SAPS Officers The South African Police Service (SAPS) says its leadership camp for children of members who died in the line of duty is an initiative to ensure that they are well taken care of. 57 beneficiaries of the Police Service Education Trust Fund are being hosted at the third leadership camp in Krugersdorp,…
Ayanda Dludla appears in court. The case of scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla is set to return to the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court south of Johannesburg on Thursday. The 22-year-old faces 14 counts of murder following a crash earlier this year that claimed the lives of 14 learners. He also faces three counts of attempted murder…
