A school building. 1 minute More than 1,600 learners are yet to be placed at Limpopo schools. The most affected areas are Polokwane, Mokopane, Tzaneen and Lephalale. The provincial education department says placements will be finalised by the end of this month. In a statement, the department says the Pietersburg circuit in Polokwane has the…
Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng speaking at a SAPS event. 2 minutes Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng says there are concerns that police officers are complicit in the escape of alleged illegal mining kingpin James Tshoaeli. Police are still searching for him. Tshoaeli, who was arrested in Stilfontein near…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 17, 2025. 3 minutes Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo, has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal tasked with probing sexual harassment allegations against Judge President Selby Mbenenge that she did not have the courage to…
Healthcare workers assist patients. 3 minutes The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng has expressed concern about the declining number of nurses entering the profession. This comes as the province is facing a shortage of nurses and a dwindling number of student intake at nursing colleges and universities. The union is currently…
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein for her bail hearing. 1 minute The High Court in Bloemfontein is set to deliver judgment today in the case of Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant to ex-Free State Premier Ace Magashule. Cholota, 37, is challenging the legality of her arrest and seeking to have her…
[File photo]: Bullets, a gun and police tape pictured. 2 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in the Western Cape has called for police visibility in schools to ensure the safety of teachers and learners. This follows the fatal shooting of a school principal this morning in Ekuthuleni Primary School, in Kraaifontein, outside…
A South African Police Service badge seen at a police station. 1 minute A police officer has been granted R4,000 bail by the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. Patricia August is accused of the theft of more than R1 million from the Crime Intelligence Offices in the city and obstructing justice. The…
Limpopo Education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya sitting next to MEC of Education in the Eastern Cape Fundile Gade during the 2024 matric results announcement. 3 minutes Parents and teachers of Langkloof Secondary School in Misgund in the Eastern Cape have given the provincial Department of Education until the end of March to rectify the myriad of…
University of Limpopo’s Earth Sciences building. 1 minute The registration of first-year students is underway at the University of Limpopo in Mankweng outside Polokwane. The university’s spokesperson, Victor Kgomoeswana says applicants facing technical glitches due to congestion on the online system should exercise patience. Kgomoeswana says the university received more than 300,000 applications and that…
Sinkhole which formed at Relebogile Secondary school in Khutsong, Carletonville damaged the foundation of the school. 2 minutes The Select Committee on Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings has accused government of failing to address the ongoing issue of sinkholes in Khutsong, Carletonville. Residents submitted a petition to the committee, stating that the sinkholes have been…
